News tagged with human rabies

First human gets new antibody aimed at rabies virus

MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School today announced the beginning of a Phase 1 clinical trial, testing the safety and activity of a human monoclonal antibody (MAB) developed to neutralize the rabies ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated

Someone in the developing world - particularly in rural Africa - dies from a rabid dog bite every 10 minutes.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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How a molecular switch activates the anti-viral innate immune response

When a thief breaks into a bank vault, sensors are activated and the alarm is raised. Cells have their own early-warning system for intruders, and scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Battling chronic wasting disease in elk and deer

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been responsible for the severe decline of Saskatchewan’s game farm industry. Millions have been spent on programs to screen herds and compensate farmers.

Biology / Other

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bats only roost with their closest buddies

Bats prefer to rest with their closest pals rather than with bats they don't know very well, researchers have discovered.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unlocking the mystery of the disappearing bats

A McMaster researcher is working to pull one of North America's most common bats back from the brink of extinction.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rhesus monkeys have a form of self awareness not previously attributed to them

In the first study of its kind in an animal species that has not passed a critical test of self-recognition, cognitive psychologist Justin J. Couchman of the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that rhesus ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Researchers track the secret lives of feral and free-roaming house cats

Researchers (and some cat-owners) wanted to know: What do feral and free-roaming house cats do when they're out of sight? A two-year study offers a first look at the daily lives of these feline paupers and ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (28) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Wright State students working to preserve rare Himalayan animal

(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare Himalayan goat-like animal called the grey goral, threatened with extinction in Pakistan because of population and hunting pressures, is getting some help from Wright State University.

Biology / Ecology

created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FACT CHECK: Mass bird, fish deaths occur regularly

(AP) -- First, the blackbirds fell out of the sky on New Year's Eve in Arkansas. In recent days, wildlife have mysteriously died in big numbers: 2 million fish in the Chesapeake Bay, 150 tons of red tilapia in Vietnam, 40,000 ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New model will open immune cell's secrets

(PhysOrg.com) -- Five decades after the discovery of a rare but potentially pivotal immune cell, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found a way to eliminate it in mice.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Milestone in fight against deadly disease

Scientists at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed) and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have reached a major milestone in the effort to wipe out some of the most lethal diseases on the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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