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Quirky Lyme Disease Bacteria: Unlike Most Organisms, They Don't Need Iron, but Crave Manganese
March 21, 2013 — Scientists have confirmed that the pathogen that causes Lyme disease -- unlike any other known organism -- can exist without iron, a metal that all other life needs to make proteins and enzymes. ... > full story -
Biodiversity Does Not Reduce Transmission of Disease from Animals to Humans, Researchers Find
March 20, 2013 — A new analysis pokes holes in widely accepted theory that connects biodiversity abundance with a reduced disease risk for ... > full story -
Canadian Arctic Glacier Melt Accelerating, Irreversible, Projections Suggest
March 12, 2013 — Ongoing glacier loss in the Canadian high Arctic is accelerating and probably irreversible, new model projections suggest. The Canadian high Arctic is home to the largest clustering of glacier ice ... > full story -
Alive? You Are a Bed Bug Magnet
January 30, 2013 — Bed bugs are infiltrating the world and cities like Chicago are imposing $1,000 fines. Infection control specialists offer ten tips on identifying bed ... > full story -
Bugs in the Christmas Tree
December 18, 2012 — Your Christmas tree may be adorned with lights and glitter. But 25,000 insects, mites, and spiders are sound asleep inside the ... > full story -
Study Probes Impact of Climate Change on Cold-Blooded Animals
December 12, 2012 — Biologists are examining the influence of climate change, particularly warmer winters, on the survival and potential fecundity of cold-blooded ... > full story -
Why Some Strains of Lyme Disease Bacteria Are Common and Others Are Not
December 4, 2012 — New clues about the bacteria that cause Lyme disease could lead to a novel strategy to reduce infections, according to new research. The study reveals that the immune system of the white-footed ... > full story -
Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases Create New Public Health Challenges
November 30, 2012 — West Nile virus, Lyme disease, dengue fever, and plague are examples of "vector-borne zoonotic diseases," caused by pathogens that naturally infect wildlife and are transmitted to humans by vectors ... > full story -
Guineafowl May Spread, Not Halt, Fever-Bearing Ticks in Turkey
November 29, 2012 — The country Turkey releases non-native guineafowl to eat ticks that carry deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Yet research suggests guineafowl eat few ticks, but carry the parasites on their ... > full story -
Bacteria Hijack Host Cell Process, Create Their Own Food Supply to Become Infectious
November 29, 2012 — Bacteria that cause the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis in humans create their own food supply by hijacking a process in host cells that normally should help kill the pathogenic bugs, scientists have ... > full story
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