Was Pneumonia Real Killer in 1918 Flu Pandemic? Aug 6, 2008
Furthermore, a journal article from researchers with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) in Bethesda, Md. set to be released next month, reaches the same conclusion. (Fox News)
HIV strikes fast, study finds Jul 25, 2008
On Thursday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the main federal agency in charge of AIDS research, called for scientists to return to a basic question: What happens when the virus is transmitted. "Design of a vaccine that blocks HIV infection will require enormous intellectual leaps beyond present-day knowledge," concluded a broad team of institute researchers writing in today's edition of the journal Science. (News & Observer)
Higher Temperatures Helped New Strain Of West Nile Virus Spread Jul 1, 2008
The study was funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the National Science Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. Information about the Consortium for Conservation Medicine is available at. (Science Daily)
Gene At Intersection Of Stem Cells, Immunity Feb 27, 2008
26, 2008) A gene that "wakes up" the blood system's stem cells in times of stress also plays an important role in protecting against infection, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and Duke University Medical School in a report that appears in the journal Cell Stem Cell. See also. (Science Daily)
Nanomaterials Used To Localize And Control Drug Delivery Jan 25, 2008
The study was funded by the Center for Cell Control and Northwestern University, with additional support from the Jonsson Cancer Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health and the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The Center for Cell Control is one of the Nanomedicine Development Centers funded by the National Institutes of Health through the Roadmap for Medical Research. (Science Daily)
Another drop in short-term T-bill rates Jan 15, 2008
The funding to the San Diego-based company is part of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease special initiative to combat a disease that affects as many as 500,000 people annually in the United States. Tijuana airport operator has parking contract. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
SIGA Completes 21 Day Multi-Dose Human Clinical Safety and Dose-Ranging Trial of Its Lead Smallpox Drug ST-246 Dec 6, 2007
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. HHSN266200600014C.. In addition to smallpox, SIGA has antiviral programs targeting other Category A viral pathogens, including arenaviruses (Lassa fever,... (Primezone Releases)
$9.4M goes to Benaroya for autoimmune work Dec 3, 2007
5 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, and $2. 5 million from the Benaroya family. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Colorado BioScience Association picks award winners Dec 2, 2007
8 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Inviragen has raised more than $5 million in grant and angel investor funding. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Several Vaccine Trials Affected by Halt of Merck's HIV Vaccine Trial Nov 20, 2007
Trial participants now must be warned about the potential risks highlighted in the Merck trail if they participate in experiments that use a cold-virus carrier similar to Merck's product, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said. Page 1. (MedIndia)
Key to MRSA Virulence in Community Discovered Nov 13, 2007
Michael Otto, a senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, and his colleagues searched for and found a battery of short, novel peptides that are expressed by community-associated MRSA strains at higher levels than their hospital-associated MRSA cousins. Deleting the genes encoding these peptides in mouse models of bacterial infection reduced the microbes' ability to kill or induce skin lesions in infected animals, while purified... (U.S. News & World Report)
Blocking effects of viral infections may prevent asthma in young children Nov 8, 2007
Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Genentech Inc., Novartis International AG, the Martin Schaeffer Fund and the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Charitable Trust supported this research. Washington University School of Medicine's 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals. (EurekAlert!)
2007 Lasker Awards announced Sep 18, 2007
This year's Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service will go to , head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, for his work on a government program to treat HIV/AIDS in the developing world, and a nationwide biodefense strategy in the US.. In the early 1960s and 70s, immunologists investigating T and B cell function isolated a spleen-derived suspension of "accessory cells" that appeared to be necessary to activate immune cells in vitro. (The Scientist)
Early Treatment Prolongs Survival in HIV Babies Jul 26, 2007
The study, by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), was so successful that it was cut short by four years so that all children could receive treatment. An estimated 2. (MEDLINEplus)
Scientists Decode Genome Of Oral Pathogen Apr 7, 2007
This work was supported by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Macrina and Buck collaborated with other VCU researchers from the Philips Institute of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, the Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. (Science Daily)
U OF M awarded $22.5 million NIH contract to study avian influenza Apr 3, 2007
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, part of the National Institutes of Health, today named the University of Minnesota as one of six sites across the country that will establish a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance. The Minnesota NIH/NIAID Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (MCEIRS) will receive $22. (SpiritIndia)
UC research discovers new way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria Mar 17, 2007
The study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease as well as the Department of Veteran Affairs. . (EurekAlert!)
Lengthy AIDS battle 'still remains' Feb 18, 2007
It may be possible to battle AIDS into a low-rate of infection, but it will take a long time and elimination of the disease seems unlikely, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease says. It is a disease transmitted by sexual activity, which is a fundamental component of human behaviour, "so it isn't going to be easy to shut it off," Dr Anthony Fauci told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Flu shot might also offer some protection against H5N1 Feb 14, 2007
This work was supported in part by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (National Institutes of Health) and ALSAC.. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (EurekAlert!)
Immune Molecule Protects Cells Threatened by HIV Feb 8, 2007
"It's not just the drugs that battle HIV," says researcher Paolo Lusso, a virologist and immunologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID). "It's a sort of alliance between drugs and the immune system. You have to have both.". (Scientific American)
1918 Killer Flu Virus Tested on Monkeys Jan 19, 2007
The new work "gives us another tool," said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, who was not part of the research. Fauci praised the study and said what it found in the effects on the body are stunning: "There aren't a lot of things that can induce that robust of an inflammatory response that quickly.". (Newsmax)
Antivirals effectively curb influenza virus Jan 17, 2007
This research was partially supported by a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease grant and a National Institute of General Medical Sciences MIDAS grant. Roche and GlaxoSmithKline allowed access to the necessary data sets. (EurekAlert!)
Children Fight Allergies Bite By Bite In Experimental Therapy Dec 12, 2006
Between 6 percent and 8 percent of children are thought to suffer from food allergies, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. In many schools, parents must agree not to send peanut butter sandwiches or any other peanut products to school. (WRAL.com, NC)
HIV study advises drug continuity Nov 30, 2006
"I think, for practical purposes, this is the end," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which funded the $73 million study. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, attacks a class of immune cells called T-cells. (Boston Globe -- Nation)
Key molecular signaling switch involved in allergic disease identified Oct 30, 2006
This work was supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and the National Institute of General Medicine. Gisela Weskamp, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Mass Vaccination Unnecessary In Event Of Large Bioterrorist U.S. Smallpox Attack Oct 18, 2006
The research was funded by the Fogarty International Center, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Can't find it. (Science Daily)
Mass vaccination unnecessary in the event of a large bioterrorist US smallpox attack Oct 17, 2006
The research was funded by the Fogarty International Center, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and the Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. (EurekAlert!)
Second Opinion Oct 11, 2006
D., and his team at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease concluded that the shots had no impact on the death rate from flu complications in people over 65 from 1980 when 20 million people got shots to recent years when around 80 million did. So flu shots appear to be failing to achieve their major objective of lowering the death rate. (MSNBC -- Health)
Research Reveals Inner Workings Of Immune System 'Thermostat' Aug 19, 2006
Gordon Freeman of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Barbara Fox and David Bzik of Dartmouth Medical School and Yasmine Belkaid of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease served as collaborators. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases funded the research. (Science Daily)
Allergies: from nuisance to life-endangering Jul 30, 2006
More than half of Americans test positive to one or more allergens, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. Researchers at the institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences published this finding in the August 2005 issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. (North County Times)
Receptor Holds The Key To Mosquito Immune Response Jun 20, 2006
The study was supported by grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the World Health Organization Training in Tropical Diseases program, the Ellison Medical Foundation and the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Can't find it. (Science Daily)
Shift In Feeding Behavior Of Mosquitoes Sheds Light On West Nile Virus Outbreaks Apr 12, 2006
The study is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease ... (August 19, 2003) -- Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have created a promising vaccine against West Nile virus by replacing parts of a distantly related virus with proteins. (Science Daily)
Pandemic among humans unlikely, experts believe Apr 5, 2006
Late last month, a research team with the US-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease published its latest discovery in a clinical trial of bird flu vaccine for human use, which says that a proper antibody response can only be stimulated by a dose of 90 micrograms, five times more than a regular dose for seasonal influenza. "It means the global capacity is one twelfth of what we thought it was," Bekedam said. (People's Daily Online, China)
US not ready for fast-spreading bird flu; study finds Apr 4, 2006
"We have a long way to go," Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NAID), told reporters in a telephone conference last week, according to news reports. NAID, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, funded the research. (Kazinform)
UPI NewsTrack TopNews Mar 31, 2006
An editorial by Dr. Gregory A. Poland of the Mayor Clinic which accompanied the findings in the medical journal said that level is "poor to moderate at best." Dr. Anthony Fauci with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which paid for the development and testing of the vaccine, said: "We have a long way to go," adding the research is a step in the right direction, The Times report said. Separately, the Wall Street Journal reported that vaccine production currently is... (Washington Times)
AIDS researchers join forces in hunt for vaccine Mar 25, 2006
The centers, one based at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and the other at Duke University, will pull together AIDS experts from throughout the world including from India, South Africa, Thailand and China to do what Haynes calls "desperately needed" basic research on HIV infection in clinics and laboratories in major infection zones, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. At public clinics in South Africa, Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania, for instance, researchers will use... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bird flu too deep in human lungs to spread easily (Joyce Howard Price) Mar 23, 2006
Asked about the joint discoveries, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said this could be one factor in why H5N1 "has difficulty going from human to human." "The virus' ability to evolve would probably involve a complex series" of events, not just one, he said. . (Washington Times)
U.S. is '50%' prepared for flu, expert testifies Mar 4, 2006
Gerberding and other specialists, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, said that their agencies and others were actively cooperating with national and international public-health and wildlife officials but that worrying gaps remained. They said the United States should probably be spending more money to help in Africa, where infected poultry were recently found in Nigeria and Niger. (International Herald Tribune)
Teen sexual encounters not only a result of unsupervised afternoons Feb 22, 2006
This diary study is part of a larger, continuing study, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, a division of the National Institutes of Health. IU colleagues involved in the research include Margaret Blythe, M.D., Beth A. Juliar, M.A., M.S., Barry P. Katz, Ph. (EurekAlert!)
Review Shows Male Circumcision Protects Female Partners From HIV And Other STDs Feb 15, 2006
Thomas C. Quinn, M.D., professor of infectious diseases at Hopkins and a senior investigator at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, will present an overview of this trial, plus two others presently under way, as part of a plenary discussion at CROI on circumcision and HIV. But, he says, "We will have to wait for the ongoing two trials before drawing conclusive recommendations about circumcision for all men, and whether or not the benefits apply to transmission from females... (Science Daily)
HIV Subtype Predicts Likelihood Of Early Death From AIDS Feb 8, 2006
According to the study's lead researcher, Oliver Laeyendecker, M.S., M.B.A., a senior research associate at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior research assistant at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, "Knowing a person's HIV subtype is important for the management of the infection because the disease can progress more rapidly in those infected with subtype D and recombinant virus incorporating subtype D than in those with other subtypes.". The Effect... (Science Daily)
Federal AIDS study stopped abruptly Jan 19, 2006
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which paid for the study, announced yesterday that it was ending the experiment. About 80 of the participants are from Massachusetts, Cohen said. (Boston Globe)
