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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uoaa-urd111909.php" title="(University of Alabama at Birmingham) In what has eluded discovery for 30 years, scientists have identified a cellular receptor for the immune system\'s first-response antibody immunoglobulin M (IgM). The proposed name is the Fc mu receptor gene; it descr..." target="_self">UAB researchers discover antibody receptor identity, propose renaming immune-system gene</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>University of Alabama at Birmingham</i>) In what has eluded discovery for 30 years, scientists have identified a cellular receptor for the immune system\'s first-response antibody immunoglobulin M (IgM). The proposed name is the Fc mu receptor gene; it describes a key region of the IgM antibody that binds this receptor and fills in a crucial gap in understanding the science behind immune deficiencies and allergy diseases, says UAB researchers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/nioa-nfs111909.php" title="(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Cent..." target="_self">New findings suggest strategy to help generate HIV-neutralizing antibodies</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases</i>) New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/nyph-wcs111909.php" title="(New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College) The following articles are contained in this issue: Designing speedier lab tests; Reducing neurodegeneration in Parkinson\'s disease; Body\'s own cholesterol proc..." target="_self">Weill Cornell science briefs: November 2009</a><br />');
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document.write('(<i>New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College</i>) The following articles are contained in this issue: Designing speedier lab tests; Reducing neurodegeneration in Parkinson\'s disease; Body\'s own cholesterol processing may lead to innovative therapies; Making a better vaccine; and New way to get a boost in energy disorder.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/l-phs111909.php" title="(Lifespan) A commentary in the December issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of the influenza virus and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers. Infectious diseases..." target="_self">Preventing H1N1 spread to health care workers: Dilemma, debate and confusion</a><br />');
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document.write('(<i>Lifespan</i>) A commentary in the December issue of the Lancet Infectious Diseases brings to light the gaps in knowledge on the transmission of the influenza virus and its impact on decisions about how best to protect health care workers. Infectious diseases specialist Leonard Mermel, D.O., looks at the ongoing debate in light of the H1N1 pandemic, what past research tells us about the spread of influenza and what is missing in the debate.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uom-aal111909.php" title="(University of Michigan) Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-..." target="_self">An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>University of Michigan</i>) Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in hopes of thwarting its infection-promoting activity.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/uom-chm111909.php" title="(University of Maryland) Cigarettes are widely contaminated with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole C..." target="_self">Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria: Study</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>University of Maryland</i>) Cigarettes are widely contaminated with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.The research team describes the study as the first to show that \"cigarettes themselves could be the direct source of exposure to a wide array of potentially pathogenic microbes among smokers and other people exposed to secondhand smoke.\" ');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/wpi-wrt111909.php" title="(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a new model system to study fungal infections. The system can be a powerful tool for screening potential drug targets for conditions like thrush, athlete\'s fo..." target="_self">WPI researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Worcester Polytechnic Institute</i>) Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a new model system to study fungal infections. The system can be a powerful tool for screening potential drug targets for conditions like thrush, athlete\'s foot and vaginal yeast infections, which affect millions of people each year but are difficult to treat with existing medications. Using the new model, the researchers also identified a gene that may be a promising target for a new anti-fungal drug.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/yu-ott111909.php" title="(Yale University) A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the Nov. 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new vaccine against ..." target="_self">On the trail of a vaccine for Lyme disease: Yale researchers target tick saliva</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Yale University</i>) A protein found in the saliva of ticks helps protect mice from developing Lyme disease, Yale researchers have discovered. The findings, published in the Nov. 19 issue of Cell Host & Microbe, may spur development of a new vaccine against infection from Lyme disease, which is spread through tick bites.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/cmaj-aas111909.php" title="(Canadian Medical Association Journal) A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers fr..." target="_self">Asthma a significant risk factor for complications in children with H1N1</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Canadian Medical Association Journal</i>) A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children with pandemic H1N1 compared with the seasonal flu. The study, led by researchers from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, is published online today in CMAJ.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/fo1b-mpw111909.php" title="(Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine) \"Prevention is the best cure\" is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasin..." target="_self">Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa</a><br />');
document.write('<span class="rss-date">published on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</span><br />');
document.write('(<i>Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine</i>) \"Prevention is the best cure\" is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission.');
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