Immunology

Asymptomatic People Transmit Dengue Virus To Mosquitoes

Scientists have found that people infected by the dengue virus but showing no clinical symptoms can actually infect mosquitoes that bite them. It appears that these asymptomatic people- who, together with mildly symptomatic patients, represent three-quart ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2015 - 7:12am

Analyzing T-cells Helps With Diagnosis Before Disease Breaks Out

Many patients with serious diseases are not helped by their medications because treatment is started too late. An international research team led from Linköping University is launching a unique strategy for discovering a disease progression in its earlies ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2015 - 6:16pm

Jumping Gene Mystery: Grabbing A Parasite By The Tail

Deep within your DNA, a tiny parasite called a LINE-1 retrotransposon lurks, waiting to pounce from its perch and land in the middle of an unsuspecting healthy gene. If it succeeds, it can make you sick. Like a jungle cat, this parasite sports a long tail ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 12 2015 - 2:16pm

Why Parasite Makes TB Infections Worse

Scientists have shown how a parasitic worm infection common in the developing world increases susceptibility to tuberculosis. The study demonstrated that treating the parasite reduces lung damage seen in mice that also are infected with tuberculosis, ther ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2015 - 6:40pm

Why Is A Universal Flu Shot So Difficult To Make?

Since making its debut during World War II, the influenza vaccine has become one of the most heavily criticized immunizations. It is not just anti-vaxxers, even science advocates think it underperforms. ...

Article - Nicholas Staropoli - Dec 3 2015 - 3:25pm

How Herpes Wins In In The Virus-Host Arms Race

Sometimes viruses do not attack right away, they instead find a way to enter the cells of the human body without tripping the alarm, and stay there without notice until it is time to strike. It’s how viruses in the herpesvirus family, like human cytomegalo ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 4 2015 - 4:06pm

Wisconsin Ponders Raw Milk- Mainstream Science Shudders

Why would you want to create a group of farmers who would not need state milk producer licenses, permits, or to obey state milk quality rules while selling something that everyone not making a buck hustling it or being duped by faux health claims into buy ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Dec 7 2015 - 10:00am

Flu Vaccine Doesn't Cause Reaction In Kids With Egg Allergy And Asthma

The children's flu vaccine doesn't trigger an allergic reaction in those with egg allergy, finds a study in The BMJ today, and it is also appropriate for young people with well-controlled asthma or recurrent wheeze. Evidence suggests that childr ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2015 - 8:59am

Another Cause Of Antibiotic Resistance- Old Nuclear Plants, Says Ecologist

While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community and media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and overusing antibiotics but there may be more to the problem than medications- an ecologist is findi ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2015 - 12:19pm

Bacillus Cereus Is Able To Resist Antibiotic Therapies

The bacterium Bacillus cereus had so far been considered to be exclusively endospore-forming. In response to harsh conditions, the bacteria form protective endospores enabling them to remain dormant for extended periods, then they reactivate to become full ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2016 - 1:49pm