Bovine H5N1 influenza from infected worker transmissible and lethal in animal models
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (blue), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells. Microscopy by CDC; repositioned and recolored by NIAID. Credit: CDC…
The antiviral tecovirimat is safe but did not improve Clade I #mpox resolution in Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC
The antiviral drug tecovirimat did not reduce the duration of mpox lesions among children and adults with clade I mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), based on…
NIH-sponsored trial of nasal COVID-19 vaccine opens
A Phase 1 trial testing the safety of an experimental nasal vaccine that may provide enhanced breadth of protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is…
NIAID: H5N1, il virus nel latte crudo diminuisce con la pastorizzazione. Studio sul New England Journal of Medicine
La quantità di virus influenzali infettivi H5N1 nel latte crudo è rapidamente diminuita con il trattamento termico nelle ricerche di laboratorio condotte dagli scienziati del National Institute of Allergy and…
NIH pubblica il programma di ricerca sull’influenza H5N1
Photo credit NIAID. Tre particelle del virus dell’influenza A (H5N1/ influenza aviaria) (a forma di bastoncino). L’Istituto nazionale per le allergie e le malattie infettive (NIAID), parte del National Institutes…
Semaglutide Reduces Severity of Common Liver Disease in People with HIV #CROI2024
A weekly injection of semaglutide was safe and reduced the amount of fat in the liver by 31% in people with HIV and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according…
Antibody reduces allergic reactions to multiple foods in NIH clinical trial
A 16-week course of a monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, increased the amount of peanut, tree nuts, egg, milk and wheat that multi-food allergic children as young as 1 year could consume…
Switching to vegan or ketogenic diet rapidly impacts immune system
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (also called…