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NewsNew Drosophila toolkit to help reveal how Covid-19 virus impacts human health
Researchers have developed a toolkit of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> COVID-19 resources to study how viral and human proteins interact, with the goal of developing therapies for symptoms caused by existing and new strains.
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NewsHost-to-host microbe transmission impacts bacterial evolution in the gut
A new study uncovers a significant role for bacterial transmission across hosts in shaping the adaptive evolution of new strains that colonize gut microbiomes.
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OpinionNew RSV vaccines on the way - so what do we do about vaccine hesitancy?
Not one, but two promising new vaccines are likely to be introduced to the UK, yet routine childhood vaccination rates have been decreasing for ‘old’ diseases like measles and polio - what’s going on?
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NewsNew HIV drug formulation could improve treatment outcomes for children worldwide
Researchers have confirmed the dosing, safety and effectiveness of a drug formulation designed for treating children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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NewsModerna is safest, most effective mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 for older adults
A study of older US adults found that the risk of negative effects of both mRNA vaccines is exceptionally low, but lowest with the Moderna vaccine.
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NewsNovel molecules fight viruses by bursting their bubble-like membranes
Researchers show how a group of novel molecules inspired by our own immune system inactivates several viruses, including Zika and chikungunya, by targeting the viral membranes, rather than the proteins.
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NewsIrregular sleep patterns associated with harmful gut bacteria
A new study has found multiple associations between social jet lag and diet quality, diet habits, inflammation and gut microbiome composition in a single cohort.
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OpinionDoes the world need another antibiotic?
Barriers, opportunities and alternatives in the fight against AMR.
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NewsAI-based wastewater sampling predicts COVID hospital admissions
Researchers have developed an accurate prediction tool for estimating COVID-19 hospital admissions, using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based system with wastewater sampling.
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NewsA floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms
A floating sponge in a charcoal-like powder and paired with an oxidizing agent destroys over 85% of algal cells from lake and river water samples.
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NewsBreath test rapidly detects COVID-19 virus
Scientists have developed a breath test that quickly identifies those who are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. The device requires only one or two breaths and provides results in less than a minute.
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NewsCOVID-19 vaccination reduces severity and mortality after breakthrough infections
Among individuals recently infected with SARS-CoV-2, those who were fully vaccinated had lower concentrations of almost all inflammation markers (cytokines and chemokines) than those who were unvaccinated in the short-term and long-term after symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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OpinionMe, my microbes and I: rethinking antimicrobial stewardship and personal health education
Research into, and therefore general understanding of women’s health and disease, has been under funded and taboo for a long time.
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NewsDeadly fungus beaten with treatment blocking fatty acid formation
Researchers have discovered a new way to attack fungal infections by blocking fungi from being able to make fatty acids, the major component of fats.
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NewsNanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection
Scientists have developed a breakthrough method to detect structural variations on proteins based on nanopore technologies.
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NewsStudy demonstrates efficacy of new short-term resistant TB treatment
Four patients at Boston Medical Center (BMC) Tuberculosis Clinic were cured of MDR TB with a six-month regimen that included bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid (BPaL).
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NewsKey gene for resistance to HIV replication found in people of African ancestry
Scientists have identified a novel region in the genome that is only variable in populations of African ancestries and provided evidence that the gene CHD1L acts to limit HIV replication in a subset of white blood cells.
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NewsCholera-like bacteria may be crucial in development of new antibiotics
Researchers have produced a reconstructed version of the PomAB motor protein complex in a bacterium called Vibrio alginolyticus that resembles the cholera bacterium.
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NewsNewly discovered antibodies can neutralize COVID-19 variants
Scientists have isolated potent neutralizing antibodies from a COVID-19 vaccinated SARS survivor that exhibited remarkable breadth against known sarbecoviruses.
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NewsNon-invasive technology tests for malaria without a blood sample
A novel testing platform under development by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and CytoAstra, LLC could provide a new noninvasive test for malaria that doesn’t require a blood sample.