To defeat multidrug-resistant superbugs, bacterial defenses must be confronted wherever they may emerge, from basic genetic mutations in a laboratory to complex real-world transmission in hospital rooms. A new trio of studies published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy and researched by the laboratory of Barry N. Kreiswirth, Ph.D., at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and…
The Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak is showing initial signs of containment in the Ituri province of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo – where it first surfaced in April.
<p>Doha, Qatar: Animal owners in Qatar must report suspected cases of infectious, epidemic or zoonotic diseases within 24 hours under a new animal health law published in <a…
Yale and Harvard medical school faculty are questioning whether the FDA and American companies will actually benefit from the US-focused incentives in the next user fee deal. Under the newly proposed
Genomic editing holds great potential yet continues to have limitations. Current methods either rely on untargeted gene delivery or short DNA edits that need to be individualized for each patient.
A young boy with metastatic cancer was treated with an innovative immunotherapy technique, and after 12 months, the cancer appears to be completely gone.
