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Das Ei, das aus der Kälte kam – Wie sich Tigermücken für den Winter rüsten

By Guest PostJuly 25, 2016Health, Scienceaedes albopictus, aljoscha Kress, asiatische tigermuecke, ei, james gathany

Die Asiatische Tigermücke breitet sich von Südeuropa Richtung Norden aus und überträgt Viren, die für den Menschen gefährlich sind. Gebremst wird sie nur durch die kühleren Temperaturen in Nordeuropa. Um mehr über ihre Mechanismen der Kältetoleranz zu erfahren, haben WissenschaflerInnen des Senckenberg Biodiversität und Klima Forschungszentrums und der Goethe-Universität Eier dieser Plagegeister unter dem Elektronenmikroskop analysiert. Die Ergebnisse der jüngst im „Journal of Vector Ecology“ erschienenen Studie sollen helfen, die zukünftige Verbreitung der Mücken besser zu modellieren. (more…)

Yale study: How antibodies access neurons to fight infection

By Guest PostJuly 22, 2016Healthantibodies, cd4, fight, infection, neurons, norifumi iijima, t cells, zika virus

Yale scientists have solved a puzzle of the immune system: how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections. Their finding may have implications for the prevention and treatment of a range of conditions, including herpes and Guillain-Barre syndrome, which has been linked to the Zika virus. (more…)

Wie sich ein Krankheitserreger ein Virus einfängt

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2016Health, Sciencebakterien, bakteriophage phi 11, cengiz koc, krankheitserreger, staphylokokken, thilo stehle, virus

Tübinger Wissenschaftler untersuchen den Erkennungsmechanismus zwischen dem Phagen Phi 11 und bestimmten Bakterien, den Staphylokokken (more…)

New technique could revolutionise surgical treatment of epilepsy

By Guest PostJuly 20, 2016Healthbiological modelling, epilepsy, Marc Goodfellow, new technique, surgical treatment

Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionise the surgical treatment of epilepsy.

The team of scientists, led by Dr Marc Goodfellow and Professor John Terry, have developed the ground-breaking new method that can identify the specific regions of the brain that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy.

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Bugs Bunny’s Knowledge Confirmed

By Guest PostJuly 17, 2016Healthamerican diet, carrot domestication, carrot genome, carrot roots, carrots, health benefits, light orange carrots

Bugs Bunny hasn’t aged a day since his cartoon debut in 1940, and he rarely wears glasses. He can play all nine positions on a baseball field – at once. He also consistently outwits gangsters, hunters and water fowl. (more…)

It’s time for the Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to step down

By ShamsJuly 11, 2016Health, Media, Science, Technologyblood test, ceo, edison device, elizabeth holmes, theranos

That will be a respectful decision. Believe me.

I was always wondering about Elizabeth Holmes, and admiration, of course, I had for all what she achieved through her work: a blood-testing technology which is fast and comfortable than the tradional long-needle, founding of Theranos, then a rank in Forbes list. All within 30. That’s marvellous. A big woooow. Itelligent, hard- working and ambitious. And of course, very gifted and lucky. That’s how all my thoughts swirled around the founder of Theranos. (more…)

Building a better mosquito trap: How a Microsoft research project could help track Zika’s spread

By Guest PostJuly 7, 2016Health, Technologybrian smale, ethan jackson, Microsoft, mosquito trap, mustapha debboun, project premonition, research project, spreading, track, zika

As the hot, humid weather descended on Houston’s Harris County this spring, the county’s mosquito surveillance team geared up for the busiest season in its fight to get ahead of dangerous mosquito-borne illnesses such as Zika. (more…)

Eliminating HIV is possible; UCLA, Danish researchers explain how

By Guest PostJuly 2, 2016Healthdanish epidemic, eliminating hiv, hiv epidemic, hiv infections, infectious diseases, laurence palk, sally blower

Worldwide, about 35 million people are living with HIV. The World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS plan to use an approach called “treatment as prevention” to eliminate the global pandemic, which the WHO says will have occurred when only one person out of 1,000 becomes infected each year. (more…)

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