Infectious disease
The purifying power of plants
26 Feb 2021Plant-based ionizers are surprisingly effective at removing aerosols and could play an important role in preventing COVID-19 transmission.
An indelible memory of dengue
26 Oct 2020New clues into how the immune system remembers a dengue infection may lead to a better vaccine.
A two-pronged attack on COVID-19
5 Aug 2020Antiviral strategies against COVID-19 broadly fall into two groups: those that target the virus and those that target the host factors that are essential for virus replication.
Keeping an AI out for new uses of old drugs
24 Jul 2020Tipped off by artificial intelligence, a research team is testing whether a rheumatoid arthritis drug could be repurposed as a COVID-19 treatment.
When immune cells aren’t immune after all
3 Jun 2020Researchers at A*STAR have uncovered a new role for a subset of immune cells in HIV infection and transmission.
How to maim a virus without killing it
7 Nov 2019Targeted mutagenesis is being used to create live-attenuated vaccines against the chikungunya virus.
Finding the ‘fingerprints’ of the Zika virus
19 Aug 2019A*STAR researchers have identified four peptide sequences that distinguish the Zika virus from other flaviviruses, with implications for diagnostics and vaccine development.
Revisiting the antiviral role of Viperin
19 Aug 2019The antiviral protein Viperin keeps immune cells in check to prevent joint swelling during chikungunya virus infection.
Giving immune cells ‘indigestion’
31 Mar 2015A deadly bacterium uses cellular proteins as bait to sabotage a pathway that enables immune response
Partnering for better diagnostics
18 Jun 2013A joint research center at the A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology aims to improve infectious disease diagnostics
For one and for all
5 Jun 2012The infection of one dengue virus subtype can lead to the production of antibodies that confer protection against other dengue virus subtypes
Desktop diagnosis
18 Jan 2011An innovative system for detecting and identifying the viruses responsible for infectious disease should facilitate decentralized screening of suspect cases