Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia

Tolerance to malaria by means of iron control

Malaria is a life-threatening condition that exposes approximately half of the world's population to the risk of developing a severe and often lethal form of disease. In a study published in the latest issue ...

Medical research created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New strategies for treatment of infectious diseases

The immune system protects from infections by detecting and eliminating invading pathogens. These two strategies form the basis of conventional clinical approaches in the fight against infectious diseases. ...

Immunology created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mystery solved: How sickle hemoglobin protects against malaria

The latest issue of the journal Cell carries an article that is likely to help solve one of the long-standing mysteries of biomedicine. In a study that challenges currently held views, researchers at the In ...

Medical research created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Activity of cancer inducing genes can be controlled by the cell's skeleton

Cancer is a complex disease, in which cells undergo a series of alterations, including changes in their architecture; an increase in their ability to divide, to survive and to invade new tissues or metastasis. ...

Cancer created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Placental blood flow can influence malaria during pregnancy

Malaria in pregnancy causes a range of adverse effects, including abortions, stillbirths, premature delivery and low infant birth weight. Many of these effects are thought to derive from a placental inflammatory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0