News tagged with botulism toxin

How Botulism Paralyzes Nerve Cells: New Details Revealed

(PhysOrg.com) -- New structures of a botulism toxin interacting with a mimic of the nerve-cell protein it destroys suggest new ways to block this often-fatal interaction. Indeed, the mimic molecules have such ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests

(PhysOrg.com) -- A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel antitoxin strategy developed using 'tagged binding agents'

A study involving the world's deadliest substance has yielded a new strategy to clear toxins from the body—which may lead to more efficient strategies against toxins that may be used in a bioterrorist event, as well as snake ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study helps explain how botulism-causing toxin can enter circulation

New research in the Journal of Cell Biology helps explain how the toxic protein responsible for botulism can enter circulation from the digestive system. The study appears online May 10.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Home canning on the rise again, but do it safely, expert warns

Sometimes old ideas are the best ideas, and certainly home canning is one of those. But despite generations of practice, many don't do it properly, warns a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0