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Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasite, can invade virtually all types of cells in the body. The parasite extracts most of the nutrients it needs for replication from its host cell, including essential amino acids like arginine.

Scientists used a gene editing method called CRISPR/Cas9 to generate mice that faithfully mimic a fatal respiratory disorder in newborn infants that turns their lips and skin blue. The new laboratory model allowed researchers to pinpoint the ailment's cause and develop a potential and desperately needed nanoparticle-based treatment.

Sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health.

The identification of molecular signatures that reflect the pathology of lupus and arthritis provide new insights into tissue damage, and set the stage for uncovering potential drug target candidates.

Finding a noninvasive diagnostic method for inflammatory bowel disease would remove the reliance on endoscopy, which is invasive and does not provide information on specific mediators.

Biochemist Brandon Jutras has discovered the cellular component that contributes to Lyme arthritis, a debilitating and extremely painful condition – the most common late stage symptom of Lyme disease.

There is uncertainty around the use of inflammatory marker tests as non-specific markers for ruling out underlying disease in primary care.

Three beagles successfully showed they can identify lung cancer by scent. After eight weeks of training, the beagles were able to distinguish between blood serum samples taken from patients with malignant lung cancer and healthy controls with 97% accuracy.

The number of undetected Ebola outbreaks has been estimated, in a study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

Researchers present the PREGCARE study, which aims to provide healthy couples who have a child affected by a developmental disorder with a personalised pre-conception risk evaluation, at the European Society of Human Genetics annual conference.