AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS CREDIT: VLADISLAV YAKOVLEV/TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CAPTION Schematic illustration of photodynamic inactivation of various viruses. WASHINGTON, May 18, 2021 — The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the pressing need to mitigate a fast-developing virus as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria that are growing at alarming rates worldwide. Photodynamic therapy (PDT), or using light to...
by Massachusetts General Hospital Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae. Findings from a team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), reported in the online journal mBio, may help scientists develop a more effective vaccine for cholera, a bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration and is usually spread through contaminated water. The bacterium...
The invention of vaccines for disease prevention is often cited as one of the miracles of modern medicine. New research from Simon Fraser University suggests that tailoring vaccines based on geography and other factors could substantially reduce overall rates of bacterial disease. Professor Caroline Colijn, who holds a Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for...
