Infants are commonly exposed to and treated with antibiotics during the birthing process. However, new research in nonhuman primates may change the way doctors approach antibiotic treatment. A study conducted by the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) provides the first clear evidence in nonhuman primates that early-life antibiotic treatment can affect the gut microbiome, altering the immune system’s response to lung infections.

"Most large U.S. wildfires occur in the West. But the smoke doesn’t stay there. It travels eastward, affecting communities hundreds to thousands of kilometers away from the fires...

Studies of nonhuman primates have also shown permanent effects of smoke on the young — results researchers expect would also apply to humans, given genetic similarities. In 2008, a group of infant rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis was exposed to high PM2.5 levels from a series of devastating wildfires in Northern California. Researchers have been comparing those monkeys with macaques born a year later that weren’t exposed to smoke."

Research at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center makes a positive impact on increasing the number of kidney transplants thanks to a new transplant procedure working between mismatched donors and recipients.

Researchers make a vaccine breakthrough against Zika virus with the help of mice and marmosets. A vaccine will help fight the severe brain defects that can occur when Zika is contracted during pregnancy.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks the body’s immune system, resulting in rashes, fevers, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and other symptoms. It affects over 37 million people globally. 

AIDs researchers working with immunology and animal care experts at the Wisconsin National Primate Center provided preliminary evidence for effective and safe treatment of engineered T-cells for HIV infection.