Items tagged with infection

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Google Warning Users of Malware Infections Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 - 00:17:24 - Gloria Koss If you see a notification above your Google search results that your computer is infected with malware, it’s probably best to take it seriously - the... read more

Breakthrough in TB Diagnostics Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 - 12:35:20 - Anuradha Menon A rapid DNA-based diagnostic test for tuberculosis could help health workers in poor countries detect drug-resistant forms of the infection much... read more

Raising a Botnet in Captivity Saturday, December 18th, 2010 - 12:25:03 - Anuradha Menon To catch a criminal, sometimes you have to think like one. So researchers on the trail of cybercrooks that use armies of infected computers, known as... read more

Safer Joint Replacements Monday, December 13th, 2010 - 12:34:27 - Anuradha Menon Infections resulting from joint-replacement surgeries are costly and potentially deadly. Now researchers at MIT are developing coatings for medical... read more

Antibiotics Little Impact on Ear Infections Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 - 09:50:12 - Anuradha Menon Giving children antibiotics for ear infections does little to speed their recovery while raising the risk of some side effects, according to a study... read more

E. Coli Causes Infections in the US Monday, August 2nd, 2010 - 11:56:10 - Ehud Rattner A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study in the August 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious... read more

West Nile Virus: What You Need To Know? Saturday, July 3rd, 2010 - 12:17:54 - Anuradha Menon Many people who are bitten by an infected mosquito won't get sick—many others aren't as lucky. Over 29,000 people in the US have been reported with... read more

World's First Plastic Antibody Works In Mice Friday, June 11th, 2010 - 12:04:38 - Anuradha Menon Antibodies made entirely from plastic have saved the lives of mice injected with bee venom – the first time such a strategy has worked in live... read more

Ebola Cured In Monkeys—Hope For Humans? Thursday, June 10th, 2010 - 09:50:30 - Anuradha Menon According to a new study, a team of scientists used special gene-silencing drugs to selectively "knock out" viral proteins in Chinese rhesus macaques... read more

Mosquito Saliva Signal Infection Outbreak Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 - 12:42:56 - Anuradha Menon Baiting mosquito traps with cards soaked in honey, and then analysing viral RNA in saliva left by mosquitoes that feed on them, may be a way of... read more

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