WPI researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections

Courtesy http://www.eurekalert.org/rss/business.xml  Wed, 11/18/2009 - 23:00

(Worcester Polytechnic Institute) Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a new model system to study fungal infections.

The system can be a powerful tool for screening potential drug targets for conditions like thrush, athlete's foot and vaginal yeast infections, which affect millions of people each year but are difficult to treat with existing medications.

Using the new model, the researchers also identified a gene that may be a promising target for a new anti-fungal drug.

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