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Zinc: a new antibiotic target?
It may be possible to fight hospital-acquired pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii by targeting the bacterium’s need for the nutrient metal zinc. Read MoreJan 17, 2013
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Bacterial signals in sarcoidosis
Study adds evidence for infectious agents’ role in sarcoidosis, an inflammatory condition that can lead to respiratory failure and death. Read MoreNov 6, 2012
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Protein’s length, flexibility key to infection
The structural architecture of the reovirus attachment protein is required for efficient reovirus infection of host cells. Read MoreOct 31, 2012
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Host proteins can control HIV infection
The protein APOBEC3G contributes to spontaneous control of HIV-1 in vivo and may provide therapeutic benefits. Read MoreOct 5, 2012
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Cell entry ports for cold virus
The respiratory virus HMPV uses its fusion (F) protein – which interacts with cellular receptors called integrins – to bind to and enter target cells. Read MoreSep 25, 2012
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Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs
Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry. Read MoreAug 7, 2012
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Long antibodies better against HIV
Understanding how antibodies with long “loops” form may be important for HIV vaccine development. Read MoreJul 19, 2012
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Spelling out HIV risk in urban China
Research reveals clues to HIV risk in Chinese men who have sex with other men. Read MoreJun 27, 2012
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Making order out of ordinal data
A new statistical tool developed by Vanderbilt biostatisticians will help medical researchers make sense of a commonly encountered – but hard-to-analyze – type of data. Read MoreJun 12, 2012
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Dengue antibodies give vaccine leads
New information may help speed development of a vaccine or treatment for dengue fever. Read MoreApr 27, 2012
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On the tail of RSV infection mechanism
New details about the life cycle of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) could aid the development of therapies to combat this leading cause of serious illness in infants and the elderly. Read MoreFeb 15, 2012
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Drug target for deadly heart infection
Structural biology studies of a bacterial protein suggest a new target for treating life-threatening heart infection. Read MoreDec 1, 2011
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Diversity key in antibody repertoire
Antibodies to the 2009 H1N1 influenza strain reveal new insights into how antibody diversity forms and functions, with possible implications for designing flu vaccines. Read MoreOct 7, 2011
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Starvation diet kills staph bacteria
The antibiotics of the future could take a page from the immune system’s playbook – and “starve” bacteria of the nutrients they need. Read MoreAug 26, 2011
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Sex hormone may predict death
Changes in blood levels of the sex hormone estradiol may provide a clinically useful predictor of death in critically ill or injured patients. Read MoreJun 3, 2011
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Cells open doors for reovirus
The cellular factor Src helps reoviruses enter cells. Read MoreMay 13, 2011
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Vanderbilt partners with Chinese government to reduce HIV in gay men
Vanderbilt University researchers are partnering with the Chinese government to test methods for reducing the spread of the AIDS virus among gay men. Read MoreMay 4, 2011
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Host cell factors keep toxin at bay
Researchers have identified genes that may influence sensitivity of human cells to a bacterial toxin. Read MoreMay 3, 2011
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Protein combos keep cells straight
Researchers define the protein interactions that establish our organs' lining. Read MoreMar 18, 2011