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defense molecules in mouth found to inhibit infections from HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A professor from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has discovered defense molecules found in the mouth inhibit infections from HIV.
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Study reveals how plants and bacteria 'talk' to thwart disease
Nov 05, 2009 |
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When it comes to plants' innate immunity, like many of the dances of life, it takes two to tango. A receptor molecule in the plant pairs up with a specific molecule on the invading bacteria and, presto, the immune system ...
New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus
Jul 21, 2008 |
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For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. With retroviruses, which work by inserting ...
Protein may boost body's defence system against infections and cancer
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To boost our immune system, health experts remind us to get a good night's sleep, drink plenty of fluids and eat a well-balanced diet. Researchers at McMaster University have added a new finding to the list ...
Cornell receives federal grants to create fabrics to render toxic chemicals harmless
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 27, 2008 |
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Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts.
Nylon reveals its antibiotic powers
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Nylon, we know, is incredibly versatile, strong and resilient. Now, it may be possible to add antibiotic powers to the list of qualities for the wonder synthetic material.
Evil-doers everywhere: Get a whiff of this
Feb 18, 2009 |
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The food you eat, the drugs you take, your state of mind, and your gender -- all these make your sweat unique. Tel Aviv University chemists may turn this fact into a new crime-fighting tool that would make ...
Crossing the species line
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Jan 31, 2008 |
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A recent article published in Developmental and Comparative Immunology, the official journal of the International Society of Developmental and Comparative Immunology (ISDCI), draws attention to the fact that the plant immune ...
New grants to create fabrics that render toxic chemicals harmless
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 23, 2008 |
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Cornell fiber scientist Juan Hinestroza is working with the U.S. government to create fabrics made of functional nanofibers that would decompose toxic industrial chemicals into harmless byproducts.
Researchers determine how mosquitoes survive dengue virus infection
Feb 13, 2009 |
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Colorado State University researchers have discovered that mosquitoes that transmit deadly viruses such as dengue avoid becoming ill by mounting an immediate, potent immune response. Because their immune system does not eliminate ...
Pancreatic cancer fights off immune attack
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum) and the Heidelberg University Hospitals have discovered that pancreatic cancer attracts regulatory T cells, which suppress the activity of ...
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