Scientists discover E coli’s Achilles heel
July 16th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Researchers have identified E. coli's Achilles heel - a molecule's previously unknown role in fighting it off and other bacterial infections.The lethal bug continues to infiltrate ... Read more...
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Vaccine made with synthetic gene shows promise against pneumonia
February 22nd, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have developed an experimental vaccine that appears to protect against an increasingly common and particularly deadly form of ... Read more...
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Why HIV-uninfected babies of mums with HIV are more prone to infections
February 9th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): Scientists have found that babies whose mothers have HIV, but are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which ... Read more...
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Nasal spray vaccine for meningitis on the anvil
July 27th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): A nasal spray vaccine, which could offer protection against meningitis and pneumonia, is being developed by scientists.The research team, being led by Dr Qibo Zhang, from the University ... Read more...
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Scientists track how deadly pathogen subverts brain
August 19th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) A specific protein found on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows it to subvert the brain, triggering deadly meningitis in infants, scientists have found, possibly opening ... Read more...
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Scientists identify how meningitis bacteria invade the brain
August 19th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have discovered that a specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the ... Read more...
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Weird sex, secret of bacterial resistance to antibiotics
July 6th, 2009 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 6 (IANS) Thanks to their weird sex life, disease-causing bacteria are developing resistance to antibiotics, says a new study.
According to William Hanage, study co-author from Imperial College, London (ICL): "Bacteria ... Read more...
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Scientists find novel way of boosting newborns’ immune responses
June 13th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): Newborns have immature immune system which makes them highly vulnerable to infections. Now, researchers from Children's Hospital Boston claim to have found a novel way to enhance innate ... Read more...
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Paediatric vaccine found effective in preventing pneumococcal meningitis
January 15th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): A standard paediatric vaccine for preventing common life-threatening infections can also be effective against pneumococcal meningitis in both children and adults, say researchers.Pneumococcal meningitis is an infection ... Read more...
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Liver molecule Ashwell receptor reduces mortality during sepsis
May 19th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin
London , May 19 (ANI): In a new study, researchers at the University of California , San Diego School of Medicine have found that the Ashwell receptor, a molecule present in ... Read more...
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Top Indian paediatric body to lobby for pneumonia vaccine
April 10th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
By Prashant K. Nanda
Udaipur (Rajasthan), April 10 (IANS) With pneumonia killing nearly 400,000 children in the country annually, the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) will lobby with the health ministry to introduce ... Read more...
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