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Infectious Diseases - Aug 22, 2018 Edition

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 August 22, 2018 
 Infectious Diseases 
 The latest infectious diseases news from News Medical 
 #ALT#Why Sample and Tube Size are Considered for Safe Preservation

There is a common misconception that the bigger the tissue sample is, the better it is. However, the importance of size does depend on the end-use.

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   Eliminating malaria-carrying mosquitoes does not impact ecosystem, shows studyEliminating malaria-carrying mosquitoes does not impact ecosystem, shows study
 
By combining studies on one species of malaria-carrying mosquito, researchers found that no other animals rely solely on them for food.
 
   Fucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitalsFucose-based food supplement could be used to stop the spread of norovirus in children's hospitals
 
Norovirus is the most common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide; it causes tens hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and is particularly risky for children under 3 years old.
 
 Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C
 
Researchers emphasize need for baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis CAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 300 million people across the globe are unaware they're living with viral hepatitis. In fact, baby boomers-;those born between 1945-1965-;are five times more likely to have hepatitis C, one of the many different strains of this viral infection.
 
 
 Scientific group takes new step towards designing new HIV vaccine
 
Scientific group takes new step towards designing new HIV vaccineThe scientific group of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University headed by Professor Andrei Kozlov published the results of a study devoted to the search of solutions for creating the HIV vaccine.
 
 
 Researchers discover new antibodies that have capacity to treat all Ebola viruses
 
Researchers discover new antibodies that have capacity to treat all Ebola virusesResearchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and their colleagues are a step closer to developing a broadly effective antibody treatment against the three major Ebola viruses that cause lethal disease in humans.
 
 
 Researchers find possible active substance that may cure hepatitis E
 
Researchers find possible active substance that may cure hepatitis EAn international team of researchers has now found a possible active substance against the virus in the naturally occurring substance silvestrol. The substance inhibited the replication of pathogens both in cell culture and in the mouse model.
 
 
 Extended-release naltrexone appears to help HIV-positive patients reduce heavy drinking
 
Extended-release naltrexone appears to help HIV-positive patients reduce heavy drinkingExtended-release naltrexone -- an injection that decreases heavy drinking in the general population when taken in conjunction with counseling -- appears to help HIV-positive individuals reduce their number of heavy drinking days too, say Yale researchers.
 
 
 Measles cases on the rise in Europe
 
Measles cases on the rise in EuropeAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a sharp rise in the number of measles cases across Europe in the first six months of this year. Measles has affected over 41,000 individuals and killed 37, says the WHO.
 

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