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Key Found to Kill Cystic Fibrosis Superbug
Researchers from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at The University of Western Ontario , working with a group from Edinburgh, have discovered a way to kill the cystic fibrosis superbug, Burkholderia cenocepacia. view more (2007-04-25)
The Protein Srebp2 Drives Cholesterol Formation in Prion-Infected Neuronal Cells Which May Promote Prion-Dependent Diseases
The regulating protein Srebp2 drives cholesterol formation, which prions need for their propagation, in prion-infected neuronal cells. view more (2009-11-19)
How new diseases from insects hit people like the plague
Scientists have traced the first steps in the way some new diseases emerge, and how harmless bacteria living in insects become dangerous disease-causing bugs which can affect humans, like the plague or anthrax. Researchers from the University of Bath are presenting their results today (Wednesday, 08 September 2004) at the Society for General... view more... (2004-08-23)
Climate and Cholera: an increasingly important link
A study by the coordinator of the Research Group on Climate at the Barcelona Science Park, University of Barcelona, Dr Xavier Rod'³, and other researchers at the University of Michigan and the International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh, provides evidence not only that climatic variation associated with the El Ni'±o-Southern... view more... (2002-09-13)
MBL study shows how good cholesterol (HDLs) provide human immunity to certain parasites
For years biomedical researchers have known that high density lipoproteins, commonly called HDLs or "good cholesterol," are responsible for protecting humans from certain parasites, but couldn't explain how. view more (2005-10-31)
Salmonella survives better in stomach due to altered DNA
Since 1995 there has been a considerable increase in the number of infections with a specific type of Salmonella bacteria transmitted via food. This type, Salmonella serovar Typhimurium DT104, is resistant to at least five different antibiotics. view more (2007-01-31)
Nature study demonstrates that bacterial clotting depends on clustering
Bacteria can directly cause human blood and plasma to clot-a process that was previously thought to have been lost during the course of vertebrate evolution, according to new research at the University of Chicago, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Institut Pasteur in Paris. Their findings will be published online Nov. 2 in... view more... (2008-11-03)
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)
New NIAID program aims to model immune responses and key infectious diseases
A new program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to better understand the complex biochemical networks that regulate the interactions between infectious organisms and the human or animal cells they infect. view more (2006-07-13)
K-State lab gives researchers the tools to study porcine circovirus associated diseases
Porcine circovirus associated diseases cost pig producers around the world hundreds of millions of dollars each year. view more (2009-08-14)
Silencing bacteria could stop infections and save lives, say scientists
Stopping bacteria from talking to each other could help prevent serious infections say scientists from Aberdeen, in new research presented today (Monday, 06 September 2004) at the Society for General Microbiology's 155th Meeting at Trinity College Dublin. view more (2004-08-23)
Emerging Infectious Diseases Of Wildlife - Microbiology Today: November 2003 issue
Wildlife is an important source of diseases that are a risk to the health of man and his domesticated stock. This was very clearly demonstrated earlier this year when the masked palm civet was implicated as a possible wild animal source for the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) coronavirus. In the November 2003 issue of Microbiology Today... view more... (2003-10-28)
Neglected tropical diseases burden those overseas, but travelers also at risk
Though little known to most Americans, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis and other so-called neglected tropical diseases are responsible for severe health burdens, especially among the world's poorest people. view more (2007-12-26)
The Lancet Infectious Diseases (TLID) For immediate release
INFECTION IN AN AGEING WORLD The average life expectancy throughout developed countries has rapidly increased during the latter half of the 20th century, and geriatric infectious diseases have become an increasingly important issue. Ga'«tan Gavazzi and Karl-Heinz Krause (Department of Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland) explain... view more... (2002-10-30)
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis found in California
In the first statewide study of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) in the United States, California officials have identified 18 cases of the dangerous and difficult-to-treat disease between 1993 and 2006, and 77 cases that were one step away from XDR TB. The study appears in the August 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now... view more... (2008-08-14)
Novel genetic finding offers new avenue for future Crohn's disease treatment
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine identified a novel link between ITCH, a gene known to regulate inflammation in the body and NOD2, a gene which causes the majority of genetic Crohn's Disease diagnoses. view more (2009-07-10)
Study shows most ear infections host both bacteria and viruses
Ear infections are among the most common diseases seen in pediatric practice. They have generally been considered bacterial diseases and are therefore usually treated with antibiotics. view more (2006-11-07)
Researchers identify key protein in immune response to malaria and TB
An international team of researchers has identified a key protein involved in the immune system's response to malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and a number of other infectious diseases. The insights suggest possible new therapies to tackle these major global diseases. view more (2007-03-27)
Living In A Time Of Plague: The Population Biology Of Emerging And Re-emerging Pathogens - Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society Of London Series B Vol. 356, No. 1411. Cover Date: 29 July 2001
LIVING IN A TIME OF PLAGUE: THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING PATHOGENS "We are living in a time of plague: infectious diseases continue to exert a huge toll in human and animal lives and suffering," says Professor Mark Woolhouse. "New diseases continue to emerge and medicine and veterinary medicine are failing to keep up." New or... view more... (2001-07-15)
XDR TB in South Africa traced to lack of drug susceptibility testing
In South Africa, the 2001 implementation of the World Health Organization's anti-tuberculosis program may have inadvertently helped to create a new strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB). view more (2007-10-23)
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