Duplicate DNA a hallmark of tick genome
IMAGE: Researchers sequence the genome of the Lyme-disease-causing tick and find lots of duplicative elements. Credit: Anirudh Dhammi, NC State University Researchers have sequenced the...
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Why humans (and not mice) are susceptible to Zika
Flaviviruses–such as Zika, dengue, and yellow fever–have emerged as human (and other primate) pathogens because of their ability to specifically overcome our anti-viral defenses. In...
Research points to development of single vaccine for Chikungunya, related viruses
What if a single vaccine could protect people from infection by many different viruses? That concept is a step closer to reality. Researchers at Washington...
A special bond: New receptors discovered for Helicobacter pylori
Credit: M. Rohde/HZI Helicobacter pylori is a spiral bacterium that can colonize the human stomach – sometimes with fatal consequences. A research group led by...
Spider’s web inspires removable implant that may control type 1 diabetes
Credit: Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. – For the more than 1 million Americans who live with type 1 diabetes, daily insulin injections are literally a...
Experimental ‘enhancer’ drug may boost conventional therapies for deadly pediatric brain cancers
Credit: Eric Raabe Laboratory studies suggest that an experimental drug already in early clinical trials for a variety of adult cancers might enhance radiation and...
Cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, named on Forbes’ ‘Physician Honor Rol’
Credit: University of Utah Health Salt Lake City, Utah — Dec. 6, 2017 — University of Utah Health cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC is...
Scientists use parasite’s internal clock to attack sleeping sickness
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – The parasite that causes deadly sleeping sickness has its own biological clock that makes it more vulnerable to medications during...
Why do young adults post harmful personal content on social media?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Aug. 22, 2017 — A new study looked at self-presentation of potentially damaging content on social...
‘Unique and revolutionary’
Credit: Woerner, Traxler, Richter Architects In its evaluation, the WR praised the unique photonic approach, which could lead to a global improvement in diagnostics and...
3-D mapping a new drug-delivery tool
Cubosomes are small biological 'capsules' that can deliver molecules of nutrients or drugs with high efficiency. They have a highly symmetrical interior made of tiny...
New treatment for osteoporosis provides better protection against fractures
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Claessen A new treatment for osteoporosis provides major improvements in bone density and more effective protection against fractures than the...
New study suggests health benefits of swapping animal proteins for plant proteins
Credit: Courtesy of St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2017–Substituting one to two servings of animal proteins with plant proteins every day could lead to...
Spray painting biomaterials onto heart promotes cardiac repair after…
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 21, 2017–Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a minimally invasive method to form a regenerative...
New technique could prevent dangerous biofilms on catheters
Biofilms frequently coat the surfaces of catheters, and of various medical implants and prostheses, where they can cause life-threatening infections. New research at the Sahlgrenska...
