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Researchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cells
Infectious diseases currently cause about one-third of all human deaths worldwide, more than all forms of cancer combined. Advances in cell biology and microbial genetics have greatly enhanced understanding of the cause and mechanisms of infectious diseases. view more (2009-10-12)
Protein sensor for fatty acid buildup in mitochondria
Just as homes have smoke detectors, cells have an enzyme that responds to a buildup of fatty acids by triggering the production of a key molecule in the biochemical pathway that breaks down these fatty acids, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. view more (2007-02-15)
Universal flu vaccine holds promise
An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University vaccine researchers have found. view more (2009-04-28)
Averting postsurgical infections in kids: Give antibiotics within hour before first incision
Giving children preventive antibiotics within one hour before they undergo spinal surgery greatly reduces the risk for serious infections after the surgery. view more (2008-07-21)
Most sick sea lions are inbred: research suggests a new focus in wildlife rehabilitation programmes
A team of scientists from Cambridge University and The Marine Mammal Center, USA, has studied sea lions undergoing rehabilitation in order to assess the effects of inbreeding on disease susceptibility. The team found that sea lions born to related parents took longer to recuperate and were affected more by infectious diseases and cancer than those... view more... (2003-03-06)
Prion study reveals first direct information about the protein's molecular structure
A collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of prions. view more (2009-10-07)
Hygiene Is Most Potent Force In Tackling Deadly Diseases
Rapid and sustained implementation of stringent infection control procedures by healthcare workers in hospitals - such as wearing masks, gowns and washing hands regularly - is the single most important measure in combating the spread of new, infectious diseases for which there is no treatment of vaccine, according to research findings by US... view more... (2003-07-28)
UIC researchers hunting drugs for devastating parasitic disease
Hundreds of millions of people, mainly in developing countries, are disabled by infectious diseases, according to the World Health Organization. view more (2008-12-17)
WIDE VARIATION OF ANTIBIOTIC USE IN EUROPE (p 1851)
The type and frequency of antibiotic use varies greatly throughout Europe, according to authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The use of antibiotics has not been assessed on a European scale, although information on use could be helpful in preventing antimicrobial resistance. Otto Cars and colleagues from the Swedish... view more... (2001-06-06)
Mailman School of Public Health researchers develop diagnostic test for pathogens
Researchers at the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health led by Thomas Briese, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology, have developed a rapid, comprehensive diagnostic test for viral hemorrhagic fevers caused by the Ebola and Marburg viruses, as well as others. view more (2006-03-20)
National Academies advisory: Fighting infectious disease
Humans coexist with millions of harmless microorganisms, but emerging diseases, resistance to antibiotics, and the threat of bioterrorism are forcing scientists to look for new ways to confront the microbes that do pose a danger. view more (2005-10-31)
K-State professor developing new strategies for delivery of drugs to fight, treat tuberculosis
It has been identified by the World Health Organization as the most dangerous infectious disease, causing more deaths - more than 2 million a year - than any other single infection. "It" is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. view more (2005-08-31)
HIV survival improves if patients stay in care
People with HIV who drop out of care do not live as long as those who remain under a doctor's treatment, said Baylor College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs researchers in a report published in the June 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and available on line. view more (2007-05-14)
Childhood infections stunt growth, shorten life
Records from four European countries show that, on average, survivors of generations with rampant childhood infection-measured by cohort mortality rates at young ages-were shorter and died sooner than counterparts from generations with less childhood disease. view more (2005-12-27)
'GreeneChip' — New diagnostic tool that rapidly and accurately identifies multiple pathogens
Researchers in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and their colleagues in the WHO Global Laboratory Network have developed a new tool for pathogen surveillance and discovery-the GreeneChip System. view more (2006-12-06)
Infectious diseases experts applaud bill against 'bad bugs'
With extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, life-threatening drug-resistant respiratory and skin infections, and other "bad bugs" routinely making headlines, infectious diseases physicians are applauding Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) and Rep. Michael Ferguson (R-NJ) for introducing H.R. 3697, the Strategies To Address Antimicrobial... view more... (2007-10-01)
Tuberculosis not the only risk from new immunological drugs
A new survey cautions physicians that drugs commonly prescribed for patients suffering from immunological disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease may carry risks of serious infections other than the known risk of tuberculosis. view more (2008-05-21)
Feds' infectious diseases strategy must be broader than biodefense, say ID physicians
As Congress updates anti-bioterrorism legislation, it must take action now to protect the nation against the pressing threats of pandemic influenza, antibiotic-resistant infections, and other serious naturally occurring infections. view more (2006-04-07)
Increased risk of Hantavirus forecast for US southwest
The Four Corners region of the United States (where Ariz., N.M., Colo. and Utah meet) will be at greater risk for hantavirus outbreak this year than in 2005. view more (2006-07-13)
Insects implicated in the evolution of new human infectious diseases
Insects and other invertebrates are the arena for the evolution of new infectious diseases in humans, new research shows. view more (2004-10-25)
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