Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have pinpointed the cellular defect that increases the likelihood, among eczema sufferers, of developing eczema vaccinatum, a severe and potentially fatal reaction to the smallpox vaccine. The research, conducted in mouse models, was funded under a special research network created by the National Institutes of Health in 2004. The
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P[acman]-generated fruit fly gene 'library': A new research tool
Posted by eurekalert 472 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Using a specially adapted tool called P[acman], a collaboration of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine has established a library of clones that cover most of the genome of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) and should speed the pace of genetic research.
How superbugs control their lethal weapons
Posted by eurekalert 472 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
It appears some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system to everyone's advantage. A team of researchers at the University of Western Ontario, led by Joaquin (Quim) Madrenas of the Robarts Research Institute, has discovered some processes that reduce the lethal effects of toxins from superbugs, allowing humans and microbes to co-evolve. This discovery, publish
Canadian men reluctant to consult mental health services
Posted by eurekalert 472 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Between 20 and 70 percent of Canadians affected by mental illness shun medical treatment. Such avoidance of services provided by doctors and psychologists is particularly acute among men, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research.
Study indicates people by nature are universally optimistic
Posted by eurekalert 473 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Despite calamities from economic recessions, wars and famine to a flu epidemic afflicting the Earth, a new study from the University of Kansas and Gallup indicates that humans are by nature optimistic.
The number of MDCT examinations for suspected pulmonary emboli (PE) is rapidly increasing amongst ER patients, with a decrease in the number of positive studies. This may be due to a failure to adhere to established clinical guidelines for evaluating patients with suspected PE, according to a study performed at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Provid
Nearly 20 percent of patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer had additional malignant tumors found only by MRI, according to a study performed at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
Multiferroics -- making a switch the electric way
Posted by eurekalert 473 days ago (http://www.eurekalert.org)
Berkeley Lab researchers have demonstrated that electric fields can be used as ON/OFF switches in multiferroic materials, a development that holds promise for future magnetic data storage and spintronic devices.
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