Health
An in-depth look at food-borne illnesses
Parties and gatherings are typically centered around food, making it important to know the do's and don'ts of handling food.
Oct 16, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers find mechanism involved in novel drug design with potential to treat tuberculosis
A team of researchers from Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM) Lisboa successfully used a new method to chemically modify a protein's components. Their results have potential medical applications and impact in the fight ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New information on a major player in chronic visceral leishmaniasis
In an article in the latest issue of PLOS Pathogens, INRS professor Simona Stäger and her team show how the parasite Leishmania donovani uses a physiological response to low oxygen levels (hypoxia) to establish a chronic ...
Oct 4, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Male hormones may promote infection by virus that causes Kaposi's sarcoma
Male hormones may facilitate infection with a virus that can cause a type of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma. This finding, published in PLOS Pathogens by Ke Lan's group of the State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, ...
Sep 28, 2017
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Health
Just in time for your tailgate—how getting a drink can be unsanitary
Have you ever thought about what might tag along when you add ice or a lemon slice to your drink? When lemons and ice are served in beverages, they not only bring flavor or a flourish. They can also carry bacteria and viruses.
Sep 25, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Synthetic molecule 'kicks and kills' some persistent HIV in mice
Scientists have designed a synthetic molecule that can reactivate dormant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in mice and lead to the death of some of the infected cells, according to a study published in PLOS Pathogens.
Sep 21, 2017
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Medical research
Antibody-biogel partnership can be stronger defense than previously thought, study proves
Strong molecular bonds between antibodies and biological gels, like mucus, aren't necessary to catch pathogens as was previously thought, according to new research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In ...
Sep 7, 2017
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Genetics
What role do genome variations play in tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2016, this was the most common causative pathogen for death by infectious diseases. Therefore, investigating the biology of infection and disease development is important ...
Sep 7, 2017
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Immunology
Immune cells promote or prevent cytomegalovirus activity in mice depending on location
Immune system cells called regulatory T cells appear to promote cytomegalovirus (CMV) latency in the spleen of mice, but suppress it in the salivary gland. Maha Almanan of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, ...
Aug 10, 2017
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Genetics
New technique searches 'dark genome' for disease mutations
When doctors can't find a diagnosis for patient's disease, they turn to genetic detectives. Equipped with genomic sequencing technologies available for less than 10 years, these sleuths now routinely search through a patient's ...
Aug 10, 2017
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