Infectious Disease & Vaccines
When happy accidents lead to new discoveries
No one ever hopes to mess up an experiment, but sometimes what seems like a frustrating misstep actually sparks a discovery.
Robotic pills deliver gastrointestinal injections
Researchers developed ingestible capsules that inject drugs into the stomach and small intestine, providing a novel oral delivery method for biologics.
The human virome: friend, foe, or both?
Scientists have appreciated the roles of bacteria in our microbiomes for decades. Now, they’re studying the effects of the trillions of viruses that call the human body home.
Lighting up tuberculosis with point-of-care diagnostics
Mireille Kamariza develops new chemistry-driven diagnostics for tuberculosis that can reduce the time to treatment from weeks to minutes.
Nobel prize for mRNA vaccines
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for their work on RNA biology and mRNA-based vaccines.
An mRNA twist to the HIV vaccine problem
For decades, researchers have tried to craft a successful vaccine for HIV. mRNA vaccines may offer the answer.
A new hope for Chagas disease
Chagas disease stems from a parasitic infection. Now, with the help of a few insect-eating monkeys, a new treatment for this condition is on the horizon.
Oral vaccines: from mouth to mucosal immunity
Oral vaccines stop pathogens in their tracks before they get a chance to cause disease.
Managing menstrual toxic shock syndrome
Menstrual toxic shock syndrome remains a life-threatening disease, so researchers are exploring safer tampon designs, toxin neutralization, and vaccination.
