Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered how the virulent food-borne bacteria Listeria monocytogenes induces infected immune cells to sabotage their own defensive responseThe studies offer insight into host-pathogen interactions and suggest potential therapeutic targets for food poiso

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Workers exposed to tricholorethylene (TCE), a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's "

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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Fewer African Americans than Caucasians develop multiple sclerosis (MS), statistics show, but their disease progresses more rapidly, and they don't respond as well to therapies, a new study by neurology researchers at the University at Buffalo has foundMagnetic resonance images (M

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Groundbreaking research done at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) could lead to the development of more potent drugs or a vaccine for malaria, which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and kills up to three million people each year

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The complex chain of metabolic events in bacteria that lead to fatal diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) may be better understood using mathematical models, according to an article published in the February issue of Microbiology TodayScientists at the University of Surrey are using this new 'system

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CHICAGO, Ill. -- In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting(TM), in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that demonstrate a link between the birth defect gastroschisis and the agricultural chemical atrazineGastros

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CHICAGO, Ill. -- In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting(TM), in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that it is not cost effective to screen for spinal muscular atrophySpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) i

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Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first in the world to synthesize the entire protein that is responsible for life-threatening malaria in pregnant women and their unborn childrenThe protein known as VAR2CSA enables malaria parasites to accumulate in the placenta and can t

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Prions are a special class of proteins best known as the source for mad cow and other neurodegenerative diseasesDespite this negative reputation, according to a new report in the February 5th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, a prion may also have important and very positive rol

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NORFOLK, Va. -- Doctors at Eastern Virginia Medical School's Strelitz Diabetes Center have been stalking the culprit responsible for Type 1 diabetesNow, they are one step closerMembers of a research team at the center, led by Jerry Nadler, MD, professor and chair of internal medicine and director

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