All One Health Content – Page 12
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NewsA review of Clostridioides difficile infection and treatments
<i>Clostridioides difficile</i> is a serious nosocomial infection that could cause from mild diarrhea to fatal colitis. Here presents a general overview that describes the current and emerging treatment practices for the prevention of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection and its recourrences.
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NewsOlder adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children
Previous exposures to seasonal flu strains could prime the immune system to produce antibodies against the current version of H5N1 avian influenza virus in older adults, whilst children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccinations.
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NewsNew CRISPRs expand upon the original’s abilities
By scouring through a massive bacterial metagenomic databases, researchers have discovered new CRISPR-Cas systems as efficient as the conventional one. One of the candidate system has found with the technological potential to expand its impact in research, biotechnology and medicine.
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NewsThe relationship between gut microbiota, immunoglobulin A, and vaccine efficacy
Researchers concluded that the close relationship between immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and the gut microbiota overgrowth is closely tied with the pneumococcal vaccine effectiveness in adults, thus providing insights for preventative strategies to enhance the vaccine response.
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NewsFirst coronavirus similar to MERS is found in bats in South America
A novel coronavirus, which shares high genetic similarities with MERS-CoV, was identified in bats in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Experiments to find out whether it can infect humans are set to take place in collaboration with Hong Kong University.
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NewsCOVID-19 discovery opens door to new treatments for chronic lung problems
A discovery was made to understand how severe viral infections, like COVID-19 and flu could destroy the ability of immune cells to repair the tissue damage in lungs, causing long COVID and other chronic lung diseases.
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NewsResearchers develop method to identify dormant cells that carry HIV
A new method is developed that utilizes a fluorescent genetic switch to tag and trace the lineages of the HIV-infected cells, including the dormant ones. This system might help to develop target therapies for the infected immune cells.
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CareersMy autistic academic maze - and my advice to neurodiverse PhD students
In Neurodiversity Celebration Week, PhD student Joshua Yates reveals the challenges of pursuing a career in microbiology with autism and dyslexia - and his advice to others.
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News2025 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit to spotlight groundbreaking research
The 13th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit, taking place March 15-16 in Washington, D.C., will reveal how cutting-edge research on gut microbiome science is being applied to clinical practice.
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NewsSymptoms of long-COVID can last up to two years after infection with COVID-19
According to a study of the COVICAT cohort, almost one in four people infected with SARS-CoV-2 suffered from long-COVID. In more than half of them the symptoms persisted for two years.
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NewsTecovirimat is safe but ineffective as treatment for clade II mpox
The antiviral drug tecovrimat used without other antivirals did not reduce the time to clinical resolution of clade II mpox lesions or improve pain control among adults in an international clinical trial.
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NewsDrug may prevent COVID-19 in exposed people within households, major trial finds
An international clinical trial of the oral antiviral drug, ensitrelvir, which has been proved to prevent COVID-19 cases, was conducted and found to be very effective. The drug will be awaiting for approval before becoming widely available.
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NewsNew automated method increases the efficiency of bioactive natural product discovery
In light of the technological advancement in machine learning and bioinformatics tools, researchers developed a fully-automated and integrated platform that enables them to easily identify bioactive natural products in Streptomyces.
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NewsPromising new research shows potential to cure recurrent urinary tract infectionsed
Researchers examine the effectiveness of nanogel as a drug delivery system to direct antibiotics into targeted infected cells to improve UTI treatment.
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NewsUltra-low dose CT aids pneumonia diagnosis in immunocompromised patients
Denoised ultra-low dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study.
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NewsProfessor investigates how symbiotic groups - like corals and biofilms - can behave like single organisms
UNCG philosopher of biology Dr. Derek Skillings is the lead investigator on a new, three-year, $600,000 grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a study of the emergence and evolution of goal-directed behavior in collective entities.
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News‘Overlooked’ scrub typhus may affect 1 in 10 in rural India
A study of over 32,000 people living in Tamil Nadu, India, suggests scrub typhus infection may affect up to 10% of rural populations annually and is a leading yet under-recognised cause of hospitalisations for fever across India.
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NewsCause of post-COVID inflammatory shock in children identified
MIS-C is a serious inflammatory shock that affects children and can occur several weeks after a COVID infection. Researchers have found that reactivation of a pre-existing, dormant infection with the Epstein-Barr virus triggers an excessive inflammatory response.
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NewsMeasles on the rise again in Europe: Time to check your vaccination status
Eight out of ten people who were diagnosed with measles in the EU/EEA in the last year were not vaccinated, according to a new measles and rubella update.
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NewsResearchers announce breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines
Researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine using virus-like particles (VLPs). These particles mimic the outer protein shell of poliovirus, but are empty inside.