Lethal weapon: bacteria's high-risk suicide strategy
(Phys.org)—New research shows how some bacterial cells keep a 'suicide complex' ready to hand at all times.
Dec 27, 2012
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Dec 27, 2012
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Virus 'barcodes' offer rapid detection of mutated strains
Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.
May 13, 2012
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Surprises of the measles virus structure with new 3d model
Professor Sarah Butcher's research group from Helsinki University's Institute of Biotechnology report in the 24th October online issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a three-dimensional model ...
Oct 24, 2011
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Elite controllers block integration of HIV DNA into host genome
Alone among those infected with HIV-1, so-called elite controllers spontaneously maintain undetectable levels of viral replication even absent the benefit of anti-retroviral therapy. Now Mathias Lichterfeld of the Massachusetts ...
Sep 19, 2011
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Juvenile diarrhea virus analyzed
Rice University scientists have defined the structure -- down to the atomic level -- of a virus that causes juvenile diarrhea. The research may help direct efforts to develop medications that block the virus ...
Jul 18, 2011
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Polarized microscopy technique shows new details of how proteins are arranged
Whether you're talking about genes, or neurons, or the workings of a virus, at the most fundamental level, biology is a matter of proteins. So understanding what protein complexes look like and how they operate is the key ...
Apr 17, 2011
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Entry inhibitors show promise as drugs with new MOA for treatment of HBV and HDV infection
Promising new viral hepatitis data presented today at the International Liver CongressTM show that entry inhibitors --a new mechanism of action for drugs to treat viral hepatitis -- could provide the first new hepatitis B ...
Apr 02, 2011
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Tumor suppressor blocks viral growth in natural HIV controllers
Elevated levels of p21, a protein best known as a cancer fighter, may be involved in the ability of a few individuals to control HIV infection with their immune system alone. In a paper in the April edition of the Journal of ...
Mar 14, 2011
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Drug use increasingly associated with microbial infections
Illicit drug users are at increased risk of being exposed to microbial pathogens and are more susceptible to serious infections say physicians writing in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The review, which aims to imp ...
Mar 10, 2011
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Circulating blood antibodies are not required for HIV protection
New research shows that protective immunity against HIV can be achieved without the presence of virus neutralizing antibodies in the blood. The study, published by Cell Press in the February issue of the journal Immunity, de ...
Feb 10, 2011
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Scientists find measles' natural nemesis
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a known enzyme in cells protects against measles virus, likely by altering the virus's genetic material, RNA. Cells lacking the enzyme become highly vulnerable ...
Jan 20, 2011
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How immune response in pregnancy may lead to brain dysfunction in offspring
A pregnant woman's immune response to viral infections may induce subtle neurological changes in the unborn child that can lead to an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders including schizophrenia and autism. Research ...
Oct 12, 2010
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Researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the result ...
Sep 02, 2010
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Raltegravir intensification has no effect on residual viremia in HIV-infected patients on ART
In a double blind trial published this week in PLoS Medicine Rajesh Gandhi and colleagues detect no significant reduction in viral load after people with low-level HIV viremia had an integrase inhibitor added to their treatm ...
Aug 11, 2010
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Flu's Evolution Strategy Strikes Perfect Balance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have uncovered the flu's secret formula for effectively evolving within and between host species: balance. The key lies with the flu's unique replication process, which has evolved ...
Jun 10, 2010
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