Researcher aims to assess ripple effects of rodent disease
Mice, voles and other rodents are small, but as carriers of disease, they can pack a mighty punch.
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Mar 16, 2023
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First total ear canal removal surgery performed on pig
Doctors at Oregon State University's veterinary hospital performed the first known total ear canal ablation surgery on a pig last week, in consultation with a human ear doctor who previously operated on the lead veterinary ...
Veterinary medicine
Dec 27, 2022
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New discovery may hold key to fighting deadly infections
Centenary Institute research has revealed new insight into tackling mycobacterial infections which are responsible for chronic diseases that include tuberculosis (TB), leprosy and serious skin ulcerations.
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2022
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Bartonella bacteria found in hemangiosarcoma tumors from dogs
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a very high prevalence of Bartonella bacteria in tumors and tissues—but not blood samples—taken from dogs with hemangiosarcoma, a cancer of the blood vessels. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2020
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The drug combination effective against bovine leukemia
Scientists have succeeded in reducing levels of the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in cows with severe infections by combining an immune checkpoint inhibitor and an enzyme inhibitor. The finding could be utilized to control ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2019
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Disrupting communication in infectious bacteria
Chemists in Konstanz have inhibited the biosynthesis of a bacterial signal and, as a result, blocked the infectious properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common germ found in health care facilities.
Biochemistry
Nov 7, 2018
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Researchers create matchmaking service for peptides and antibiotics
UBC researchers have matched small proteins, called peptides, with antibiotics so they can work together to combat hard-to-treat infections that don't respond well to drugs on their own.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 21, 2018
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Garlic can fight chronic infections
An active sulphurous compound found in garlic can be used to fight robust bacteria in patients with chronic infections, a new study from the University of Copenhagen indicates. Here the researchers show that the garlic compound ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 27, 2017
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Nanoparticle exposure can awaken dormant viruses in the lungs
Nanoparticles from combustion engines can activate viruses that are dormant in in lung tissue cells. This is the result of a study by researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the German Center for Lung Research ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2017
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Researchers develop new test, better understanding of deadly infection in boas and pythons
Inclusion body disease is a serious, chronic viral infection of snakes and can be devastating in captive reptile populations. Now, a newly published study in The Veterinary Journal sheds light on the disease, and may help ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2016
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