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Key difference discovered between our bodies’ fight against viruses and bacteria

(Medical News Today) Scientists at The University of Nottingham have discovered a key difference in the biological mechanisms by which the immune system responds to viral and bacterial pathogens. The study, published in the journal Nature Immunology and led by Professor Uwe Vinkemeier in the University’s School of Life Sciences, centred on STAT1, a protein Read More »

January 15, 2014
| Filed under Europe, International, Public Health, and Research
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Using air transportation data to predict pandemics

(Eurekalert) Computational work conducted at Northwestern University has led to a new mathematical theory for understanding the global spread of epidemics. The resulting insights could not only help identify an outbreak’s origin but could also significantly improve the ability to forecast the global pathways through which a disease might spread.

December 12, 2013
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Chikungunya in the French part of the Caribbean isle of Saint Martin

(WorldHealthOrganization) On 6 December 2013, WHO was notified of two laboratory confirmed cases of locally acquired chikungunya disease in the French part of the Caribbean isle of Saint Martin. The other part of the isle is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Sint Maarten). These two cases were confirmed by Read More »

December 11, 2013
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New technique identifies pathogens in patient samples faster, in great detail

(Eurekalert) A team of Danish investigators has shown how to identify pathogens faster, directly from clinical samples. The research, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology appears in the journal’s January 2014 issue.

December 3, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, Agents & Toxins, Biotechnology, Public Health, and Research
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What makes the deadliest form of malaria specific to people?

(Eurekalert) Researchers have discovered why the parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria only infects humans. The team recently showed that the interaction between a parasite protein called RH5 and a receptor called basigin was essentially required for the invasion of red blood cells by the parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria. Read More »