News from NIAID-Supported Institutions

News from NIAID-Supported Institutions

News from NIAID-Supported Institutions

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases sent this bulletin at 02/01/2013 03:15 PM EST Here’s your periodic update on News from NIAID-Supported Institutions. The following links will take you to the institution’s press release:
Discovery of Sexual Mating in Fungi that Causes 400,000 Deaths per Year Could Provide Insights on How to Prevent and Treat Infections
January 30, 2013—University of Minnesota

Tuberculosis May Lurk in Bone Marrow Stem Cells of Infected Patients, Researchers Say
January 30, 2013—Stanford University School of Medicine

TB Hides in Bone Marrow Stem Cells
January 30, 2013—Forsyth Institute

Tenofovir Gel Wins Out in Drug Absorption Study, but HIV Prevention Trials Tell a Different Story
January 30, 2013—Microbicide Trials Network

UNC Scientists Unveil a Superbug’s Secret to Antibiotic Resistance
January 30, 2013—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Itching for New Help for Eczema: Recently Identified Immune Cells Possible Therapeutic Target
January 30, 2013—Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Georgia State Researcher Gets $3.4 Million Grant To Develop Vaccine Technology Against Flu, RSV
January 30, 2013—Georgia State University
Daily Antiseptic Baths Slash Risk of Bloodstream Infections in Critically Ill Children
January 25, 2013—Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Immune Cell Suicide Alarm Helps Destroy Escaping Bacteria 
January 24, 2013—University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Pitt Team Finds ‘Achilles Heel’ of Key HIV Replication Protein 
January 24, 2013—University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
How the Dengue Virus Makes a Home in the City 
January 22, 2013—Emory University