Medical News
Bacteriophages: Are they an overlooked driver of Parkinson's disease?
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Society for Microbiology) In the first study of its kind, researchers from the New York-based Human Microbiology Institute have discovered the role certain bacteriophages may play in the onset of Parkinson's di...
Development of vaccines from AIDS to Zika, using a novel 'plug and play' viral platform
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Society for Microbiology) Researchers from GeoVax have developed a flexible 'Plug and Play' technology platform that delivers single-dose vaccines that fully protect against emerging infectious diseases such as...
Drug resistance genes shared among bacteria in hospitals can be deadly
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Society for Microbiology) A hospital outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) became more worrisome when researchers found resistance genes being shared among unrelated bacteria via plasmids an...
Moderate and extreme temperatures could increase the risk of occupational injuries
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)) Cold and heat increase the risk of occupational injury in Spain by 4 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
Otago researchers help unlock answers about leptospirosis in Africa
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(University of Otago) University of Otago researchers are helping lead international studies which have discovered that exposure to cattle and rice farming are risk factors for the devastating disease leptospirosis in no...
Treg cells protect babies from getting HIV infection from their mothers
EurekAlert! - 10 Jun 2018 06:00
(American Society for Microbiology) Scientists now report that Treg cells, a type of regulatory lymphocyte, may be protecting babies in the womb from getting infected with the HIV virus when the mother is infected. The r...