News From NIAID-Supported Institutions
Below are links to press releases about NIAID-funded research from some of the institutions we support.
May 2013
Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB
May 21, 2013—Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Sedia Biosciences Announces Global Launch of New Research Assay to Detect Recent HIV-1 Infections
May 20, 2013—Sedia Biosciences Corporation
Part 2 of NIAID-Funded US Clinical Trial of Anti-Staphylococcal Nasal Gel XF-73 Begins Enrollment
May 20, 2013—Destiny Pharma
Peer-Referral Programs Can Increase HIV-Testing in Emergency Departments
May 17, 2013—University of Cincinnati
H1N1 Discovered in Marine Mammals
May 15, 2013—University of California, Davis
Pitt Transplant Experts Challenge Assumption, Describe Biological Pathway That Leads To Organ Rejection
May 15, 2013—University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Research Team Publishes New Methods for Synthetic Generation of Influenza Vaccines
May 15, 2013—J. Craig Venter Institute
Inovio Pharmaceuticals DNA Vaccine Against Ebola and Marburg Filoviruses Provides Complete Protection in Preclinical Challenge Study
May 14, 2013—Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T cells Share Similar Path to Maturity, According to New Penn Study
May 13, 2013—Perelman School of Medicine
Using Bacteria to Stop Malaria
May 9, 2013—Michigan State University
UR Named Center for AIDS Research by the National Institutes of Health
May 9, 2013—University of Rochester
Bacteria Organize According to “Rich-Get-Richer” Principle
May 9, 2013—Northwestern University
Study Finds that Bacteria Organize According to “Rich-Get-Richer” Principle
May 9, 2013—UCLA
New Malaria Tool Shows Which Kids at Greatest Risk
May 8, 2013—Michigan State University
Immune Cells that Suppress Genital Herpes Infections Identified
May 8, 2013—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
UD-Led Team Develops Mathematical Model to Measure Hidden HIV
May 7, 2013—University of Delaware
The Brain-Gut Connection: A Link Between Depression and Common Hospital-Acquired Infection
May 7, 2013—University of Michigan Health System
Corgenix Gains CE Mark for ReLASV® Antigen Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Lassa Fever
May 7, 2013—Corgenix Medical Corporation
Competing Antibodies May Have Limited the Protection Achieved in HIV Vaccine Trial in Thailand
May 6, 2013—Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Vaccine Reduces Pneumococcal Disease but Not Bacterial Population
May 5, 2013—Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Mayo Clinic Discovers Why Some Don't Respond to Rubella Vaccine
May 1, 2013—Mayo Clinic
University of Maryland School of Medicine Researchers Find Potential Novel Treament for Influenza
May 1, 2013—University of Maryland School of Medicine
April 2013
T Cells Rely on “Rheostat” to Help Ensure that the Immune Response Matches the Threat
April 30, 2013—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
First Large-Scale Study to Compare Treatments for HIV-Infected Children Finds Less-Used Regimen is More Effective for Children in Low-Resource Settings
April 30, 2013—The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Penn, CHOP Researchers Find Less-Used Regimen Is More Effective for HIV-Infected Children
April 30, 2013—Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania
Thymus Teaches Immune Cells to Ignore Vital Gut Bacteria
April 29, 2013—Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
Flu and Bacteria: Better Prognosis for this Potentially Fatal Combination
April 25, 2013—University of Vienna
International Study Finds New Genetic Links to Juvenile Arthritis
April 25, 2013—Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Diehl, UB Team Help Develop Immunology Ontologies for NIH
April 25, 2013—University at Buffalo
Discovery Could Revolutionize Immunization
April 24, 2013—Cornell University
Does Living "Down on the Farm" Lead to Healthier Immune Systems in Kids?
April 24, 2013—Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Researchers Find that Combined Anti-HIV Therapies May Protect Children’s Hearts
April 22, 2013—University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Hepatitis C-Like Viruses Identified in Bats and Rodents
April 22, 2012—Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
New Immune Cells Hint at Eczema Cause
April 22, 2012—Centenary Institute
Corgenix Announces Initial Phase Completion of a Multi-Year Pivotal Clinical Trial of Rapid Test for Lassa Fever
April 22, 2013—Corgenix Medical Corporation
Some Visible Signs of Lyme Disease Are Easily Missed or Mistaken
April 22, 2013—University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–New Jersey Medical School
Scratching the Surface of Skin Allergy
April 22, 2013—Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
NIH Funds Study of Beta Blockers in Treating Asthma
April 19, 2013—Baylor College of Medicine
Researchers Use Web 2.0 Apps to Share Vaccine Study
April 18, 2013—Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason
Why Does Smallpox Vaccine Shield Some, Not Others? It's in the Genes, Mayo Finds
April 18, 2013—Mayo Clinic
Discovery May Help Prevent HIV
April 17, 2013—Albert Einstein College of Medicine
University of Southern California Scientists Reveal Natural Process that Blocks Viruses From Entering the Body
April 17, 2013—Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Haiti Cholera Mutations Could Lead to More Severe Disease
April 16, 2013—Northwestern Medicine
TGen-Led Study Discovers Dramatic Changes in Bacteria Following Male Circumcision
April 16, 2013—The George Washington University
Researchers Discover Biomarker for Devastating Intestinal Disease Found in Early Preterm Infants
April 15, 2013—Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
MCW Researcher to Study Evasive Immune Strategies of Herpes Viruses
April 12, 2013—Medical College of Wisconsin
Blocking a Key Protein Boosts Immune System's Ability to Clear Chronic Infection
April 11, 2013—UCLA
Tuberculosis Fighter and Promoter Reveals What’s Behind Its Split Identity
April 11, 2013—University of Washington
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find Interferon, One of the Body’s Own Proteins, Induces Persistent Viral Infection
April 11, 2013—Scripps Research Institute
Discovery Points to New Approach to Fight Dengue Virus
April 11, 2013—Purdue University
Scientists Use Nature Against Nature to Develop an Antibiotic with Reduced Resistance
April 10, 2013—The Rockefeller University
Inovio Pharmaceuticals and U.S. Army Receive $3.5 Million Biodefense Grant to Further Develop Mass Vaccination Device
April 10, 2013—Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
USF Study Finds Plant Proteins Control Chronic Disease in Toxoplasma Infections
April 8, 2013—University of South Florida
Vaccine Adjuvant Uses Host DNA to Boost Pathogen Recognition
April 5, 2013—National Jewish Health
Highly Lethal Ebola Virus Has Achilles' Heel for Biothreat Detection, Scientists Say
April 5, 2013—Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Revealing the Weapons by which Bacteria Fight Each Other
April 4, 2013—Umeå University
Scissor-Like Enzyme Points Toward Treatment of Infectious Disease
April 4, 2013—UT Southwestern Medical Center
Hepatitis A Virus Discovered to Cloak Itself in Membranes Hijacked from Infected Cells
April 4, 2013—UNC Health Care System
Antibody Evolution Could Guide HIV Vaccine Development
April 4, 2013—Los Alamos National Laboratory
VaxInnate Awarded U.S. Government Grant to Develop Dengue Vaccine
April 4, 2013—VaxInnate Corporation
Gel Safe and Acceptable as Approach to Preventing HIV from Anal Sex in Early Phase Clinical Trial
April 3, 2013—Microbicide Trials Network
LSUHSC Research Discoveries Shed Light on Common STI
April 2, 2013—LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
New Instrument Will Quickly Detect Botulinum, Ricin, Other Biothreat Agents
April 2, 2013—Sandia National Laboratories
March 2013
Research Deciphers HIV Attack Plan
March 29, 2013—Los Alamos National Laboratory
New Vaccine-Design Approach Targets HIV and Other Fast-Mutating Viruses
March 28, 2013—The Scripps Research Institute
NeoStem Awarded Second Year of NIAID Research Grant for the Development of VSEL Technology for Radiation Exposure
March 28, 2013—NeoStem
Innate Immune System Can Kill HIV When a Viral Gene Is Deactivated
March 28, 2013—UNC School of Medicine
Childhood Asthma Tied to Combination of Genes and Wheezing Illness
March 27, 2013—The University of Chicago Medicine
Potential Chagas Vaccine Candidate Shows Unprecedented Efficacy
March 26, 2013—University of Texas Medical Branch
Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Analyze HPV Vaccination Disparities among Girls from Low-Income Families
March 26, 2013—Moffitt Cancer Center
New Promise for an HIV Vaccine as Researchers Overcome the Earliest Roadblock to Elicit Neutralizing Antibodies
March 25, 2013—Seattle BioMed
Einstein Study Reveals New Approach for Stopping Herpes Infections
March 25, 2013—Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Researchers Developing Antiviral Drug to Combat Contagious Corovirus
March 25, 2013—Kansas State University
Study: Research Reveals Protective Properties of Influenza Vaccines
March 22, 2013—Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Soligenix Announces Significant Progress with ThermoVax Towards the Development of Heat Stable Vaccines
March 19, 2013—Soligenix, Inc.
Two-Pronged Immune Cell Approach Could Lead to a Universal Shot Against the Flu
March 14, 2013—Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Aggressive Regimen Reduces Mortality in Drug-Resistant TB
March 13, 2013—Harvard Medical School
Immune Cells Cluster and Communicate "Like Bees," Researcher Says
March 13, 2013—University of California - San Francisco
Bacteria May Protect Against Disease Caused by Stomach Infection
March 12, 2013—University of California, Santa Cruz
Study: Antibiotics Are Unique Assassins
March 11, 2013—Northeastern University
Einstein Receives $12 Million Grant to Develop Device for Preventing HIV Infection
March 7, 2013—Albert Einstein College of Medicine
UMD Study Provides New Clues to How Flu is Spread
March 7, 2013—University of Maryland School of Public Health
Yale Researchers Identify Salt as a Trigger of Autoimmune Diseases
March 6, 2013—Yale Medical School
Circuitry of Cells Involved in Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases Exposed
March 6, 2013—Brigham and Women's Hospital
Circuitry of Cells Involved in Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases Exposed
March 6, 2013—Broad Institute
Some Brain Cells Are Better Virus Fighters
March 6, 2013—Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
HIV Therapy Just Got Easier: Fewer Drugs May Be Needed for Treatment-Experienced Patients
March 5, 2013—The Miriam Hospital
Studies Advance Knowledge of HIV Impact on Hepatitis C Infection and Genes that may Thwart Hepatitis C Infection
March 4, 2013—Johns Hopkins
A Vaccine that Works in Newborns?
March 4, 2013—Boston Children’s Hospital
A Better Bone Marrow Transplant: Preventing Graft-Versus-Host Disease
March 1, 2013—University of Michigan
Nanogels Offer New Way to Attack Lupus
March 1, 2013—Yale University
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Uncovering How Deadly Bacteria Trick the Immune System
March 1, 2013—UCLA
February 2013
Scientists Discover Molecule That Does Double Duty in Stopping Asthma Attacks
February 28, 2013—Brigham and Women's Hospital
Research Suggests Malaria Can Be Defeated Without a Globally Led Eradication Programme
February 27, 2013—University of Southampton
New Study Shows Viruses Can Have Immune Systems
February 27, 2013—Tufts University School of Medicine
Study Reveals Stem Cells in a Human Parasite
February 25, 2013—University of Illinois
Study: Babies Born by C-Section at Risk of Developing Allergies
February 24, 2013—Henry Ford Health System
Race Linked to Childhood Food Allergies, Not Environmental Allergies
February 23, 2013—Henry Ford Health System
New Device Better Traps Viruses, Airborne Pathogens
February 22, 2013—Washington University in St. Louis
Antibacterial Protein’s Molecular Workings Revealed
February 21, 2013—Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Study Reveals New Clues to Epstein-Barr Virus
February 21, 2013—Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Research Suggests Malaria Can Be Defeated Without a Globally Led Eradication Program
February 21, 2013—University of Florida
Eliminating Malaria has Long-Lasting Benefits for Many Countries
February 21, 2013—Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Computer Modeling Reveals How Surprisingly Potent Hepatitis C Drug Works
February 19, 2013—Los Alamos National Laboratory
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Identify Biological Marker That Predicts Susceptibility to the Common Cold
February 19, 2013—Carnegie Mellon University
Young Malaria Parasites Refuse to Take Their Medicine, Which May Explain Emerging Drug Resistance: New Study
February 19, 2013—University of Melbourne
Cure in Sight for Kissing Bug’s Bite
February 15, 2013—Vanderbilt University
Researchers Reveal New Enzyme that Acts as Innate Immunity Sensor
February 15, 2013—UT Southwestern Medical Center
Discovery in HIV May Solve Efficiency Problems for Gene Therapy
February 14, 2013—Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Defect in Immune Memory May Cause Repeat Bladder Infections
February 14, 2013—Duke Medicine
Research Reveals Clues to Childhood Respiratory Virus
February 14, 2013—Vanderbilt University Medical Center
LSTM Study Leads WHO to Update Its Malaria Prevention Policy
February 13, 2013—Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Newly Identified Natural Protein Blocks HIV, Other Deadly Viruses
February 11, 2013—UCLA
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Researchers Study How 'Villain' Gut Bacteria May Help Control Diabetes
February 8, 2013—Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech.
New Strategy Prevents Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice
February 8, 2013—Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Scientists Find Key to Growth of "Bad" Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
February 7, 2013—UC Davis
Unique Peptide Could Treat Cancers, Neurological Disorders, and Infectious Diseases
February 7, 2013—UT Southwestern Medical Center
Immune Systems of Healthy Adults ‘Remember’ Germs to Which They’ve Never Been Exposed, Stanford Study Finds
February 7, 2013—Stanford University School of Medicine
Keck School Scientists Design Mouse with More Human-Like Immune Response
February 4, 2013—The University of Southern California
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find a Key Element of Lupus, Suggesting Better Drug Targets
February 4, 2013—The Scripps Research Institute
Growth Factor Aids Stem Cell Regeneration After Radiation Damage
February 3, 2013—Duke Medicine
A*STAR Scientists Solve Century-Old Mystery by Finding Stable Haploid Strains of Candida albicans—a Major Cause of Hospital Acquired Infection
February 1, 2013—A*STAR
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