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Metabolism cycle of Kala-Azar parasite revealed

... develop new drugs that will kill the parasites by selectively disrupting the mannose metabolism, without causing affect to the glucose metabolism in the humans. Leishmaniasis, known as Kala-Azar in India, infects at least 12 million people worldwide, in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and parts of Africa. It usually...

Hypertension Drug of Choice for African Americans

...volol is believed to have dual action. It works by selectively blocking beta1-receptors in the heart and other organs of the body and prevents action of noradrenline and adrenaline. It also works as a modest vasodilator via enhanced release of nitric oxide,(2-3) which means it can widen the blood vessels, contri...

Light can help fight gum bacteria

...d to broadband light (380 to 520nm). The light had selectively killed oral black-pigmented bacteria in the gum cultures and the dental plaque samples obtained from patients. Medium strength light had killed bacteria like Prevotella intermedia and P. nigrescens, while stronger lights have been 99% successful in k...

Bioengineering production strains - Microbia develops new methods

...ibuting to high productivity, they will be able to selectively alter them to boost yields and improve other production parameters. The Nature Biotechnology authors constructed genomic fragment microarrays for Aspergillus terreus and then utilized these arrays for transcriptional profiling of strains engineered ...

Over-The-Counter Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's

...ir anti-inflammatory properties, the drugs seem to selectively reduce levels of a harmful protein linked to the neurodegenerative disease. The study developed from research suggesting that people taking certain NSAIDs regularly were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. // The study suggests that three t...

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