Can a dangerous microbe offer a new way to silence pain?
Deadly anthrax toxin blocks multiple types of pain in mice, study shows. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly,… read more.
Deadly anthrax toxin blocks multiple types of pain in mice, study shows. Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly,… read more.
Researchers have solved a decade-long mystery about a critical protein linked to Parkinson’s disease that could help to fast-track treatments for the incurable disease. The research, published in… read more.
A new study, published in Nature Communications confirms what many people have suspected for a long time – namely that previous human coronavirus infection e.g. with the common… read more.
New research has moved a step closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacterial infection, reducing the threat of antibiotic resistance. A growing number of infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis,… read more.
Cells in the developing embryo can sense the stiffness of other cells around them, which is key to them moving together to form the face and skull, finds… read more.
Bacteria from the digestive system seem to have the potential to cause damage to pancreatic cells, increasing the risk of malignant tumours. Now for the first time, live… read more.
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is resistant to all antibiotics on the market. Therefore, there is a great need for new therapeutic approaches. In order to find them, it… read more.
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and can also be used to treat human infections. However, as with antibiotics, bacteria can readily evolve resistance to phage attack, highlighting… read more.
Project will accelerate the development of precision diagnostics and therapeutics. Now that the Human Genome Project has officially wrapped, an international team of researchers will map the entire… read more.
First microfluidic organ-on-a-chip model of the disease could help bring much needed drugs, and personalized medicine approaches to patients. The inherited progressive disorder cystic fibrosis (CF) causes severe… read more.
The intestine is essential for maintaining our energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance. It manages to do this… read more.
Malaria, a pathogen transmitted into blood by mosquitoes in tropical climates, is typically thought of as a blood and liver infection. However, in a newly published study, researchers… read more.
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