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Jul 24 2025

Therapeutic vaccine for chronic hepatitis B enters first clinical trial in patients

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Microscopic image of a diverse community of gut bacteria in various shapes and artificially colored hues on a dark background.

Jul 21 2025

Unexpected side effect: How common medications pave the way for pathogens

The human gut is home to a dense network of microorganisms, collectively known as the gut microbiome, which actively contributes to health. These microorganisms aid digestion, train the immune system

View of the world map with red markings indicating the latitudes and regions for which analyses of the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lines are available. SARS-CoV-2 viruses are symbolically distributed across the world map.

Jul 17 2025

Data-driven detection of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants months in advance

Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants

Group photo of PanACEA, a successful European-African TB trials consortium that developed trial capacity in many African countries.

Jul 9 2025

Safe alternatives to toxic tuberculosis drug linezolid

Two international clinical studies led by PD Dr. Norbert Heinrich from the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich and conducted with international

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