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Research details how a virus hijacks cell signals to cause infection
A common virus that causes meningitis and heart inflammation takes a "back door" approach to evade natural barriers, then exploits biological signals to infect human cells. view more (2006-01-13)
Encouraging Results For Long-Term Efficacy Of Meningitis C Vaccine
Four-year results assessing the efficacy of the UK meningitis C vaccine programme are reported in a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The vaccine is now showing long-term efficacy, except for infants initially vaccinated younger than 5 months of age. The meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccine programme was introduced... view more... (2004-07-21)
MMR, chicken pox vaccines work for preemies
Vaccines for measles-mumps-rubella and varicella, or chicken pox, are effective in extremely preterm infants, even though preemies' immune systems are not as developed as full-term babies. This confirms a long-held assumption by pediatricians and neonatologists across the country. view more (2007-03-05)
Singapore nanotechnology combats fatal brain infections
Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of Singapore and reported in Nature Nanotechnology. view more (2009-06-29)
Peering inside the skull of a mouse to solve meningitis mystery
NYU Langone Medical Center scientists and their collaborators at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., have discovered an unexpected cause for the fatal seizures seen in mice with viral meningitis, an infection of the central nervous system, according to a study published in the journal Nature. view more (2008-12-23)
Spinal taps carry higher risks for infants and elderly, study shows
An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. view more (2009-03-19)
Hearing loss in children is higher than previously thought
Far more children in the United Kingdom suffer with permanent hearing impairment by the age of 9 years than previously estimated, find researchers in this week's BMJ. This has important implications for co-ordinating services for deaf and hearing impaired children. Postal questionnaires were used to identify over 17,000 children throughout the UK... view more... (2001-09-05)
Chickenpox deaths in adults are increasing
Chickenpox causes considerable death in adults and may be increasing in importance, finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-07)
Immune cells predict outcome of West Nile virus infection
Infection with West Nile virus (WNV) causes no symptoms in most people. However, it can cause fever, meningitis, and/or encephalitis. What determines the outcome of infection with WNV in different people has not been determined. view more (2009-10-13)
Study unveils how West Nile virus evades immune defenses, points to vaccine development
West Nile virus evades the body's immune defenses by blocking immune signaling by a protein receptor, a finding that could pave the way for a vaccine to protect against North American strains of the virus. view more (2006-10-05)
No evidence for immune system overload after triple jab MMR
There is no evidence that the triple MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine causes immune system overload and makes children more vulnerable to serious bacterial infection, finds a study in Archives of Disease in Childhood. If anything, the jab seems to protect children, the study shows. Researchers from the Public Health Laboratory Service... view more... (2003-02-18)
Researchers fight a child killer
University researchers join battle against E.coli view more (1998-09-03)
Arthritis Drug Helps Debilitating Inflammatory Disease
For children and young adults who suffer from a rare and debilitating disorder called neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), a drug called anakinra brings marked improvement both in symptoms and the inflammation underlying the disease, a new study shows. view more (2006-08-11)
Invitation to the Media - Threatening life
You are invited to a question and answer session (15:35, 9 July 2002) on what may be the greatest threat to the future health of the nation - antibiotic resistance. - UK food animals consume nearly 450 tonnes of anti-microbials every year.
- Hospital-acquired infections account for £1 billion of NHS funds each year.
- As few as... view more... (2002-07-04)
STUDY HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF NURSES FOR IDENTIFYING ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS (p 1345)
Issue 19 April 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 18 April 2003 Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the important role that nurses can play in detecting adverse drug reactions (ADR). Policies vary across countries in authorising nurses to report ADR; the UK National Health Service recently expanded the... view more... (2003-04-16)
UK research unveils new generation of immunological adjuvants
Investment from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund (WRTSF) - the venture capital fund owned by the universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York (UK) - has funded the completion of a series of significant technical milestones in the development of a new family of `immunologically-rational` adjuvants for vaccines, which are materially very... view more... (2002-08-13)
New marker for raised intracranial pressure
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measurements of the thickness of the optic nerve sheath are a good marker for raised intracranial pressure (ICP). view more (2008-09-11)
DARESBURY REPORT SHOWS ROAD TO CLEANER TRANSPORT
Future global targets on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases may be more easily met thanks to new research on catalysts for fuel cells, published today in the new annual report from Daresbury Laboratory’s Synchrotron Radiation Department. Tough emission targets are driving the development of zero emission vehicles such as electric cars.... view more... (2000-12-11)
Bacterial spread all down to chance: some strains 'just the lucky ones'
Scientists have discovered that factors such as human immunity and drug resistance are less important to the success of bacterial spread than previously thought. view more (2005-02-03)
Experts urge industry and international donors to prepare pneumococcal vaccines
In today's online edition of The Lancet, a group of leading global health experts have come together to call for vaccine manufacturers and international donors to negotiate affordable pricing of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and for governments of developing world countries and their partners to establish disease surveillance networks and begin... view more... (2006-05-19)
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