All Articles Tagged As: anthrax

'Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax' (1/17/2011)

Few strands of bacteria have achieved such a central place in public consciousness as Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria which causes Anthrax. While today it is a feared weapon of bioterrorism Bacillus anthracis has played a significant historical role, especially through the research of the celebrated 19th century scientists Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, in shaping our understanding of infectious diseases and immunology. ...> Full Article

New medical weapons to protect against anthrax attacks (6/26/2010)

The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States are fostering development of a new generation of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medications to protect people against the potentially deadly bacteria in any future bioterrorist incident. That's the conclusion of a sweeping overview of scientific research on medical technology to combat the anthrax threat. It appears in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. ...> Full Article

Overcoming anthrax bacterium's natural defenses could hold key to new treatments (5/22/2010)

Army scientists have discovered a way to "trick" the bacterium that causes anthrax into shedding its protective covering, making it easier for the body's immune system to mount a defense. The study, which appears in this month's issue of the journal Microbiology, could lead to new approaches for treating anthrax infection. ...> Full Article

Scientists move closer to a safer anthrax vaccine (9/8/2009)

Future vaccine could benefit military and others at high risk ...> Full Article

Single host gene may hold key to treating both ebola and anthrax infections (8/24/2009)

Research published by Army scientists indicates that a minor reduction in levels of one particular gene, known as CD45, can provide protection against two divergent microbes: the virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever and the bacterium that causes anthrax. Taken together, the results suggest a common host restriction factor and a promising approach to drug development for treating two completely different infections. ...> Full Article

Anthrax bacteria conspire with viruses to stay alive (8/16/2009)

By studying the life of Bacillus anthracis, scientists raise questions about how viruses may govern our own ...> Full Article

Research scientists identify blood component that turns bacteria virulent (11/27/2008)

Findings may provide basis for new drug development ...> Full Article

Fewer Doses, Injection in Muscle Can Improve Anthrax Vaccine Regimen, National Study Shows (10/6/2008)

In the largest study ever conducted of an anthrax vaccine, researchers found they could achieve the same level of immune response, with fewer side effects, by giving the vaccine in the muscle rather than under the skin and by giving fewer doses. ...> Full Article

Nose Spray Anthrax Vaccine Effective in Early Tests (4/14/2008)

Early studies show that a new mucosal vaccine against anthrax has the potential to provide military personnel with more effective and efficient protection against a "popular" bioweapon ...> Full Article

Is a cup of tea really the answer to everything - even anthrax? (3/14/2008)

A cup of black tea could be the next line of defense in the threat of bio-terrorism according to new international research ...> Full Article

Researchers Find Possible Target to Treat Deadly Bloodstream Infections (3/3/2008)

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a possible target to treat bloodstream bacterial infections. ...> Full Article

Anthrax Cellular Entry Point Uncovered (1/27/2008)

The long-sought-after biological "gateway" that anthrax uses to enter healthy cells has been uncovered by microbiologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. ...> Full Article

Team IDs weakness in anthrax bacteria (1/24/2008)

Researchers have identified a weakness in the defenses of the anthrax bacterium that could be exploited to produce new antibiotics. ...> Full Article

Molecular 'trip switch' shuts down inflammatory response (12/19/2007)

Like a circuit breaker that prevents electrical wiring from overheating and bringing down the house, a tiny family of three molecules stops the immune system from mounting an out-of-control, destructive inflammatory response against invading pathogens, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have found. ...> Full Article

How the anthrax bacterium eludes our immune defenses (12/14/2007)

After having demonstrated the protective role of one of the enzymes of our natural immunity of against B. anthracis, the anthrax bacterium, researchers from the Institut Pasteur, INSERM, and the CNRS explain how the bacillus is capable of evading the bactericidal action of this enzyme: this bacterium produces a toxin that inhibits the enzyme synthesis. This research*, published in PloS Pathogens, reveals potential new therapeutic avenues against anthrax. ...> Full Article

Innovative dual action anthrax vaccine-antitoxin combination (10/6/2007)

Researchers develop a highly effective agent that provides protection against anthrax by combining a fast-acting anthrax toxin inhibitor with a vaccine in a single compound. ...> Full Article

Finding A Chink In The Anthrax Microbe's Armor (8/3/2007)

U-M scientists chart events when dormant spore springs to life in lung, and find genes to investigate for better drugs, vaccines ...> Full Article

Anthrax Paralyzes Immune Cells With Lethal Toxin (5/7/2007)

University of Florida researchers have revealed how the inhaled form of anthrax paralyzes the body's defenses and prevents immune cells from reaching the site of infection. ...> Full Article

Oral Vaccine Containing Salmonella May Protect Against Aerosolized Anthrax (4/28/2007)

Researchers from the U.S. and abroad have developed an orally administered Salmonella-based vaccine that protects mice against aerosolized anthrax and may also have human implications. ...> Full Article