0 Prion pathogenesis – how do prions reach the brain?
New research has suggested that the spread of prions to the brain does not occur via the blood–brain barrier, implicating other mechanisms.
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0 Vaccinia virus hijacks host cell motility to aid spread
New research has suggested that vaccinia viruses trick infected host cells into activating their cell movement mechanism, rapidly spreading the virus.
1 Precision diagnostics: breakthrough test can screen all known bacterial infections simultaneously
Researchers from the Center for Infection and Immunity have made a major breakthrough in diagnoses of pathogenic bacteria with their design, the BacCapSeq platform. It’s the first precision medicine platform to allow simultaneous screening for all known bacterial pathogens, as well as markers for antibiotic resistance and virulence.
0 Bacteriophages: new method of genetic transduction uncovered
Scientists, led by the National University of Singapore and the University of Glasgow, have used the term ‘lateral transduction’ to describe a novel, dangerously-potent mechanism of bacteriophage-induced genetic transduction.
0 Pioneering CJD treatment to be tested in patient for the first time
A pioneering treatment, an antibody termed PRN100, is to be given to a patient with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease for the first time.
0 IDWeek: Could antiretroviral therapy efavirenz increase the risk of neurological conditions in offspring?
Antiretroviral therapy with efavirenz in HIV-positive pregnant women has been reported to increase the risk of neurological conditions in offspring.
0 Genomics in malaria – an interview with Dyann Wirth
Genomics is increasingly being adopted into both research and clinical settings. Here, we speak to Dyann Wirth about the use of genomics in the field of malaria, from what it can uncover about the parasite to the hurdles that need to be overcome moving towards elimination.
0 Uncovering Zika infection in corneal cells – an interview with Dustin Farr
Since Zika broke into the news in 2016, new research has been uncovering more information about this virus – we spoke to Dustin Farr at the recent ASM Microbe meeting where he was presenting a poster on Zika infection in corneal cells.
0 Nanoplasmonics used for monitoring biofilm formation
Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have developed a method to study biofilm formation, and how it is affected by drugs, with high efficacy.
0 Zika virus: from enemy to ally
Is Zika congenital syndrome, which affected thousands of babies born in Brazil during epidemics, associated with an increased host genetic susceptibility? And could Zika be a strong oncolytic agent against aggressive brain tumors? Find out in this opinion piece.
