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Disrupting Mitochondrial Function Could Improve Treatment Of Fungal Infections

... Whitehead Institute scientists have identified a potential antifungal mechanism that could enable combination therapy with fluconazole, ... "Our research adds weight to the idea that effective antifungal drugs can target even those mitochondrial proteins that are highly ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 15 2016 - 2:46pm - 0 attachments

New Target For Potential Blood Cancer Treatment

Mutations present in a blood cancer known as follicular lymphoma have revealed new molecular targets for potential treatments, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) together with collaborators at the Whitehead Institute for ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 22 2015 - 12:06am - 0 attachments

Cure For Chytrid: Scientists Discover Method To Eliminate Killer Fungus

... and Imperial College London. The study combined antifungal treatment of Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) tadpoles with environmental disinfection. By using an antifungal to treat tadpoles and a common laboratory decontaminant to sterilise ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2015 - 7:50am - 0 attachments

Avoiding Neutrophil Traps: How An Invasive Fungus Defeats The Mammalian Immune Response

... , they suggest that targeting GAG may be an effective antifungal approach in some human patients. source: PLOS ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 25 2015 - 8:39am - 0 attachments

Processing Changes Could Lead To Better-tasting Grocery Store Tomatoes

... with methyl salicylate, also known as wintergreen oil, an antifungal fumigant that is "generally recognized as safe" by the U.S. Food and ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2015 - 7:30am - 0 attachments

The Famed Olive Trees Of Puglia Are Ravaged By Disease – Here's How Science Can Save Them

A common, humble field bug is spreading a disease that has already infected millions of olive trees in Italy. Olive and citrus fruit crops throughout the Mediterranean are threatened, yet there has been a collective failure to recognize the dang ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 11 2015 - 10:20am - 0 attachments

Why I Wasn't Excited About That Medieval Remedy For MRSA

It’s not often that medievalists get as excited as they have been over the revival of a medieval remedy for eye conditions involving garlic, onions, wine and ox gall, prepared in a bronze vessel. The concoction, mixed up by a team from Nottingham Un ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 9 2015 - 5:00pm - 0 attachments

Will New Antibiotics Reduce The Resistance Problem?

... The FDA considers a QIDP product "an antibacterial or antifungal drug for human use intended to treat serious or life-threatening ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2015 - 8:00am - 0 attachments

Science Debunks Fad Ideas About Autism, But That Doesn't Dissuade Believers

According to a 2014 National Consumers League poll, 29% of American adults believe that childhood vaccinations can trigger autism. To many, these views are difficult to comprehend. After all, multiple controlled studies conducted on huge internation ...

Article - The Conversation - Mar 6 2015 - 6:01am - 0 attachments

Chitin Lobster Component Discovered In Vertebrates

 Chitin is a molecule that forms hard structures like fungal cell walls and the exoskeletons of invertebrates such as insects and crustaceans. It forms a strong and pliable material that is made even stronger when complexed with other materials ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2015 - 7:30am - 0 attachments