DURHAM, N.C. – Normal microorganisms in the intestines appear to play a pivotal role in how the HIV virus foils a successful attack from the body’s immune system, according to new research from Duke Medicine. The study, published Aug. 13,… Read More ›
Cell Host & Microbe
How probiotic bacteria protect against inflammatory bowel diseases
A glimpse through the laser microscope – green indicates the presence of inflammatory messenger substances (chemokines) in the bowel tissue. Picture: TUM 25.04.2012, Press releases Some lactic acid bacteria can alleviate inflammation and therefore prevent intestinal disorders. Scientists have now… Read More ›
Research Update: Battling Infection With Microbes
03/12/2014 09:01:47 – “It’s interesting to see that these microbes are having an immune effect beyond where they live in the gut,” – “For example, when patients are put on antibiotics for something like hip surgery, are you damaging their… Read More ›
TIM and TAM: 2 paths used by the Dengue virus to penetrate cells
Contact: Press presse@inserm.fr INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) By demonstrating that it is possible to inhibit the viral infection in vitro by blocking the bonding between the virus and these receptors, the researchers have… Read More ›
No Antibodies, No Problem
Researchers Identify How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with… Read More ›
Protein enhances lethality of influenza virus – PB1-F2
Contact: Nancy Wampler nwampler@cell.com 617-386-2121 Cell Press Clues from the past may influence preparations for the future Often called the most devastating epidemic in the recorded history of the world, the 1918 influenza virus pandemic was responsible for more than… Read More ›
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