Baker's yeast protects against fatal infections

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Injecting mice with simple baker's yeast protects against the fatal fungal infection, aspergillosis, according to new research. The work could lead to the development of a human vaccine that protects immuno-compromised people against a range of life-threatening fungal infections, for which current therapy often fails.

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