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New Virus Isolated from Patients With Severe Brain Infections
A new study describes a new
virus isolated from patients
with severe brain
infections. Further research
is needed to determine
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Easy and Effective Therapy to Restore Sight: Engineered Virus Will Improve Gene Therapy for Blinding Eye Diseases
Gene therapy using
adeno-associated virus has
successfully restored sight
to people with a rare
inherited retinal
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Do Parasites Upset Food Web Theory?
Parasites comprise a large
proportion of the diversity
of species in every
ecosystem, but are rarely
included in analyses or
models of food webs. If
parasites play different
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Potential Disease-Transmission Sources in Animals ID'd by Calculating Risk Using Social Network Mathematics
Scientists have successfully
identified animal species
that can transmit more
diseases to humans by using
mathematical tools similar
... > full story
- New Virus Isolated from Patients With Severe Brain Infections
- Easy and Effective Therapy to Restore Sight: Engineered Virus Will Improve Gene Therapy for Blinding Eye Diseases
- Do Parasites Upset Food Web Theory?
- Potential Disease-Transmission Sources in Animals ID'd by Calculating Risk Using Social Network Mathematics
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Treating Infection May Have Sting in the Tail, Parasite Study Shows
June 17, 2013 — Using drugs to treat an infection could allow other co-existing conditions to flourish, a study in wild animals has ... > full story -
Blood-Sucking Deer Keds Are Spreading in Norway
June 11, 2013 — A high moose population density and mild autumn weather result in a higher prevalence of deer keds (louse fly parasite). A great deal of pine forest in the habitat of the moose has the same effect. ... > full story -
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Biotech Crops Vs. Pests: Successes and Failures from the First Billion Acres
June 10, 2013 — A landmark study analyzes why pest resistance to genetically modified crops evolved quickly in some cases, but not others. The global assessment could help to gauge the risk of resistance for new ... > full story -
Substances from African Medicinal Plants Could Help Stop Tumor Growth
June 10, 2013 — African medicinal plants contain chemicals that may be able to stop the spread of cancer cells. The plant materials will now undergo further analysis in order to evaluate their therapeutic ... > full story -
Wolbachia Bacteria Evolved to Infect Stem Cell Niches Through Successive Generations of Their Hosts
June 6, 2013 — A new study provides evidence that Wolbachia target the ovarian stem cell niches of its hosts -- a strategy previously overlooked to explain how Wolbachia thrive in ... > full story -
Malaria's Deadly Grip Revealed: Severe Malaria Breakthrough
June 5, 2013 — Researchers have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of blood vessels in severe cases of malaria. The discovery may advance the development of vaccines ... > full story -
Drug Resistance May Make Malaria Parasites Vulnerable to Other Substances
June 4, 2013 — Malaria parasites that develop resistance to the most effective class of anti-malarial drugs may become susceptible to other treatments as a result. The discovery could reveal potential new drug ... > full story -
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Stopping the Worm from Turning
June 4, 2013 — Almost one in six people worldwide are infected by parasitic worms, while parasitic infections of livestock cause economic losses of billions of Euro per year. Resistance to the few drugs available ... > full story -
Mosquitoes Reared in Cooler Temperatures Have Weaker Immune Systems
June 3, 2013 — Scientists have discovered mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems, making them more susceptible to dangerous viruses and thus more likely to transmit diseases to people. ... > full story -
Female Moths Use Olfactory Signals to Choose the Best Egg-Laying Sites
June 3, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that the ability of Manduca sexta moths to recognize changes in the profile of volatile compounds released by plants being attacked by Manduca caterpillars allows them to ... > full story
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