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Stephanie is a science journalist and editor based in Los Angeles. She is an Assistant Editor at Drug Discovery News. Check out some of her favorite stories below:

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Tag: infectious disease

What the pox is going on?

Cases of monkeypox are popping up across the globe. But where did it come from? How does it work? And … More

history, infectious disease, monkeypox, pox, science, smallpox, virus

Self-amplifying RNA may reduce side effects associated with RNA vaccines

Anna Blakney, an RNA bioengineer and TikTok science communicator, studies how self-amplifying RNA improves RNA vaccines and therapeutics. Drug Discovery … More

COVID-19, infectious disease, RNA, RNA vaccines, side-effects, TikTok, vaccines

An infective spark for Alzheimer’s disease 

A once fringe theory that viral and bacterial infections trigger the neuroinflammation and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease is … More

aging, alzheimer's disease, infectious disease, microbiology, neurodegenerative disease, neuroscience, virology

One Mosquito Vaccine to Rule Them All

A new vaccine targeting mosquito saliva proteins proved safe and prompted a strong immune response in humans, moving scientists one … More

infectious disease, mosquito, parasite, parasitology, science, vaccine, vector

A new molecule disrupts tuberculosis by cutting off cholesterol

Increasing cAMP production blocks tuberculosis’ cholesterol metabolism, impairing its pathogenesis in mice. Drug Discovery News

bacteria, cholesterol, infectious disease, TB, treatment, tuberculosis

A live parasite vaccine for deadly leishmaniasis

A non-replicative Leishmania major parasite protects hamsters from lethal leishmaniasis infection, setting the stage for human clinical trials and the first potential vaccine … More

infectious disease, leishmania, leishmaniasis, parasite, vaccine

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