In a recently published article in Nature Protocols, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech outline a new technology to help in understanding how the human body battles diseases. Much remains unknown about ...
Read moreThis interview on 80,000 Hours focuses on Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins' time as Ambassador at the U.S. Department of State under the Obama administration, where she worked for eight years as Coordinator for ...
Read moreWhat does it take to provide patient care? The image of a hospital or doctor’s office just popped into your mind, right? Well, that’s just part of the answer. Every day, patients ...
Read moreSize, weight and power - when it comes to chemical and biological detection in the field, keeping these requirements to a minimum can make a very big difference. With individual detection instruments ...
Read moreA novel diagnostics technology that reads gene expression patterns in the immune system to distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections and determines the severity within minutes will receive advanced development support from ...
Read moreThe U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) will resume limited research, following a successful recent inspection by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention. The announcement was made ...
Read moreScientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific, according to a study from the University ...
Read moreThe Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) will convene the community of scientists, engineers, program managers and leaders in the defense community to discuss innovations that address chemical and biological threats at the ...
Read moreIn October 2019, a House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Defending the Homeland from Bioterrorism: Are We Prepared?” The answer was a resounding no. The experts testified that our ...
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released its updated Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States (AR Threats Report) indicating that antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi cause more than 2.8 million infections ...
Read moreIn most cases, mosquitoes of the genus Aedes transmit the Zika virus to humans. Primary vectors are the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus). Both mosquito ...
Read moreCARB-X is awarding Techulon Inc., located in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, VA, USA, up to $785,000 in non-dilutive funding to develop a new class of antimicrobial that would ...
Read moreThe Tampa Bay area has been hit especially hard by hepatitis A cases this year. The region has led the state in 2019 with 466 new hepatitis A cases in Pasco County, ...
Read moreThe Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), announced on Oct. ...
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a cost estimate report on Nov. 1 for The Engineering Biology Research and Development Act of 2019 (H.R. 4373), as ordered reported by the House Committee ...
Read moreAn international team of researchers has analyzed remains from ten archaeological sites in England, France, Germany, Russia, and Switzerland to gain insight into the different stages of the second plague pandemic (14th-18th ...
Read moreDebiopharm, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced today it has been awarded 2nd phase funding from the Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) to continue the development of its antibiotic program Debio 1453, leading ...
Read moreAtriva Therapeutics GmbH has announced the successful conclusion and top-line results of its Phase I clinical trial for its lead antiviral drug candidate ATR-002. ATR-002 is a first-in-class MEK inhibitor of viral ...
Read moreTitanium has many properties that make it a great choice for use in implants. Its low density, high stiffness, high biomechanical strength-to-weight ratio, and corrosion resistance have led to its use in ...
Read moreSulfur mustard is one of the most harmful chemical warfare agents and can induce skin, eye, and lung injuries. Detecting intact sulfur mustard in vivo might be an effective approach for the ...
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