MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'candida'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:25 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4121691&cid=t_104846_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdts.podtrac.com%2Fredirect.mp4%2Ftwit.cachefly.net%2Fvideo%2Ffib%2Ffib0069%2Ffib0069_h264b_640x368_256.mp4 I joined Marc Pelletier on episode 60 of Futures in Biotech for a conversation with Malcolm Whiteway about one of the most powerful genetic model systems: Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Download FiB #69 (46 MB .mp3, 95 minutes) Download video (231 MB .mp4) (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4121691 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:00:17 +0100 4121691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515302&cid=t_104846_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fdaily-health-quiz-do-you-know-whats-in-your-yeast-infection%2F How much do you really know about health? You might think you know all the ins and outs of staying healthy, but our daily Health Smarts Quiz will tell you how good your knowledge really is. Answer our question, below, and check back tomorrow for the correct answer and your next pop quiz. Most women experience vaginal yeast infections, but do you know what really causes them? Today’s Question: Itchy, smelly, and uncomfortable down there? It’s probably a yeast infection. They’re caused by an overabundance of naturally occurring fungus, that’s normally found in the mouth, skin, digestive system, and reproductive organs. Most women experience at least one vaginal yeast infection in their lifetime, and some experience them regularly. Do you know what the yeast is call... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515302 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:39:23 +0100 3515302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793358&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2Ft8b-RRiEZtg%2F A nice series of comparative genomics articles have been published in the last few weeks. The pace of genome sequencing has accelerated to the point that we have lots of sequencing projects coming from individual labs and small consortia not necessarily from genome centers. We are seeing a preview of what next (2nd) generation sequencing will enable and can start to imagine what happens when even cheaper 3rd generation sequencing technologies are applied. I’m behind in reviewing these papers for you, dear reader, but I hope you’ll click through and take a look at some of these papers if you are interested in the topics. In the following set of papers we have some nice examples of comparative genomics of closely related species and among a clade of species. The papers mentioned ... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793358 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:14:35 +0100 2793358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442266&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2Fftge7ud1tlI%2F Too much on my plate as of late, so I’m woefully behind on posting much on interesting papers or news.  Here’s a short list of links and papers that are worth a look though. “Evolution of pathogenicity and sexual reproduction in eight Candida genomes” published (Nature) NYT Science article sort of summarizing the good, bad, and ugly of fungi and human interactions Attempts to save amphibians from chytridiomycosis “Riders of a Modern-Day Ark” (PLoS Biology) Looks like Scott Baker with the JGI are in the process of resequencing several classical mutant strains of Phycomyces, Neurospora and Cochliobolus, Cryphonectria for sequence-based mapping of mutants (i.e. here and here and here). (Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics) Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442266 Tue, 26 May 2009 16:26:02 +0100 2442266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631019&cid=t_104846_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fthe-launch-of-bipolar-beat%2F We’re happy to announce the launch of our newest blog, Bipolar Beat, a blog about bipolar disorder. It’s hosted by Dr. Candida Fink, M.D. and Joe Kraynak, co-authors of the popular book “Bipolar Disorder For Dummies.” They wrote a “Dummies” book about bipolar disorder? You bet they did, and it’s a good introductory read to the disorder and recommended for anyone looking to learn more about it, including: The different categories and potential causes of bipolar disorder How to select the right mental health specialist Managing employment-related issues brought on because of the disorder How bipolar disorder affects children Advocating for yourself or a loved one Planning ahead for manic and depressive episodes Selecting the best... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631019 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:02:32 +0100 1631019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296097&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F249938009%2F Researchers from Technical University of Denmark published some interesting results from comparing expression across the very distinct Aspergillus species. Kudos also goes to making it Open Access. I am posting a few key figures below the fold because I can! They grew the fungi in bioreactors fermenting glucose or xylose. After calibrating the growth curves they were able to sample the appropriate time points for comparison of gene expression across these three species. They found a set of genes commonly expressed. (more...) © Jason Stajich for Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics, 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under aspergillus, evolution, ge... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296097 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:36:25 +0100 1296097 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1037800&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F187520096%2F While many strains of S. cerevisiae are being sequenced, a single strain, YJM789, isolated from the lung of an AIDS patient was sequenced a few years ago at Stanford and published this summer. The genome was described in a paper entitled "Genome sequencing and comparative analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YJM789". (more...) © Jason Stajich for Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics, 2007. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under bioinformatics, comparative, human pathogen, resequencing, saccharomyces. (Source: Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics) Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1037800 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:33:23 +0100 1037800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=993229&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F177540541%2F A paper in PLoS Biology from Sandy Johnson's lab entitled "Interlocking Transcriptional Feedback Loops Control White-Opaque Switching in Candida albicans" discusses phenotype switching in the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. Why is the important? "White-opaque switching is an epigenetic phenomenon, where genetically identical cells can exist in two distinctive cell types, white and opaque. Each cell type is stably inherited for many generations, and switching between the two types of cells occurs stochastically and rarely—roughly one switch in 10^4 cell divisions" There is also a review by Kira O'Day to discuss the implications of the findings.  Understanding this sort of developmental and epigenetic signaling is important to better know how fungi adjust and interact with their... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=993229 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:08:28 +0100 993229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=936857&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F167287968%2F A recent PLoS One article "A Genetic Code Alteration Is a Phenotype Diversity Generator in the Human Pathogen Candida albicans" finds some pretty dramatic changes in gene expression and phenotypes by replacing the tRNAs for CUG back to Leucine (Leu; in the standard genetic code) from their meaning of Serine (Ser) in these Candida species. The CUG codon transition in some Candida spp has been of interest since it is an example of a recent change in the genetic code and provides a comparative system to study the mechanism and genome changes of how a genetic code shift is manifested. Cite this... (more...) tags: genetic code, genome evolution, candida © Jason Stajich for Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics, 2007. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs lin... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=936857 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:42:32 +0100 936857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918937&cid=t_104846_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F164061096%2F Two recently published autism books are #16 and #17 in Amazon.com rankings as of the writing of this post, Jenny McCarthy’s Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism and John Elder Robison’s Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s. McCarthy’s book (which is also #4 on the New York Times Bestseller List for hardcover nonfiction) is memoir with a “roadmap” of how, thanks to behavior therapy, a special diet, and supplements (and candida wipe-out via anti-fungal therapy), the author indeed “healed” her child from autism. Louder Than Words is another book in the tradition (if one can call it that) of books by parents of autistic children that offer the latest “how I cured my child from autism”: Others in this ge... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918937 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:48:15 +0100 918937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=882657&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F158141329%2F A recent paper "Targeted gene deletion in Candida parapsilosis demonstrates the role of secreted lipase in virulence",  from the Nosanchuk lab at Yeshiva University, shows the role of secreted lipases in virulence of this pathogen. C. parapsilosis is second only to the evolutionarily closely related commensal Candida albicans as worldwide cause of invasive candidiasis. This paper demonstrates a knockout system using selectable marker which confers resistance to the drug Nourseothricin. The authors sought to delete the adjacent and convergently-transcribed lipase genes CpLIP1 and CpLIP2 and characterize the phenotype of the lipase deficient mutants as blood-borne C. parapsilosis infections are in a lipid rich environment. Through a series of experiments testing growth in rich media, media ... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=882657 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:40:59 +0100 882657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486599&cid=t_104846_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffungalgenomes.org%2Fblog%2F2007%2F03%2Fgenome-resources-for-candida-species%2F The Candida clade of Hemiascomycete fungi have received much attention from funding bodies so that many genomic and experimental resources are available address questions of pathogenecity and industrial applications of these species. The Candida genus Traditionally, species of yeasts that were thought to be asexual were given the genus name Candida. This has lead to Candida being a sort of taxonomic rubbish bin as this system of classification breaks down when asexuality arises more than once (creating homoplasy). For example, the asexual Candida glabrata is found within the Saccharomyces clade when molecular phylogenetics is applied. The problem lies in that many of these species appear very similar visually and microscopically and so there had not been enough phylogenetically informative... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486599 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:53:08 +0100 486599