News tagged with noxious chemicals

Immune system foiled by a hairpin

The innate immune system detects invasive pathogens and activates defense mechanisms to eliminate them. Pathogens, however, employ a variety of tricks to block this process. A new study shows how the measles virus thwarts ...

Immunology Jan 22, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The knowing nose: Chemosignals communicate human emotions

(Medical Xpress)—Many animal species transmit information via chemical signals, but the extent to which these chemosignals play a role in human communication is unclear. In a new study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 05, 2012 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 1 |