News tagged with species barrier
Blood groups act as protection against infection
(Medical Xpress)—Humans may have acquired enzymes that make blood groups from bacteria to hinder the spread of viruses in the population, suggests a study led by scientists at the University of Bath.
Medical research
Dec 19, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Tracking the origins of HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University ...
HIV & AIDS
Dec 18, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
3
|
WHO head warns diseases set to rise
The head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday that infectious diseases will spread more easily in the future due to globalisation, changing lifestyles and rising population densities.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 20, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
South African daffodils may be a future cure for depression
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have previously documented that substances from the South African plant species Crinum and Cyrtanthus – akin to snowdrops and daffodils – have an effect ...
Medications
Jun 22, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Swine flu kills nine Palestinians
Nine Palestinians have died in an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza strain known as swine flu, the office of Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad said on Saturday.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Replication of immunodeficiency virus in humans
Drs. Beatrice Hahn and Frank Kirchoff led an international research effort to understand what adaptations allow a chimpanzee strain of SIV to replicate in human tissues.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 16, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
