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Mpox Treatments May Already Exist in Licensed Drugs
Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already available.
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Phytoplankton Used To Fight Waterway Mercury Contamination
In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin.
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Macrophage-Associated Inflammation Implicated in Parkinson's Disease
Growing evidence implicates neuroinflammation as a key driver of Parkinson's disease, and a new study has thrown light on how macrophages mediate the neuroinflammatory response in the brain.
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How Does Zika Cause Microcephaly?
To try to get ahead of future outbreaks and prevent congenital developmental disorders caused by such neurotropic viruses, a team set out to better understand how Zika affects the developing brain.
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Understanding the Bacterial Circadian Rhythm
An international team analyses circadian rhythms in microorganisms and observes mechanisms that are reminiscent of clocks in more complex organisms.
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Wheat Gluten Found To Cause Brain Inflammation in Mice
Researchers have established that wheat gluten can induce brain inflammation in mice. The study could prove important for our understanding of how the human body processes gluten.
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How Neutralizing Antibodies Keep Some HIV Carriers in Remission
For the first time, scientists have investigated and revealed how neutralizing antibodies, including those described as broadly neutralizing, contribute to virus control in some HIV-1 carriers after treatment interruption.
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Leishmaniasis Coinfection Is an Advancing Problem
The first case of concomitant visceral leishmaniasis and non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the same patient has been reported and draws attention to novel aspects of a disease that is advancing nationwide.
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Malaria Parasite Development Slowed by Inflammation
An animal-model study has shown that when the body's immune system responds to inflammation it can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream.
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