Rates of immunization against infectious diseases in children and adults are improving, but under-vaccination remains a problem that results in vaccine-preventable deaths and illnesses. In Europe, 11,316 cases of measles were reported during 2012, and …
It’s Demo Day! Renovations for Older Self-Storage Facilities
If you own an older self-storage property, it may be time for upgrades. From pretty landscaping to new doors to a complete property renovation, you have many options to renew your site and better compete with the new facilities popping up in your marke…
Cellular Mechanism for Severe Viral Hepatitis is Identified
Treg cells from acute hepatitis A (AHA) patients produce tumor necrosis factor (TNF) andhave reduced suppressive activity. These changes are due to a decrease in FoxP3 transcription factor and an increase in RORγt transcription factor. TNF-produc…
Driving Self-Storage Growth in Australasia: Demand, Supply, Awareness and More
Australasia is the third-largest self-storage market globally, both on a per-capita basis and by number of facilities, behind only the United States and Canada. Read what’s driving demand in this region as well as industry growth and market aware…
Wistar Institute Awarded Grant to Create a Malaria Vaccine Through Synthetic DNA-Based Technology
The Wistar Institute announces it has been awarded a $1,494,972 grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to advance a DNA-based vaccine candidate for protection against malarial infection utilizing a synthetic DNA platform created in the lab of…
Multivalent Antibodies Show Effectiveness for HIV Prevention and Promise for Treatment and Cure
David Margolis, MD. Courtesy of David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine The ability of HIV to mutate has been a major challenge to vaccine development. As the body produces antibodies to target the outer HIV envelope protein, this protein changes, thwarti…
SHEA Announces New Public Health Scholarship
In 2018, the SHEA Education & Research Foundation (SHEA/ERF) established SHEA/ERF Public Health Scholarships to promote the training and advancement of public health professionals who work in various capacities related to infection prevention and a…
SROA Capital Partnership Breaks Ground on Miami Self-Storage Facility
A partnership led by SROA Capital LLC, an equity investor focused on the self-storage industry and operator of the Storage Rentals of America brand, has broken ground on an eight-story facility in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The property at 10…
Crown Point, IN, City Council Denies Self-Storage Project
The Crown Point, Ind., City Council last week denied a zoning request for a self-storage facility to be built on a former used-car lot, which is located in a flood plain. Doug Gossage of BBG Properties requested a variance to construct Castle/Big Vault…
Amsdell Cos./Compass Self Storage Acquires Facility in McDonough, GA
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired McDonough-Henry Self-Storage in McDonough, Ga. It’s the company’s 12th location in the Greater Atlanta market, according to a press release. The site was purcha…