Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called ...

From February 2023, when the program began, to February 2024, 184 cases of congenital CMV infection or disease were identified among 60,115 infants screened using dried blood spot polymerase chain ...

Babies born with a cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or congenital cytomegalovirus can be at higher risk for serious complications. Congenital CMV is the leading cause of non-genetic hearing loss and ...

New York is now screening all newborns for congenital Cytomegalovirus to improve access to early treatments for the viral infection that can cause hearing and vision loss, seizures and intellectual ...

By identifying its connection with cytomegalovirus infection, we have now identified an important trigger for NEC, which could save the lives of premature infants who develop this condition," says ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An important cause of neurological impairment in infants -- infection with cytomegalovirus while they are in the womb -- may be curbed with the use of a new vaccine. Most ...

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common and usually results in a mild, non-specific illness in otherwise healthy individuals, followed by asymptomatic latency. However, congenital CMV (cCMV) ...

—These investigators explored associations among early-life and in utero infections and cytomegalovirus-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, with signs pointing to underlying immune ...

Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is a common infection in both adults and children. Clinical trials for several vaccines are currently underway to help prevent people from developing CMV. The Centers for ...

Evaxion’s AI-Immunology™ platform has discovered novel CMV antigens that significantly reduce viral infection in preclinical models EVX-V1 is a ...