Écrit par ANRS | 02 Juillet 2018

En France, environ 75 000 personnes seraient infectées par le virus de l’hépatite C sans en avoir connaissance. Les résultats d’une étude soutenue par l’ANRS et menée par Sylvie Deuffic-Burban, chargée de recherche à l’Inserm au sein de l’IAME « Infection, Antimicrobiens, Modélisation, Evolution » (Inserm - Université Paris Diderot - Université Paris 13) et son...

Écrit par WHO | 28 Juin 2018

A new formulation of a drug to prevent excessive bleeding following childbirth could save thousands of women’s lives in low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to a study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with MSD for Mothers and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Currently WHO recommends oxytocin as the first-choice drug for preventing excessive bleeding...

Écrit par A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry | 28 Juin 2018

A joint research team from the A.N. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry & Electrochemistry (RAS), NUST MISIS, and MIPT, as well as participants from several other research centers, have described the biophysical principles of influenza's infiltration into the body's cells. The researchers have created a theoretical model describing the mechanical properties of the lipid membranes of both...

Écrit par Phycologia | 28 Juin 2018

Phycologia — The need for discovering new sources of antibiotics is rapidly increasing as the effectiveness of existing antibiotics continues to decline. Examining natural resources for their antibacterial activity is an opportunity researchers are exploring to help combat what could be a potential epidemic of bacterial infections. It has recently been discovered that a group of...