WASHINGTON, DC – November 4, 2014 – Filoviruses like Ebola “edit” genetic material as they invade their hosts, according to a study published this week in mBio®, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The work, by… Read More ›
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Virus kills melanoma in animal model, spares normal cells
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal… Read More ›
High-salt diet and ulcer bug combine to increase risk of cancer : ” Every animal on the high salt diet developed cancer “
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Numerous epidemiologic studies have shown that a diet high in salt is associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. Now Timothy L. Cover and colleagues of Vanderbilt University show that… Read More ›
Mutation altering stability of surface molecule in acid enables H5N1 infection of mammals
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology A single mutation in the H5N1 avian influenza virus that affects the pH at which the hemagglutinin surface protein is activated simultaneously reduces its capacity to infect ducks and enhances its… Read More ›
Good bacteria may expunge vancomycin-resistant bacteria from your gut
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Probiotic possibilities loom Too much antibiotic can decimate the normal intestinal microbiota, which may never recover its former diversity. That, in turn, renders the GI tract vulnerable to being colonized by… Read More ›
Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light : 100% Survival of Infections Vs. 18%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin… Read More ›
Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu: Recent Infections of H1N1 & H3N2
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research, published online… Read More ›
Research on enhanced transmissibility in H5N1 influenza: Should the moratorium end?
Public Release: 9-Oct-2012 Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology How can scientists safely conduct avian flu research if the results could potentially threaten, as well as save, millions of lives? In a series of commentaries appearing on… Read More ›
UCLA/Pitt scientists uncover virus with potential to stop pimples in their tracks
Contact: Elaine Schmidt eschmidt@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2272 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Going viral to kill zits Watch out, acne. Doctors soon may have a new weapon against zits: a harmless virus living on our skin that naturally seeks… Read More ›
Pathogen that causes disease in cattle also associated with Crohn’s disease: Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis
For File 2008 Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Research urgently needed to evaluate potential risks to humans People with Crohn’s disease (CD) are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes… Read More ›
Pneumococcal disease rates down significantly post-vaccine: But One of the non-vaccine strains, 19A showed an increase of 264%
Contact: Jim Sliwa jsliwa@asmusa.org 202-942-9297 American Society for Microbiology Pneumococcal disease rates down significantly post-vaccine Since the approval of a vaccine against pneumococcal bacteria for young children in 2000, rates of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) are down significantly in all… Read More ›
Bacteria in the gut of autistic children different from non-autistic children
The underlying reason autism is often associated with gastrointestinal problems is an unknown, but new results to be published in the online journal mBio® on January 10 reveal that the guts of autistic children differ from other children in… Read More ›
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