When a foreign object such as a catheter enters the body, bacteria may not only invade it but also organize into a slick coating – a biofilm – that is highly resistant…
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UC Riverside to design ultra-cheap sensors to fight malaria with $100,000 Gates Foundation grant
Professor will use grant from Gates Foundation to design ultra-cheap sensors that could help fight malaria. The University of California, Riverside announced today that it has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations…
Joint complaints attributed to breast cancer drugs not linked with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease
A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer drugs, are not associated with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease. Because of that, researchers say women who were…
Fake antimalarial medications uncovered across Ghana
Fake medications in use in public hospital, many other sites. Substandard and counterfeit versions of thirteen key antimalarial medicines were uncovered in multiple locations across Ghana by the Medicines Quality Monitoring surveillance…
UMG installs Bruker MALDI Biotyper as next generation microbial identification system
At the European MALDI Biotyper User Group (‘BUG’) meeting, Bruker Daltonics announced today that the Institute for Medical Microbiology of the University Medical Center in Goettingen, Germany (Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, or UMG), has…
Research on immune system could develop new avenue to treat snail fever
Scientists have made a significant discovery about how the body defends itself against snail fever, a parasitic worm infection common in developing countries Scientists have made a significant discovery about how the…
Advaxis collaborates with UBC to develop live attenuated Listeria vaccines
Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, has entered into a structured collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. Tobias Kollmann at the University of British Columbia (UBC)…
Research findings reveal EBV virus infected cell manipulates cancer-producing cells
A new discovery by UNC scientists describes how cells infected by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) produce small vesicles or sacs called exosomes, changing their cellular “cargo” of proteins and RNA. This altered…
Officials discuss HIV/AIDS in Caribbean during PANCAP meeting
“Despite the gains associated with antiretroviral treatments (ART) over the last decade, HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among young and middle-aged adults in the Caribbean, warns a new U.N. report”…
Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine enters phase III trial in Australia
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of the pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis, on Thursday announced the company had begun testing its dengue fever vaccine in a Phase III clinical trial in Australia, Dow Jones/Wall…
AHRQ announces award of $34 million to prevent healthcare-associated infections
HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today announced the award of $34 million for projects focused on preventing one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States…
Resveratrol in grapes may help fight severe malaria
A compound found in the skin of grapes and used to make red wine may help fight severe malaria, raising hopes of finding a new adjunctive therapy against an illness that kills…
Merz to present data on Xeomin clinical studies for cervical dystonia at AAPM&R
Merz Pharmaceuticals announced today that data from stability and clinical studies evaluating Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum toxin type A free from accessory proteins, will be presented at the 71st Annual Assembly of…
A Sweet Discovery Raises Hope For Treating Ebola, Lassa, Marburg And Other Fast-Acting Viruses
When a team of European researchers sought to discover how a class of antiviral drugs worked, they looked in an unlikely place: the sugar dish. A new research report appearing in the…
AHRQ Awards $34 Million To Expand Fight Against Healthcare-Associated Infections
HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced the award of $34 million for projects focused on preventing one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States –…