2017

7th July, 2017Organ transplants save countless lives every day, but they are also incredibly risky. Due to genetic disparities between the donor and host, graft versus host...

5th July, 2017Helminth infections are worm parasites that are often situated in the intestines or blood vessels and are extremely prevalent globally. Nearly a quarter...

3rd July, 2017The role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR pathway) in asthma was not well understood although it is known to have effects on immune responses. Scientists from...

30th June, 2017Antiretroviral therapies (ART) are highly effective at supressing HIV in HIV positive individuals and yet, thousands of people are infected with HIV every day...

28th June, 2017 Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus with up to 80% of the sexually active population becoming infected at one point in their lifetime...

26th June, 2017 Using viruses to kill cancer cells is not a new concept. In this Nature Medicine News feature, Shraddha Chakradhar reviews the latest developments in this field and...

23rd June, 2017 Tenofovir is used as a pre-exposure drug for HIV prevention in high risk individuals. While pre-exposure drugs have proven to be highly effective for men, studies on their efficacy on women have been inconsistent.

21st June, 2017First isolated in Ugandan monkeys, Zika virus (ZIKV) is a primarily vectorborne pathogen carried by certain Aedes mosquitoes. Though recent studies have postulated that ZIKV has been...

19th June, 2017 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a bacterium responsible for Tuberculosis disease. Mtb infection results in months of antibiotic treatment...

16th June, 2017 In humans, anaphylaxis is a severe reaction to an allergen due to an overwhelming immune response. During anaphylaxis, IgE binds to a foreign antigen which causes mast cells and basophils to release inflammatory mediators and cytokines.