Researchers find Anthrax Treatment Works on Mice

A research team led by the Burnham Institute in California has discovered a molecule that blocks the deadliest part of the anthrax toxin, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, June 17).

The researchers, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, believe their findings could lead to a safe anthrax treatment. They found that mice that were exposed to anthrax then injected with the molecule compound and treated with antibiotics survived longer than mice treated only with antibiotics.

The report outlining the new development was set to be published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Associated Press/Newsday, June 20).

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