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Genome research suggests presence of enteric fever in medieval Europe

Genome research conducted by the University of Warwick suggests that enteric fever, a potentially lethal disease more commonly found in hot countries, was present in medieval Europe.

20 Jul 2018

Species diversity can have positive and negative impacts on disease transmission

Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate as infectious diseases increasingly spill over from wildlife to humans.

19 Jul 2018

New proteomics studies help gain more insights into Alzheimer's, cancer and listeriosis

The brains of people with Alzheimer's disease contain many protein aggregates outside of cells, known as plaques. These are mainly made of the peptide amyloid-beta, which is released from the plasma membrane when the protease BACE1 cleaves its membrane-anchored precursor protein.

19 Jul 2018

Researchers to investigate role of hormones in mosquito's ability to use human blood for egg production

Entomologists at the University of California, Riverside have received a five-year grant of $2.44 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, to investigate the role hormones play in the female mosquito's ability to use human blood for egg production.

16 Jul 2018

Researchers describe key role of enzyme in regulating immune response against Chagas disease parasite

In an article published recently in the journal Nature Communications, researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo in Brazil describe the central role played by an enzyme called phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma in regulating the immune response against Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease.

16 Jul 2018

New study finds ticks that can carry Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

The results of a nationwide citizen scientist study, sponsored by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation and conducted by Northern Arizona University and Colorado State University, found ticks capable of carrying Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in 83 counties throughout the country where they had not previously been recorded

13 Jul 2018

Associate professor receives $1 million grant for disease research

Associate Professor Janelle Ayres is the recipient of a $1 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to study new ways to treat deadly infections including sepsis and the flu, both of which require novel therapies beyond antibiotics and antivirals to effectively combat.

12 Jul 2018

New class of chemical compounds has potential for treating Zika virus and RSV

A new and promising class of chemical compounds has major potential for treating Zika virus and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, according to a new study by University of Alberta scientists. The next step is to develop a drug.

12 Jul 2018

Study reveals how M. tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages

The bacteria that cause the devastating disease tuberculosis have the ability to escape destruction and grow after they are engulfed by lung macrophages, the immune cells that are supposed to destroy pathogens.

10 Jul 2018

Bacterial aggregates in blood vessels appear to facilitate progression of meningitis

The Inserm team led by Guillaume Duménil at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with several teams of physicists, has unraveled a key stage in infection by Neisseria meningitidis, a human pathogen responsible for meningitis in infants and young adults.

10 Jul 2018

Scientists sequence and analyze genomes of Candida albicans

Candida albicans is one of the most formidable fungal species, causing infection in humans. Investigating the structure and reproduction methods of pathogenic populations can help us to understand how they emerge and spread.

10 Jul 2018

Bruker's MALDI Biotyper OMA receives AOAC Method of the Year award in food microbiology

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Food Protection (www.foodprotection.org/), Bruker announces a standardized workflow for any microbial isolate confirmation and identification in food microbiology.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 10 Jul 2018

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that's bad news for stealthy insects like kissing bugs.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers discover biomarkers that accurately identify hypervirulent K. pneumoniae

Imagine a pathogen that infects completely healthy people and can cause blindness in one day and flesh-eating infections, brain abscesses and death in just a few days.

9 Jul 2018

New small molecules offer promising new way to treat autoinflammatory diseases

EPFL scientists have discovered two small-molecule compound series that can effectively block a central pathway of the innate immune system, offering a promising new way for treating autoinflammatory diseases.

4 Jul 2018

Candida Auris testing kit for use in hospital hygiene applications announced by Bruker

At the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology meeting, Bruker announces Fungiplex™ Candida Auris, a new research-use-only, real-time PCR assay and kit for the detection of Candida auris in hospital hygiene applications.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 4 Jul 2018

Seeing the Unexpected: Regulatory T Cells and Basophils

Dr. Jagadeesh Bayry from INSERM discusses his recent research in the field of immunology, and how T regulatory cells activate, rather than suppress, basophils.

4 Jul 2018

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

For bacteria facing a dose of antibiotics, timing might be the key to evading destruction. In a series of experiments, Princeton researchers found that cells that repaired DNA damaged by antibiotics before resuming growth had a much better chance of surviving treatment.

30 Jun 2018

Researchers discover inhibitory peptides to target central components in autophagy pathway

Autophagy, meaning "self-eating" in Greek, is a general metabolic mechanism adopted by nearly all the eukaryotic species, from the single cell yeast to humans.

30 Jun 2018

Study focuses on sexual habits of fungus that causes athlete's foot

The sexual habits of Trichophyton rubrum, the fungus that causes athlete's foot and other kinds of skin and nail infections, were the focus of a study published by Brazilian scientists and international collaborators in the journal Genetics.

29 Jun 2018

Pathogen News and Research

Genome research suggests presence of enteric fever in medieval Europe

Species diversity can have positive and negative impacts on disease transmission

New proteomics studies help gain more insights into Alzheimer's, cancer and listeriosis

Researchers to investigate role of hormones in mosquito's ability to use human blood for egg production

Researchers describe key role of enzyme in regulating immune response against Chagas disease parasite

New study finds ticks that can carry Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

Associate professor receives $1 million grant for disease research

New class of chemical compounds has potential for treating Zika virus and RSV

Study reveals how M. tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages

Bacterial aggregates in blood vessels appear to facilitate progression of meningitis

Scientists sequence and analyze genomes of Candida albicans

Bruker's MALDI Biotyper OMA receives AOAC Method of the Year award in food microbiology

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

Researchers discover biomarkers that accurately identify hypervirulent K. pneumoniae

New small molecules offer promising new way to treat autoinflammatory diseases

Candida Auris testing kit for use in hospital hygiene applications announced by Bruker

Seeing the Unexpected: Regulatory T Cells and Basophils

Timing may be key to evading destruction for bacteria facing antibiotics

Researchers discover inhibitory peptides to target central components in autophagy pathway

Study focuses on sexual habits of fungus that causes athlete's foot

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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