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Friday, November 20, 2009

Cigarettes Harbor Many Pathogenic Bacteria

Cigarettes are widely contaminated with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new study conducted by an environmental health ...  > full story

Lyme Disease Vaccine? Tick Saliva Found to Protect Mice from Lyme Disease

A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, researchers have discovered. The ...  > full story

Researchers Discover Antibody Receptor Identity, Propose Renaming Immune-System Gene

Researchers have uncovered the genetic identity of a cellular receptor for the immune system's first-response antibody, a ...  > full story

New Culprit for Viral Infections Among Elderly An Overactive Immune Response

Researchers have found that exaggerated responses of the immune system explain why the elderly succumb to viral infections more readily than ...  > full story
 

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