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NYU Study Reveals How Brain's Immune System Fights Viral Encephalitis
March 25, 2005 New York University biologists have uncovered how the innate immune system in mice's brains fights viral infection of neurons. The findings, published as the cover study in the latest issue of ... > full story -
Emerging Class Of Viruses Found To Change Shape To Infect Humans
December 19, 2004 The binding of a viral RNA and a viral protein brings about a physical transformation that dupes host cells into enthusiastically copying the invading pathogen, according to a team of researchers ... > full story -
Vaccinating Wildlife Can Reduce Human Risk For Lyme Disease
December 19, 2004 Direct field evidence shows that Lyme disease in humans can be prevented by vaccinating wildlife, researchers in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine report in ... > full story -
NIAID Expands West Nile Virus Treatment Trial
July 14, 2004 The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, has expanded its clinical trial of an experimental West Nile virus (WNV) treatment to about 60 ... > full story -
Researcher Issues Caution On Live Virus Vaccines
June 18, 2004 A New York Medical College microbiologist warns that live virus vaccines to prevent infectious diseases like West Nile virus and yellow fever could have dire ... > full story -
Jefferson Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Promise In Animal Model
March 8, 2004 A new vaccine for Alzheimer's disease created by researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia has shown promise in initial testing in ... > full story -
Lock To Food-Borne Pathogen Pathway May Be Key To Vaccine
February 2, 2004 A previously unidentified protein on the surface of intestinal cells is giving Purdue University researchers clues on how to prevent ... > full story -
Vitamin E May Be Key To Listeria-Free Turkeys
January 16, 2004 Adding Vitamin E to the diets of turkeys may further reduce the likelihood of consumers contracting a serious foodborne illness from the popular holiday and sandwich ... > full story -
NIAID Opens Innovative Treatment Study For West Nile Virus
September 10, 2003 A clinical trial evaluating an experimental treatment for patients infected with West Nile virus (WNV) has begun enrolling volunteers at 36 sites nationwide, the National Institute of Allergy and ... > full story -
Mild Injury May Render Brain Cells Vulnerable To Immune System Attack
October 24, 2002 Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered that a seemingly mild "insult" to the brain could sensitize neurons to attack by immune system proteins that are otherwise ... > full story
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