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Fathers inspired Nobel winners' work

A love of nature combined with inspiration from their fathers helped drive the careers of two scientists who were awarded the Nobel Prize on Monday for their work on the immune system. ...

Other created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Combating fungal diseases

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have discovered a potential new approach for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic fungi. Their findings on the mechanism ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein unmasks pathogenic fungi to activate immune response

The first step in defending against a hostile attack is identifying the enemy. It's how a healthy immune system mounts a response to invading pathogens. In the case of certain fungi, however, the attacking cells may be so ...

Medical research created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug-resistance fears for deadly fungal disease

Deadly human fungal infections caused by certain strains of Aspergillus fungi appear to be developing resistance to current drug treatments at an alarming rate, say scientists.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How do white blood cells detect invaders to destroy?

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have discovered how a molecular receptor on the surface of white blood cells identifies when invading fungi have established direct contact with the cell surface and pose an infectious ...

Medical research created Apr 29, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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