New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
March 7, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Andrea Widener
widenera@hhmi.org
301-215-8807
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Virus infections may be contributing factor in onset of gluten intolerance
March 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Paivi Saavalainen
paivi.saavalainen@helsinki.fi
358-094-742-5086
Academy of Finland
Recent research findings indicate a possible connection between virus infections, the immune system and the onset of gluten intolerance, also known as coeliac disease. A research project in the Academy of Finland’s Research Programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA) has brought new knowledge on the hereditary nature of gluten intolerance and identified genes that carry a higher risk of developing the condition. Research has shown that the genes in question are closely linked with the human immune system and the occurrence of inflammations, rather than being connected with the actual breakdown of gluten in the digestive tract.
Experimental vaccine protects monkeys against chikungunya
March 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Jim Kelly
jpkelly@utmb.edu
409-772-8791
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Read more
Researchers find further evidence linking Epstein-Barr virus and risk of multiple sclerosis
March 3, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Todd Datz
tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu
617-432-3952
Harvard School of Public Health Read more
Early test for a killer of the sickest
March 2, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Mary Jane Gore
mary.gore@duke.edu
919-660-1309
Duke University Medical Center
DURHAM, N.C. An early test for fungal infections that measures how a patient’s genes are responding could save the lives of some very sick patients. Researchers at Duke University’s Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have devised an early gene-expression test for the fungal pathogen Candida that worked in mice.
Emerging tick-borne disease
February 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Diana Lutz
dlutz@wustl.edu
314-935-5272
Washington University in St. Louis Read more
Novel compound found effective against avian influenza virus
February 24, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Yoshihiro Kawaoka
kawaokay@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
608-265-4925
University of Wisconsin-Madison
MADISON A novel compound is highly effective against the pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, including some drug-resistant strains, according to new research led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison virologist.
Confronting infectious disease threats at large-scale international events
February 23, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Kim Barnhardt
kim.barnhardt@cmaj.ca
613-520-7116 x2224
Canadian Medical Association Journal Read more
Virus hybridization could create pandemic bird flu
February 21, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Yoshihiro Kawaoka
kawaokay@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu
608-265-4925
University of Wisconsin-Madison
MADISON Genetic interactions between avian H5N1 influenza and human seasonal influenza viruses have the potential to create hybrid strains combining the virulence of bird flu with the pandemic ability of H1N1, according to a new study.
Protein found to be key in protecting the gut from infection
February 16, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Contact: Debra Kain
ddkain@ucsd.edu
619-543-6163
University of California - San Diego
A signaling protein that is key in orchestrating the body’s overall immune response has an important localized role in fighting bacterial infection and inflammation in the intestinal tract, according to a study by UC San Diego School of Medicine investigators, published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe.
