Chronic intestinal infection may play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease
The brain's immune cells, or microglia (light blue/purple), interact with amyloid plaques (red) – clumps of harmful proteins linked to ...
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Genetic mechanism reveals key secret behind disease infection in crops
The proposed model of PnPf2 in P. nodorum virulence is based on the results presented in this study regarding the ...
New mouse models provide valuable window into COVID-19 infection
SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron BA.1 infectivity, clinical disease, and lung pathology in hACE2 and hTMPRSS2 single and double KI mice. ...
Scientists develop new chemical tool for infection research
Novel trifunctional sphingomyelins (TFSMs) can be used to visualize chlamydial inclusions in infected human cells and allow the detection of ...
Universal flu vaccine protects against infection in mice
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Annual flu vaccines protect against serious infections, but their effectiveness varies and they are not always ...
Vaping increases the risk of Covid-19 infection
Researchers have discovered that electronic cigarette use, particularly with e-liquids containing nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin and chemical flavorings, could ...
Researchers identify protein that evolved alongside infection mechanism
Credit: Cell Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113740 Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide infectious disease caused by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii. In ...
Severe lung damage is caused when flu is followed by infection with a measles-like virus, study finds
Therapeutic treatment of fatal CDV infection in ferrets. Ferrets were infected with a lethal CDV challenge and treated with GHP-88309, ...
Previous Zika infection increases risk of severe dengue fever and subsequent hospitalization, study concludes
Zika virus particles (red) shown in African green monkey kidney cells. Credit: NIAID A study by Brazilian researchers shows that ...
Surgeons’ choice of skin disinfectant impacts risk of infection, Canadian-US study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Does the type of solution surgeons use to disinfect the skin before surgery impact the risk ...
