News articles tagged with 'fungal'
Floating spores kill malaria mosquito larvae
— 21 Feb 2011 17:09 | HealthThere are over 200 million cases of malaria each year and, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2009 malaria was responsible for 781,000 deaths worldwide. Malaria is spread…
Lavender oil has potent antifungal effect
— 15 Feb 2011 16:15 | HealthLavender oil could be used to combat the increasing incidence of antifungal-resistant infections, according to a study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. The essential…
Wealth of orchid varieties is down to busy bees and helpful fungi, says study
— 31 Jan 2011 16:31 | BiologyScientists have discovered why orchids are one of the most successful groups of flowering plants - it is all down to their relationships with the bees that pollinate them and the fungi…
ATS issues statement on the treatment of pulmonary fungal infections
— 4 Jan 2011 21:50 | HealthThe American Thoracic Society has released a new official clinical policy statement on the treatment of fungal infections in adult pulmonary and critical care patients. The statement…
Atlantic sea turtle population threatened by egg infection
— 30 Oct 2010 16:53 | EnvironmentAn international team of Mycologists and Ecologists studying Atlantic sea turtles at Cape Verde have discovered that the species is under threat from a fungal infection which targets…
Breaking biomass better
— 13 Jul 2010 12:37 | BiologyOne of the challenges in making cellulosic biofuels commercially viable is to cost-effectively deconstruct plant material to liberate fermentable energy-rich sugars. The U.S. Department…
Gypsy moths wreak havoc, but their own enemies are not far behind
— 11 Jun 2010 12:24 | BiologyIf you live in a section of the country where gypsy moths are a relatively new menace, have no fear, help is not far behind…
Discovery: Yeast make plant hormone that speeds infection
— 27 May 2010 10:44 | BiologyIn their ongoing studies of how yeast (fungi) can infect a host and cause disease, a research team at the Life Sciences and Bioengineering Centre at Worcester Polytechnic Institute…
Certain laboratory technique allows rapid detection of eye pathogens
— 11 May 2010 07:06 | HealthA laboratory technique using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that copies DNA segments may allow clinicians to accurately identify pathogens infecting the cornea more quickly…
Epidemic this year? Check the lake's shape
— 6 May 2010 15:05 | EnvironmentOf all the things that might control the onset of disease epidemics in Michigan lakes, the shape of the lakes' bottoms might seem unlikely. But that is precisely the case, and a new…