News tagged with respiratory pathogen


New insight into an old reaction: Adenylylation regulates cell signaling

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study reveals the importance of adenylylation in the regulation of cell signaling from bacteria to higher organisms. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, provid ...





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Research promising for cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New University of Toronto research holds promise for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis and may also serve as a model for future therapies against the HIV virus.


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Houseplant pest gives clue to potential new anthrax treatment

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found how a citric acid-based Achilles heel used by a pathogen that attacks the popular African Violet house plant could be exploited not just to save African ...


Researchers advance vaccine against Valley fever

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical mycologists in The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) and the Department of Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) have significantly advanced the fight against San Joaquin ...


Genomic signature in blood identifies underlying viral infection

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have identified a genomic "signature" in circulating blood that reveals exposure to common upper respiratory viruses, like the cold or flu, even before symptoms appear.


Study suggests H1N1 virus more dangerous than suspected

Study suggests H1N1 virus more dangerous than suspected

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (20) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, highly detailed study of the H1N1 flu virus shows that the pathogen is more virulent than previously thought.


Researchers identify key step bird flu virus takes to spread readily in humans

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created Oct 05, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (18) | comments 0

Since it first appeared in Hong Kong in 1997, the H5N1 avian flu virus has been slowly evolving into a pathogen better equipped to infect humans. The final form of the virus, biomedical researchers fear, will be a highly ...


Canine influenza was around as early as 1999

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created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous outbreaks of respiratory disease ...


Study of unexplained respiratory infections leads researchers to new virus

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 17, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

An ongoing effort to identify the microorganisms that make us sick has discovered a new virus potentially linked to unexplained respiratory infections.


An Australian student has documented the country's first case of a captive-bred turtle acquiring an infectious disease

Captive turtle found to have infectious disease

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An Australian veterinary student said Monday she has documented the country's first known case of a bred-in-captivity turtle acquiring a highly infectious disease which could potentially spread to humans.


Should noninvasive ventilation be considered a high-risk procedure during an epidemic?

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created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contrary to current policies recommending that non-invasive ventilation be avoided during an infectious outbreak, the author of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) argues that it should be used exped ...



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