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Infections
UF helping develop insecticide to target malaria-carrying mosquitoes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In malaria-ridden parts of Africa, mosquito netting protects people from being infected while they sleep; now, a University of ...
New one-step process for designer bacteria
A simpler and faster way of producing designer bacteria used in biotechnology processes has been developed by University of Adelaide researchers. ...
Frogs in California harbor deadly amphibian pathogen, researchers find
BY RUTHANN RICHTER - In a new study, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers provide the first evidence that African clawed frogs in California harbor a deadly fungal infection that is decimating amphibian populations across the globe. ... Full story
Ferrets, Pigs Susceptible to H7N9 Avian Influenza Virus
NIH-Funded Study Examined Transmissibility of Emerging Virus ... Full story
Vaccine blackjack: IL-21 critical to fight against viral infections
Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center have shown that an immune regulatory molecule called IL-21 is needed for long-lasting antibody responses in mice against viral infections. ... Full story
UF helping develop insecticide to target malaria-carrying mosquitoes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In malaria-ridden parts of Africa, mosquito netting protects people from being infected while they sleep; now, a University of Florida entomologist wants to improve the netting by coating it with insecticide toxic only to mosquitoes. ... Full story
Novel Approach for Influenza Vaccination Shows Promise in Early Animal Testing
New Research Advances Development of Universal Flu Vaccine ... Full story
Estimates reveal low population immunity to new bird flu virus H7N9 in humans
The level of immunity to the recently circulating H7N9 influenza virus in an urban and a rural population in Vietnam is very low, according to the first population-level study to examine human immunity to the virus, which was previously only found in birds. The findings have implications for planning the public health response to this pandemic threat. ... Full story
Hospitals profit when patients develop bloodstream infections
Private insurers rather than hospitals would reap the most savings by supporting programs to prevent these avoidable complications ... Full story
Keeping Stem Cells Strong
Caltech biologists show that an RNA molecule protects stem cells during inflammation ... Full story
