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How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack
July 24, 2012 — Researchers have now shown how a common fungus can adjust its physiology to become harmful in a host with compromised immune status. The study is the first to demonstrate that the hospitality of the ... > full story -
Under the Right Conditions, Peptide Blocks HIV Infection at Multiple Points Along the Way
July 24, 2012 — Using model cell lines, researchers have shown that human neutrophil peptide 1 effectively prevented HIV entry into cells in multiple ... > full story -
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Loneliness in Older Adults, Study Shows
July 24, 2012 — For older adults, loneliness is a major risk factor for health problems -- such as cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's -- and death. A new study offers the first evidence that mindfulness ... > full story -
How Hosts Recognize Bacteria
July 20, 2012 — We are surrounded by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The fact that we nevertheless do not fall prey to infections is thanks to certain cellular sensor molecules such as toll-like receptors ... > full story -
Short-Term Intestinal Parasite Infection Triggers Specific Cytokines That Can Prevent the Development of Type 1 Diabetes
July 19, 2012 — Short-term infection with intestinal worms may provide long-term protection against type I diabetes (TID), suggests a new study. The incidence of TID is relatively low in developing countries. One ... > full story -
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Lungs Respond to Hospital Ventilator as If It Were an Infection
July 18, 2012 — When hospital patients are placed on a mechanical ventilator for days at a time, their lungs react to the pressure with an out-of-control immune response. Researchers have discovered potential drug ... > full story -
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Botanical Compound Could Prove Crucial to Healing Influenza
July 18, 2012 — Building on previous work with the botanical abscisic acida, researchers have discovered that abscisic acid has anti-inflammatory effects in the lungs as well as in the ... > full story -
Mouse With Human Immune System May Revolutionize HIV Vaccine Research
July 18, 2012 — One of the challenges to HIV vaccine development has been the lack of an animal model that reflects the human immune response to the virus. Researchers report that a mouse model manipulated to have a ... > full story -
Environmental Concerns Increasing Infectious Disease in Amphibians, Other Animals
July 18, 2012 — Climate change, habitat destruction, pollution and invasive species are all involved in the global crisis of amphibian declines and extinctions, researchers suggest in a new analysis, but ... > full story -
Potential Key to New Treatment for Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)
July 18, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated that the inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in mouse models of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), an aggressive and incurable subtype of ... > full story
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