News articles tagged with 'host' (Page 3)
Dynasty: Influenza virus in 1918 and today
— 30 Jun 2009 13:39 | HealthThe influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
When hosts go extinct, what happens to their parasites?
— 4 Jun 2009 02:25 | BiologyHands wring and teeth gnash over the loss of endangered species like the panda or the polar bear. But what happens to the parasites hosted by endangered species? And although most people…
Researchers gain ground in efforts to fight parasite infection
— 27 May 2009 08:45 | HealthNew findings by researchers UT Southwestern Medical Centre are accelerating efforts to eradicate worm infections that afflict a third of the world's population…
How superbugs control their lethal weapons
— 25 May 2009 10:43 | HealthIt appears that some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system to everyone's advantage…
New understanding of dengue virus points way to possible therapies for dengue fever
— 23 Apr 2009 12:31 | HealthDoctors have no specific drugs to treat dengue fever, a viral illness spread by mosquitoes that sickens 50 million to 100 million people worldwide each year. Instead, the only treatments…
Locking parasites in host cell could be new way to fight malaria
— 4 Apr 2009 15:12 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that parasites hijack host-cell proteins to ensure their survival and proliferation, suggesting new ways to control the…
When intestinal bacteria go surfing
— 20 Mar 2009 12:00 | HealthThe bacterium Escherichia coli is part of the healthy human intestinal flora. However, E. coli also has pathogenic relatives that trigger diarrhoea illnesses: enterohaemorrhagic E.coli…
One virus particle is enough to cause infectious disease
— 14 Mar 2009 17:32 | HealthCan exposure to a single virus particle lead to infection or disease? Until now, solid proof has been lacking. Experimental research with insect larvae at Wageningen University and…
Researchers probe mechanisms of infection
— 9 Mar 2009 22:00 | HealthA newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli might help explain why people often get sicker when they're stressed. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre are the…
Special issue of BMC Microbiology spotlights standardised language for describing microbes
— 19 Feb 2009 09:44 | BiologyA special issue of BMC Microbiology highlights some of the recent achievements of scientists developing a universal language to describe the genes involved in the complex interplay…