A small-molecule inhibitor tested by researchers at Yale and Stanford may be the answer to blocking the spread of harmful mosquito-borne pathogens, including Zika and dengue viruses, according to a new study published in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2017
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Scientists have shown that the bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila has developed a specific strategy to target host cell mitochondria, the organelles in charge of cellular bioenergetics. Their study provides information ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2017
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What drives bacterial strain diversity in the gut? Although there are a number of possible explanations, a recent opinion piece published in TRENDs in Microbiology by Dr Pauline Scanlan, a Royal Society – Science Foundation ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2017
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The unavailability of antiviral medicines and vaccines has made outbreaks of hand, food and mouth disease (HFMD) caused by enterovirus 71 (EV71), a serious threat that affects millions worldwide. Now, an A*STAR comprehensive ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2017
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For several years Manu Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has gone to field sites to test new, low-cost microscopes as a tool for diagnosing the parasitic disease schistosomiasis. The devices showed promise, ...
General Physics
Oct 31, 2016
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In a surprising new discovery about potentially deadly salmonella, researchers have determined that the foodborne bacteria has a most unexpected way of telling where it is in the body: It uses its food as its GPS.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from Germany, Austria and the U.S. has found that using a technique that allows for studying small RNA of both bacteria and a host during an infection, can reveal changes to ...
Two Virginia Tech researchers found that when it comes to fighting malaria, teamwork pays off.
Biochemistry
Apr 28, 2015
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Research that provides a new understanding of how bacterial toxins target human cells is set to have major implications for the development of novel drugs and treatment strategies.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 24, 2014
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can insert itself at different locations in the DNA of its human host - and this specific integration site determines how quickly the disease progresses, report researchers at KU Leuven's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2014
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