Biologists discover a tick's metabolism speeds up after months of fasting so it can pursue a meal
Scientists at the University of Cincinnati say the hungrier ticks are, the harder they try to find people or other hosts -- a finding that could have implications for the spread of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The researchers explain that starved ticks' ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 8, 2018 Category: Science Source Type: video
New insights into the human type I interferon response revealed by flavivirus-host interactions
NIH Director's Seminar Series
More than a quarter of the world ’ s population is at annual risk of infection with flaviviruses, which include West Nile virus, Zika virus, dengue virus, yellow fever virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus. Despite being closely related, these viruses have evolved different mechanisms to evade the type I interferon response. This seminar will discuss two distinct interactions between various flaviviruses and human interferon signaling pathways. These two studies provide new insight into regulation of interferon signaling through the IFNAR receptor, as well as the antiviral functions of the...
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 9, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
