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Promising antimicrobial attacks virus, stimulates immune system
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A promising antimicrobial agent already known to kill bacteria can also kill viruses and stimulate the innate immune system, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. In a paper appearing online June 4 in the Journal of ...
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Estrogen linked to lowered immunity in fish
Jun 03, 2009 |
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Exposure to estrogen reduces production of immune-related proteins in fish. This suggests that certain compounds, known as endocrine disruptors, may make fish more susceptible to disease.
New, more effective nisin antibiotics combat superbugs and food diseases
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Researchers at University College Cork have used bioengineering to produce a new generation of natural antibiotics that target harmful micro-organisms such as MRSA and the food-borne pathogen, Listeria monocytogenes.
3 newly discovered ERK pathway proteins related to CagA induced disease
Feb 22, 2008 |
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Cytotoxin-associated gene A protein (CagA) from type I H.pylori has been proved by epidemiological and experimental studies to be closely associated with the H.pylori induced gastric diseases, especially gastric cancer. However, ...
Study characterizes eczema patients most at risk for dangerous viral infections
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Eczema patients at risk for serious viral infections have more severe disease, are more likely to be allergic to food and other allergens, and have a frequent history of staph infections, according to researchers at National ...
How household bleach works to kill bacteria
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Nov 13, 2008 |
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Despite the fact that household bleach is commonly used as a disinfectant, exactly how it works to fight bacteria remained an open question. Now, a report in the November 14th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, ...
Understanding why C. difficile causes disease -- it's Hungry
May 24, 2007 |
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Researchers studying the genetics behind why C. difficile causes disease have come to a simple conclusion -- the bacteria do it because they are starving. That just might help them find a new treatment for what can sometimes ...
Unique portion of enzyme fights lung infection
Jun 17, 2009 |
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An enzyme known to play a key role in the development of emphysema serves as the first line of defense against bacterial infection of the lung, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. ...
Key feature of immune system survived in humans, other primates for 60 million years
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A new study has concluded that one key part of the immune system, the ability of vitamin D to regulate anti-bactericidal proteins, is so important that is has been conserved through almost 60 million years of evolution and ...
10 x '20: ID experts call for 10 new antibiotics by 2020
Nov 23, 2009 |
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The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has asked for a commitment from the Obama administration and the European Union to further the Society's mission to achieve the development of 10 new antibiotics within the ...
Protein found to promote antibiotic resistance in a common food-borne pathogen
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Jun 06, 2008 |
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Researchers from Iowa State University have identified a novel factor that promotes the development of antibiotic resistance in a bacterial pathogen. The study, published June 6th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, ...
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