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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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infection stories: 44 news summaries

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Scientists Find Lead in
Bird Flu Vaccine

Antibodies from survivors have been effective in curing infected mice

May 29, 07 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the first break in the deadly bird flu epidemic, an international team of researchers using antibodies from survivors of the Vietnamese strain of the disease were able to prevent it from developing in mice, and to neutralize those already infected. More »

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health • epidemic • vaccine • medical research • treatment • infection • antibodies • avian flu

West Nile Turns Down Volume on Songbirds

Scientists hear trouble in quieter North American backyards

May 17, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The West Nile virus is responsible for a major decline in North American bird populations, and the sudden quiet speaks volumes to environmental scientists. Beyond a lack of birdsong, a new National Zoo study reports, the decimation signals far-reaching ecological problems that have emerged since the mosquito-borne virus appeared on... More »

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environment • health • disease • birds • West Nile virus • infection • mosquito • species • animal

Is Your Cat Making You Neurotic?

Mar 15, 07 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A parasite that reproduces in cats, previously linked to schizophrenia in infected humans, has now, bizarrely, been implicated in mass personality changes in geographic areas where incidence of infection is high. A U.S. Geological Survey study of 39 countries shows that high infection rates of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite... More »

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pets • parasites • health • schizophrenia • infection • neuroticism • cat

Glowing Wounds Will Signify Infection

British-designed polymers to be used
to identify bacteria in moments

Mar 12, 07 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bacterial infections could be diagnosed in moments with the use of glowing polymers developed by British scientists. The designer molecules are made to identify bacteria, bind to it, and then change shape, causing them to emit light that would give the wound a glow that's discernible to the naked eye... More »

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medical breakthrough • health • science • bacteria • research • infection

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