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Image: A photomicrograph of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative pathogen of Lyme disease using dark field microscopy (Photo courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey Nelson, MD).

Genes and Age Determine Susceptibility to Lyme Disease

Despite the importance of immune variation for the symptoms and outcome of Lyme disease, the factors influencing cytokine production during infection with the causal pathogen Borrelia burgdorferi remain poorly understood. More...
16 Nov 2016
Image: The GeneAmp Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) System 2400 thermocycler (Photo courtesy of Perkin Elmer).

Cytokine Levels in Transplant Recipients Associated with Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus seropositivity is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis in patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and donor cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity is associated with higher graft loss. More...
15 Nov 2016
Image: Three weeks after Zika virus infection, some male mice sperm remained infected with the virus (shown circled with red outline). By this point these mice also had shrunken testicles, low levels of sex hormones, and reduced fertility (Photo courtesy of Prabagaran Esakky and Eric Young, Washington University School of Medicine).

Zika Virus May Damage Fertility in Men

In a study on mice, researchers have now found that Zika virus infection damages the testes, lowers testosterone, and reduces fertility. Human studies will determine if men are similarly affected. More...
15 Nov 2016
Image: The Multiskan GO UV/Vis microplate spectrophotometer (Photo courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Novel Method Developed to Diagnose Buruli Ulcer

A Buruli ulcer is a subcutaneous skin disease listed among the neglected tropical diseases, and early case detection and management is very important to reduce morbidity and the accompanied characteristic disfiguring nature of the disease. More...
09 Nov 2016
Image: The Syphilis Health Check test is a qualitative rapid membrane immune-chromatographic assay for the detection of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) antibodies in human whole blood, serum and plasma (Photo courtesy of Trinity Biotech).

Rapid Syphilis Test Evaluated as Tool for Public Health Programs

A rapid commercial treponemal syphilis-screening test is a new tool for public health programs to combat increasing syphilis rates, specifically among persons without a prior syphilis infection. More...
09 Nov 2016
Image: A new device capable of quickly diagnosing bacterial infections could help doctors improve the way they prescribe treatment for patients (Photo courtesy of the University of Sheffield).

Students Developing Portable Device to Quickly Detect Bacterial Infections

The new diagnostic tool, which uses genetically engineered bacteria to detect bacterial infections in blood samples, would lead to more informed decisions that would reduce the number of patients with viral infections being prescribed antibiotics, thus reducing unnecessary treatments and helping to tackle antibiotic resistance. More...
08 Nov 2016
Image: A new microfluidics chip being developed for a blood test to rapidly diagnose sepsis would enable doctors to intervene sooner and as necessary, as well as to monitor treatment progress (Photo courtesy of Pappas Lab / Texas Tech University).

New Technology Could Help Diagnose Sepsis in Hours

Researchers have developed a microfluidics chip that detected mock-sepsis conditions within a few hours, instead of at least two days by currently used methods. As sepsis left untreated can be fatal in as little as two days, a rapid blood test would provide medical professionals with a critical window of time in which to begin early antibiotics treatment of diagnosed patients. More...
08 Nov 2016
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