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Researchers At UCLA Identify Peptide That Inhibits Replication of Hepatitis C Virus
Researchers from UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a cell-permeable peptide that inhibits a hepatitis C virus protein and blocks the viral replication that can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis.
Why Polio is So Hard to Eliminate in Chad
Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 – five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board,...
Typhoid Stalks Harare
Over the past few weeks some 900 residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have been diagnosed with typhoid, and about 60 have been admitted to hospital, say health authorities.
Immunological Mechanisms of Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapy
Cancer is one of the most common causes of death in humans. The conventional cancer therapies include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeting therapies, which are intended to directly destroy and eliminate tumor cells. These treatments often...
Generation X: How Young Adults Deal with Influenza
Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a University of Michigan report that details the behavior and attitudes of Generation X. But about 65 percent were at least...
High Levels of MRSA Bacteria in Retail Meat Products
Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture...
Polar Growth At the Bacterial Scale Reveals Potential New Targets for Antibiotic Therapy
An international team of microbiologists led by Indiana University researchers has identified a new bacterial growth process — one that occurs at a single end or pole of the cell instead of uniform, dispersed growth along the long axis of the cell...
NIH Scientists Identify Novel Approach to View Inner Workings of Viruses
Since the discovery of the microscope, scientists have tried to visualize smaller and smaller structures to provide insights into the inner workings of human cells, bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal...
