News tagged with immune resistance
Researchers have a natural sidekick that may resolve the antibiotic-resistant bacteria dilemma
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to be a global concern with devastating repercussions, such as increased healthcare costs, potential spread of infections across continents, and prolonged illness.
Apr 25, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Revealing how a potato disease takes hold
Late blight is an economically devastating disease for potato farmers worldwide, causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage each year. Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has ...
Dec 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
Researchers identify key plant immune response in fight against bacteria
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a key process in a plant's immune system response that may help future crops fight off dangerous diseases.
Dec 08, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
|
Stinky frogs are a treasure trove of antibiotic substances
Some of the nastiest smelling creatures on Earth have skin that produces the greatest known variety of anti-bacterial substances that hold promise for becoming new weapons in the battle against antibiotic-resistant ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Honey bee mystery protein is a freight train for health and lifespan
Why are bee colonies worldwide suffering mysterious deaths? A unique study describes a single bee protein that can promote bee health and solve a major economic challenge.
Nov 29, 2011 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
3
|
A sweet defense against lethal bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- There is now a promising vaccine candidate for combating the pathogen which causes one of the most common and dangerous hospital infections. An international team of scientists from the Max ...
May 31, 2011 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Curbing cholesterol could help combat infections, study shows
Lowering cholesterol could help the body's immune system fight viral infections, researchers have found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Worms strike see-saw balance in disease resistance
New research has shown that nematode worms have to trade-off resistance to different diseases, gaining resistance to one microbe at the expense of becoming more vulnerable to another. This finding, published in PLoS ONE today ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers uncover cellular mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation, type 2 diabetes
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that certain T cells require input from monocytes in order to maintain their pro-inflammatory response in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 21, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Change in temperature uncovers genetic cross talk in plant immunity
Like us, plants rely on an immune system to fight off disease. Proteins that scout out malicious bacterial invaders in the cell and communicate their presence to the nucleus are important weapons in the plant's disease resistance ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Dosing schedule of pneumococcal vaccine linked with increased risk of getting multiresistant strain
Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 07, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Obesity and diabetes: Immune cells in fat tissue explain the link
Inflammation-causing cells in fat tissue may explain the link between obesity and diabetes, a team of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers in Melbourne, Australia, has shown.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Researchers identify potential target for treatment of obesity-related diseases
Scientists from Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) recently presented preliminary research findings that identify a specific gene as a potential new target for treating obesity-related diseases.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 14, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Prevalence of HIV in Africa is leading to new strains of Salmonella, say scientists
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that dangerous strains of Salmonella are beginning to emerge in people infected with HIV in Africa.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 12, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Acne drug prevents HIV breakout (w/ Video)
Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 19, 2010 |
4.8 / 5 (21) |
1
|
