News tagged with infected cells
Cockroach brains could be rich stores of new antibiotics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard according to scientists from The University of Nottingham.
Sep 06, 2010 |
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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 |
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New insights into the mystery of natural HIV immunity
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people become infected by HIV, it's usually only a matter of time, barring drug intervention, until they develop full-blown AIDS. However, a small number of people exposed to the virus ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 05, 2010 |
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Report: Transplant may have cured man of AIDS
A very unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus, but doctors say the approach is not practical for wide use. The man, who is in his 40s, had a blood ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Study unveils lifeline for 'antibiotic of last resort'
A new study led by the scientific director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research has uncovered for the first time how bacteria recognize and develop resistance to a powerful antibiotic used ...
Apr 11, 2010 |
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Stem-cell work closes a door to AIDS virus
Lab work on mice has opened up a novel way of closing a gateway to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Friday.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Scientists discover how deadly fungal microbes enter host cells
A research team led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has discovered a fundamental entry mechanism that allows dangerous fungal microbes to infect plants and cause disease. The ...
Jul 22, 2010 |
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Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the explosive spread of HIV?
Vaccinia immunization, as given to prevent the spread of smallpox, produces a five-fold reduction in HIV replication in the laboratory. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Immunology suggest that the end of ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 17, 2010 |
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Research shows how cranberry juice fights bacteria at the molecular level
Revealing the science behind the homespun advice, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has identified and measured the molecular forces that enable cranberry juice to fight off urinary ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Reovirus may be a novel approach to prostate cancer treatment
Researchers in Canada have detected a novel oncolytic viral therapy against prostate cancer with use of a virus called the reovirus, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...
Mar 09, 2010 |
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A sweet discovery raises hope for treating Ebola, Lassa, Marburg and other fast-acting viruses
When a team of European researchers sought to discover how a class of antiviral drugs worked, they looked in an unlikely place: the sugar dish. A new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that a ...
Nov 03, 2010 |
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Discovery: Yeast make plant hormone that speeds infection
In their ongoing studies of how yeast (fungi) can infect a host and cause disease, a research team at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has made an unexpected ...
May 26, 2010 |
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Virus infection may trigger unusual immune cells to attack nerves in multiple sclerosis
A virus infection can incite the body to attack its own nerve tissue by activating unusual, disease-fighting cells with receptors for both viral and nerve proteins. The dual-receptor observation suggests a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Mild-mannered metabolic helper rushes to fight invading viruses, researchers report
Within cells, an ancient antiviral duo can deliver a one-two knockout to thwart invading viruses, report researchers who have just unmasked the cellular sidekick that throws the first punch. The findings mean scientists must ...
May 07, 2010 |
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Researchers unzip MRSA and discover route for vaccine
University of Rochester Medical Center orthopaedic scientists are a step closer to developing a vaccine to prevent life-threatening methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections following bone and joint surgery.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2011 |
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