Rise in extensively drug-resistant Shigella, CDC warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an advisory on an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections in the United States. In a health advisory posted late last week by the CDC’s Health Alert Network (HAN), the...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria paralyze immune system
Human endothelial cells use the molecules cadherin (green) and actin (purple) to form a flexible barrier around blood vessels. After adding the isolated LecB, their localization in the cell changes significantly: in the right half of the image, cadherin is no longer...
New tool against COVID-19 being put to test
One of the newly discovered class 6 antibodies (blue) attaching to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (green) in a way that causes the spike to break up. CREDIT: Garvan Institute of Medical Research A new class of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies has been shown to neutralize multiple...
FDA OKs First OTC Test for Flu, COVID-19
The newly authorized Lucira at-home test for SARS-COV-2 and influenza A and B. CREDIT: Lucira Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can...