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saraeberhardt

Nanosponges used to soak up toxins in the bloodstream - 0 views

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toxins microbiology nanosponges

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  • the tiny sponges mimic red blood cells, and are able to soak up lethal toxins – including snake venom and bacteria – from the bloodstream.
  • The nanosponges are made up of a biocompatible polymer core, which is coated with segments of the host’s red blood cell membranes.
  • each nanosponge is 3,000 times smaller than a red blood cell
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  • So many of the nanosponges are injected that they end up actually outnumbering the real red blood cells in the bloodstream. This results in the majority of the toxins attaching themselves to the sponges, leaving most of the blood cells alone.
  • The project was led by Prof. Liangfang Zhang, and described in a paper recently published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology
  • saraeberhardt on 24 Apr 13
     
    As I'm working on my presentation, I came across this article. I thought it was very interesting considering what I'm presenting on releases two very potent toxins into the bloodstream and ultimately leads to death. 
Tiffany Arcand

Antibody transforms stem cells directly into brain cells - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...130422154756.htm

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  • Tiffany Arcand on 23 Apr 13
     
    Scientists have turned stem cells into brain cells using antibodies, which turned out to be simpler than using conventional methods. In the future, this could be a very effective method for treating neurological injuries, and would nearly eliminate any chance for rejection by the patient.
loryn_micro

Radioactive Microbes Nuke Tumor Cells - ScienceNOW - 1 views

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  • loryn_micro on 23 Apr 13
     
    Interesting use of Listeria to treat pancreatic cancer!
loryn_micro

Worms' adaptation a critical problem - 0 views

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  • loryn_micro on 23 Apr 13
     
    Resistance not limited to antibiotics, we are seeing this more and more in the veterinary world with anthemintics and insecticides.
loryn_micro

Contact killing of Salmonella by human fecal bacteria - 0 views

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  • loryn_micro on 23 Apr 13
     
    Researchers have recently found a novel mode of interaction between Salmonella, a foodborne pathogen, and the bacteria that live in our guts. Fecal bacteria collected from healthy donors effectively inactivated Salmonella, when they were allowed close contact. Mathematical modelling of this interaction is now being used to find new ways of controlling Salmonella.
anonymous

Circumcision changes penis biology | Body & Brain | Science News - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 23 Apr 13
     
    The study didn't completely answer the question that circumcised men are less likely to contract HIV, but the coauthors suggest that the abundance of bacteria and unknown anaerobic bacteria can contribute to inflammation, which can contribute to infection of HIV within the foreskin.
anonymous

Food poisoning: What you need to know - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 23 Apr 13
     
    Salmonella and Campylobacter are the leading causes of food borne illness. It is on the rise for resistant bacteria to be within food, so doctors can not treat the bacteria properly. Cleaning food is essential, but this not include uncooked meat because the bacteria in the juices could go into hidden places.
saraeberhardt

Donald R. Hopkins - How to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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vaccination guinea worm disease eradication

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  • The strategy worked so well, Dr. Hopkins said, that Sierra Leone was smallpox-free in less than two years.
  • When programs are well run, he said, progress can be rapid; Ghana went from 501 cases to none in 18 months.
  • saraeberhardt on 23 Apr 13
     
    A positive article about the eradication of Guinea Worm Disease. Yet another source showing that vaccinations really do work. 
saraeberhardt

Donald R. Hopkins - How to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • is actually one of the last Guinea worms on earth.
    • saraeberhardt
      saraeberhardt on 23 Apr 13
       
      This is exciting!
  • Instead of trying to vaccinate the whole country, teams would race to new outbreaks, vaccinating around each in widening circles until it died out.
Nate Scheibe

Tigecycline Versus Levofloxacin in Hospitalized Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumo... - 0 views

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pneumonia

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    Reference for presentation.
Nate Scheibe

Efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia - 0 views

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pneumonia

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    Reference for presentation
Nate Scheibe

Etiology and factors contributing to the severity... [Intern Med. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...23370738

pneumonia microbiology

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    Reference for presentation.
Nate Scheibe

Diagnostic tests for agents of community-acq... [Clin Infect Dis. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI - 0 views

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/...21460288

pneumonia microbiology

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    Reference for presentation
Nate Scheibe

Vaccines: VPD-VAC/Pneumo/main page - 0 views

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pneumonia vaccines

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    Reference for presentation.
Nate Scheibe

CDC Features - Pneumonia Can Be Prevented - Vaccines Can Help - 0 views

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pneumonia cdc

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  • Nate Scheibe on 23 Apr 13
     
    References for presentation
Casey Finnerty

"I Think I've Just Thought Up Something Important"-Francois Jacob (1920-2013) - Phenome... - 0 views

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bacteriophage

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  • “I think I’ve just thought up something important,”
    • Casey Finnerty
      Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
       
      I love this.
  • Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
     
    Obituary for one of the discoverers of gene regulation.
Casey Finnerty

In Nigeria, Polio Vaccine Workers Are Killed by Gunmen - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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poliovirus vaccination virology

shared by Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • In a roundabout way, the C.I.A. has been blamed for the Pakistan killings.
  • The killings, with eerie echoes of attacks that killed nine female polio workers in Pakistan in December, represented another serious setback for the global effort to eradicate polio.
  • Since the vaccine ruse in Pakistan, she said, “Frankly, now, I can’t go to them and say, ‘The C.I.A. isn’t involved.’ ”
Casey Finnerty

Hilary Koprowski, Developed Live-Virus Polio Vaccine, Dies at 96 - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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poliovirus vaccination virology

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  • Casey Finnerty on 23 Apr 13
     
    Fascinating obituary on the scientist who developed the first attenuated virus vaccine for polio. Surprise! It was not Salk nor Sabin.
anonymous

The Human Brainome Project | Body & Brain | Science News - 0 views

www.sciencenews.org/...The_Human_Brainome_Project

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  • anonymous on 22 Apr 13
     
    Creating new tools that are less invasive to learn more about the brain. These tools can lead to new therapies dealing with drug addicts. This issues with this project is how large it is. It is going to take up a large amount of space and a large amount of money!
anonymous

MDs warn teens: Don't take the cinnamon challenge - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 22 Apr 13
     
    The cinnamon challenge leading to scarring of the lungs and causing teens to use inhalers after participating in the challenge when before an inhaler wasn't needed.
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