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(Case Western Reserve University) Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a gene activator crucial to development of flatworms that cause schistosomiasis - a potential target for a vaccine for the killer disease.

(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified an unexpected mechanism facilitating some protein interactions that are the workhorses of cells and, in the process, identified a potential new cancer drug development target.

(Texas A&M AgriLife Communications) It's been called "the trots," "Montezuma's Revenge," and worse. But no matter the name, when it strikes, victims wish for something to quickly kill the offending bacteria.

That wish will come true if work by the new Texas A&M University Center for Phage Technology stays on target.

(MedPage Today) -- A therapy for lung fibrosis could become a reality if research pointing to a certain kinase pathway pans out.

Also in this week's edition of Lab Notes, somatic-cell nuclear transfer in human oocytes may be feasible after all.

(University of Washington) A new target for nitric oxide has been revealed in studies of how it inhibits the growth of Salmonella, a bacteria that is a common cause of food poisoning.

Naturally produced in the nose and gut, nitric oxide interfers at various points in the Krebs cycle, the part of cellular respiration that turns fuel into energy.

Knowing how nitric oxide restricts pathogen metabolism may lead to new antimicrobials or drugs that promote the body's own natural defenses.

(Purdue University) Biologists identified a new way in which bacteria hijack healthy cells during infection, which could provide a target for new antibiotics.

(NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse) A new study uncovers a brain mechanism that could be targeted for new medications designed to help people quit smoking without gaining weight.

A protein which could be targeted for a tuberculosis vaccine has been discovered by scientists at Imperial College London.

This summer, new health insurance programs aimed at people with preexisting medical conditions began accepting applications across the country.

The plans target one of the key promises of the health-care overhaul: Everyone, even people with checkered medical histories that may make them uninsurab...

(Yale University) Yale University researchers have found a gene that seems to be a key contributor to the onset of depression and is a promising target for a new class of antidepressants.