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Johns Hopkins researchers warn of new infectious diseases and death due to global warming

The Journal of Clinical Investigation recently published "Viewpoint" articles by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professors who warn that global climate change is likely to unlock dangerous new microbes, as well as threaten humans' ability to regulate body temperature.

			Infectious disease expert explains about Wuhan coronavirus A new coronavirus virus, likely first transmitted to people from animals at a market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, is making international headlines as disease detectives work to uncover what it is, how it's transmitted, and how deadly the virus actually is.

			New study gives hope for potentially developing a cure for HIV HIV latency is considered one of the biggest challenges to developing a cure for the virus. Now, a team of researchers at Carolina, Emory University and Qura Therapeutics have established a new strategy that can tackle latent HIV, which may lead to the evolution of new therapies.

	Iron overload, variant gene and malaria resistance linked in African study A new study shows that a rare genetic mutation giving rise to a variant of the TP53 gene called P47S causes several linked biological processes.

	Scientists reveal the damaging effect of Zika virus on a type of brain cell The Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Brazil in 2015 sparked for many health agencies and scientists to study the pathogen, which has been linked to microcephaly and other fetal neurological disorders collectively known as Congenital Zika Syndrome.

	Routine Zika vaccination could help prevent suffering and save money Global climate change has raised concerns that mosquito-borne diseases could become increasingly prevalent in the United States as warmer temperatures lead to increased mosquito activity.

	Scientists reverse HIV latency, take major scientific step toward curative therapies Approximately 38 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, about 1.1 million people in the United States. Currently, people with HIV take antiretroviral therapy (ART), which can suppress HIV to undetectable levels in blood, but the virus persists throughout the body in latently infected resting CD4+ T cells.

	Study examines brain link to STI/HIV sexual risk Data show that young adult women in the United States have high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that increase their risk of HIV. Though epidemiologic and behavioral factors for risk have been studied, we know very little about brain factors that may be linked to STI/ HIV sexual risk.