Cell Host & Microbe
Diabetes may start in the intestines, research suggests
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have made a surprising discovery about the origin of diabetes. Their research suggests that problems controlling blood sugar — the hallmark ...
Diabetes
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Discovery may help prevent HIV 'reservoirs' from forming
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 17, 2013 |
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Study reveals natural process that blocks viruses
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable ...
Medical research
Apr 17, 2013 |
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New drug puts malaria under the pump
Researchers have discovered how a new class of antimalarial drugs kills the malaria parasite, showing that the drugs block a pump at the parasite surface, causing it to fill with salt.
Medical research
Feb 14, 2013 |
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TIM and TAM: 2 paths used by the Dengue virus to penetrate cells
By demonstrating that it is possible to inhibit the viral infection in vitro by blocking the bonding between the virus and these receptors, the researchers have opened the way to a new antiviral strategy. These works were ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Gut bacteria increase fat absorption
You may think you have dinner all to yourself, but you're actually sharing it with a vast community of microbes waiting within your digestive tract. A new study from a team including Carnegie's Steve Farber ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Field guide to the Epstein-Barr virus charts viral paths toward cancer
Researchers from The Wistar Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have teamed to publish the first annotated atlas of the Epstein-Barr virus genome, creating the most comprehensive ...
Medical research
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Oxygen radicals defend the intestine against gastroenteritis
(Medical Xpress) -- The findings of new research from UCD Conway Institute and the National Children’s Research Centre shows oxygen radicals are the first line of defence against gastroenteritis caused ...
Medical research
Aug 21, 2012 |
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Team creates new view of body's infection response
A new 3-D view of the body's response to infection – and the ability to identify proteins involved in the response – could point to novel biomarkers and therapeutic agents for infectious diseases.
Medical research
Aug 10, 2012 |
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Bacteria-immune system 'fight' can lead to chronic diseases, study suggests
Results from a study conducted at Georgia State University suggest that a "fight" between bacteria normally living in the intestines and the immune system, kicked off by another type of bacteria, may be linked to two types ...
Inflammatory disorders
Aug 02, 2012 |
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Infection warning system in cells contains targets for antiviral and vaccine strategies
Two new targets have been discovered for antiviral therapies and vaccines strategies that could enhance the body's defenses against such infectious diseases as West Nile and hepatitis C. The targets are within the infection ...
Immunology
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Scientists pinpoint key ingredient in fighting pneumonia
(Medical Xpress) -- A mysterious protein produced by a wide spectrum of living things is crucial in regulating the immune response to the most common form of pneumonia, a new Yale School of Medicine study ...
Medical research
Jul 19, 2012 |
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London researchers discover novel mechanism involved in key immune response
A team of researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have identified a novel way that a common virus, called adenovirus, causes disease. In doing so, they have discovered important information ...
Immunology
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Scientists show lack of single protein results in persistent viral infection
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have shown a single protein can make the difference between an infection clearing out of the body or persisting for life. The results also show where the defects occur in the ...
Medical research
Jun 13, 2012 |
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Study advances fight against leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects
A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during in utero ...
Medical research
Mar 13, 2013 |
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