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Australian Researchers Create Anti-Botulism Compound

(GSN Daily News) Australian scientists have created and tested a new compound that protects nerve cells from the toxin that causes botulism, opening the way for the development of new countermeasures against the potential bioterrorism agent, a coalition of research institutions announced last week (see GSN, March 1, 2010). Researchers from the University of Newcastle,  Read More »

Researchers Find “Key” Used by Ebola Virus to Unlock Cells and Spread Deadly Infection

(PR Newswire) BRONX, N.Y.– Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have helped identify a cellular protein that is critical for infection by the deadly Ebola virus. The findings, published in today’s online edition of Nature, suggest a possible strategy for blocking infection due to Ebola virus, one of the world’s most  Read More »

Two more anthrax cases reported in NE China

(Xinhua) – Two more cutaneous anthrax infections were reported in northeast Liaoning Province, bringing the total number of people who were hospitalized for the disease to 32, health authorities said Tuesday. The two cases were found Monday in …and more »

NE China reports more cases of cutaneous anthrax infection

(Xinhua) SHENYANG — Nine more people are suspected of being infected with cutaneous anthrax in northeast China’s Liaoning Province, bringing the total number of reported cases to 30, local health authorities said Friday.

Editorial: USA focuses on Ebola vaccine but research gaps remain

(The Lancet) — As the hunt for an Ebola vaccine receives a boost, experts say that other avenues of research also need to be explored to help tackle the highly virulent disease. Talha Khan Burki reports. WHO describes Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever (EHF) as “one of the most virulent viral diseases known to man”. The US  Read More »

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