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New vaccine prevents CMV infection and disease in mice

...dividual, it disarms the host immune system in two ways – by hiding or masking the proteins that would normally provoke an immune response, or by fooling the immune system into mounting a response that doesn’t work to eradicate the virus. “We needed a way to make the host defense system sit up and ta...

Genome of Clostridium botulinum reveals the background to world's deadliest toxin

...ses. "C. botulinum shows us one extreme of the ways that bacteria can make the most of animal hosts," explained Dr Julian Parkhill of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. "Some organisms use subtle approaches, elegantly choreographing their interaction with us and our defences. "C. botulinum takes ...

First confirmed common genetic risk factors for breast cancer

...efully will fuel the development of more effective ways of preventing and treating breast cancer, Dr. Liu said that the most immediate benefit of the new results may be in understanding the molecular mechanisms of breast cancer. The Nature paper is the second major research report published this year b...

'Insulator' helps silence genes in dormant herpes virus

...tor has been identified in a virus and may lead to ways to develop strategies to manipulate the virus. ...ces in these chromatin structures may help finding ways to develop therapies that can target the virus and not the host." ...

Keeping the immune system from starting a 'food fight'

...c Health of his team’s findings. "If we could find ways to strengthen STAMP2 or prevent its suppression, the body might retain control," effectively unlinking chronic overeating and obesity from other symptoms of metabolic disease. He cautioned, however, that the realization of such a treatment strategy r...

Alien plants attack using 'resource conservation' as weapon, researchers say

...in low-resource environments by adopting efficient ways to use available resources. The finding, which sheds new light on how invaders achieve success, may change the way scientists think about invasive species and how to curb them, according the authors of the study published in the April 26 issue of ...

Brain's white matter -- More 'talkative' than once thought

...ows that brain cells “talk?with each other in more ways than previously thought. “We were surprised to see these nerve axons talking to other cells in the white matter,?says Dwight Bergles, Ph.D., an associate professor of neuroscience at Hopkins. The discovery focuses on oligodendrocyte precursor ...

Risk of lymphoma increases with hepatitis C virus infection

...ribute to the disease is the first step in finding ways to reduce its incidence and lessen mortality." HCV causes hepatitis, which is an inflammation of the liver. The HCV virus is carried through the blood and is passed from person to person through the exchange of bodily fluids -- via shared needle...

DNA repair proteins monitored at double-strand break

...go wrong with DNA repair. This could lead to novel ways to make cancer cells more sensitive to therapy by blocking their ability to repair double-stranded breaks caused by chemotherapy or radiation. It could also suggest new strategies for enhancing repair of double-stranded DNA caused by radiation, natur...

World's leading scientists announce creation of 'Encyclopedia of Life'

...immense variety of life, the challenges to it, and ways to conserve biodiversity. The Encyclopedia of Life will ultimately make high-quality, well-organized information available on an unprecedented level. Even five years ago, we could not create such a resource, but advances in technology for searching,...

LIAI scientists make important finding on cytomegalovirus transmission

...lar targets controlling virus persistence, and two ways in which we can modulate immunity in vivo with the desired result of blocking virus spread to uninfected individuals. "The potential excitement in the findings is that we may be able to one day use this kind of treatment in humans to block or sign...

HIV survival improves if patients stay in care

...stay in care," said Giordano. He plans to look for ways to intervene in this process. He is now studying a group of people who are newly diagnosed with HIV in Houston to evaluate the effects of knowledge about the disease socioeconomics, and other factors on retention in care. ...

DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis

...GI's Genome Biology Program. "We are now exploring ways to analyze metagenomic data to enable accurate classification of sequence fragments into their corresponding species populations. The goal is to reconstruct metabolic pathways by comparing with reference isolate genomes, so that we can model ecosyst...

Researchers attach genes to minichromosomes in maize

...romosomes are able to function in many of the same ways as chromosomes but allow for genes to be stacked on them. Although other forms of genetic modification in plants are currently utilized, the new minichromosomes are particularly useful because they allow scientists to add numerous genes onto one mini...

Dinosaur hearing, listening to muscle noise, quieter cubicles

...that of present-day animal species" What are some ways to improve acoustical conditions in office cubicle... the Noise Pollution Clearinghouse will propose 10 ways to reduce noise in natural parks. For example, Blomberg says, the simple step of using quieter pave...

First demonstration of new hair follicle generation in an animal model

...ulate hair-follicle regeneration, leading to novel ways to treat hair loss and hair overgrowth. These findings go beyond just a possible treatment for male-pattern baldness. If researchers can effectively control hair growth, then they could potentially find cures for people with hair and scalp disorde...

Scientists seek useful traits in wild cottons

... breeders more tools to work with as they look for ways to diversify, improve and expand our cotton gene pool. That will benefit global breeding stocks and lead to varieties that are more flexible and productive."...

Genome of yellow fever/dengue fever mosquito sequenced

...help us understand mosquito biology and reveal new ways to interfere with disease transmission," Tu said. According to the article in Science Express, the general failure to date of conventional disease prevention strategies for most mosquito-borne pathogens provides a strong incentive to explore and d...

Hives ferment a yeasty brew, attract beetle pest

...ks, there is a good possibility we will figure out ways to protect against the beetle," says Tumlinson. Honeybees in the U.S. and Europe have been suffering from a variety of invaders and ailments including varroa mite infestations, fungal infections and beetles. Recently, beekeepers in the U.S. report...

Researchers wake up viruses inside tumors to image and then destroy cancers

...ard F. Ambinder, M.D., Ph.D., have been working on ways to activate the reproductive, or "lytic" cycle, within the virus to make it replicate within the tumor cell. When enough viral particles are produced, the tumor will burst, releasing the virus. In animal experiments, this experimental therapy, called...

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