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How nanoscience will improve our health and lives in the coming years

By Guest PostJanuary 22, 2017Scienceandre nel, energy efficiency, health care, nanoparticles, nanoscience, nanoscientists, nanotechnology principles, paul weiss, viral infection

Targeted medicine deliveries and increased energy efficiency are just two of many ways

Nanoscience research involves molecules that are only 1/100th the size of cancer cells and that have the potential to profoundly improve the quality of our health and our lives. Now nine prominent nanoscientists look ahead to what we can expect in the coming decade, and conclude that nanoscience is poised to make important contributions in many areas, including health care, electronics, energy, food and water. (more…)

Our own treacherous immune genes can cause cancer after viral infection

By Guest PostJune 6, 2014Healthafrican lake, aleksandra mitrovic, attraktive gesichter, brazil, cause cancer, cosmic origins spektrograph, entwicklung des zentralsterns, fishery production, helmut leder, hpv, hpv vaccination, human papillomavirus, jim russell, leaked emails, nicole reindl, sao paulo, schoene menschen, schoenheit, shitiest election, stingray nebel, united states, vergangenheit des menschen, viral infection, World Health Organisation

HPV (human papillomavirus) infection is widely known to induce cancer. Many of the mutations that cause this virally-induced cancer are caused by a family of genes that normally combats viral infections, finds new UCL research.

This raises the possibility of developing drugs to regulate the activity of these genes to prevent HPV-associated cancers from developing and reduce the ability of existing cancers to evolve resistance to treatments. (more…)

IRCM scientists find a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases

By Guest PostJuly 26, 2013Healthaffinity maturation, antibodies are proteins, auto immune diseases, class switching, diversity of antibodies, genetic diversity, immune system, viral infection

A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by Dr. Javier M. Di Noia in the Immunity and Viral Infections research division, discovered a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases. The Montréal scientists are the first to find a way to separate two important mechanisms that improve the quality of antibodies. This study was featured in a recent issue of The Journal of Immunology. (more…)

Studies: Pigs Look Healthy But Test Positive for Flu at Fairs; Flu Transmission Seen Between Pigs and Humans

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2012Scienceandrew bowman, cdc, flu positive, genbank, h1n2, h3n2 virus, h3n2v, human illness, illness, immune system, influenza a, influenza strain, jacqueline nolting, ohio, ohio county, pig virus, pigs, respiratory tract, richard slemons, sarah nelson, sign, state university, swine origin, viral infection, virus

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 80 percent of pigs that tested positive for influenza A virus at Ohio county fairs between 2009 and 2011 showed no signs of illness, according to a new study.

Ohio State University researchers tested 20 pigs each at 53 fair events over those three summers and found at least one flu-positive pig at 12 fairs – almost a quarter of fairs tested. (more…)

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How nanoscience will improve our health and lives in the coming years

Our own treacherous immune genes can cause cancer after viral infection

IRCM scientists find a novel research model for the study of auto-immune diseases

Studies: Pigs Look Healthy But Test Positive for Flu at Fairs; Flu Transmission Seen Between Pigs and Humans