All One Health Content – Page 176
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NewsLiquid-coated air filter inspired by carnivorous plant can improve early capture of airborne pathogens
Researchers have designed a new liquid-coated air filter that allows for improved early detection and analysis of airborne bacteria and viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.
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NewsNew contamination detection tool Squeegee targets low microbial biomass microbiomes
Researchers have developed a new contamination detection tool that can distinguish between a potential environmental contaminant and a genuine microbiome signal in low biomass studies – studies that contain little microbial DNA like breastmilk, placenta or amniotic fluid.
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NewsResearchers find new viral entryway into host cells for Covid-19
A University of Ottawa-led team has found a new viral entry for SARS-CoV-2, suggesting it may be able to use proteins to infect a wider range of cells.
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NewsNew £1.7m containment facility will help prepare for future pandemics
A £1.7m laboratory building which will investigate infectious diseases has opened at the University of Warwick – helping to tackle some of the most globally important human diseases and prepare for pandemics of the future.
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NewsImmune response discovery solves mystery of why colds are more common when it’s cold
Scientists say a newly discovered immune response inside the nose is suppressed by colder temperatures, offering evidence for why colds, flu and COVID-19 are more common in cooler months.
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NewsWireless device can rapidly spot coronavirus using magnetostrictive composite plates
A collaborative research group has engineered a self-sustaining device that can immediately detect COVID-19 particles in its surroundings.
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NewsPathogen capture method speeds up ID in children with bloodstream infections
Researchers have developed a fast and highly efficient engineered pathogen capture method which shortcuts the accurate detection of pathogens in small blood samples, potentially saving lives.
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NewsSewage yields in-depth world map of antimicrobial resistance
Researchers have used sewage analysis to map where in the world the occurrence of resistance genes is highest, how the genes are located, and in which types of bacteria they are found.
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NewsFull ICUS and abuse of meds sparked post-pandemic outbreak of drug-resistant fungus in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil have reported the largest outbreak to date of COVID-associated candidemia caused by the same drug-resistant strain of Candida parapsilosis, a fungus that invades the bloodstream and can lead to death.
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NewsStudy of simple acoziborole regime raises hope for elimination of sleeping sickness in Africa
The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Sanofi have announced treatment success rates of up to 95% from a Phase II/III study investigating the safety and efficacy of single-dose acoziborole, a potentially transformative investigational treatment for sleeping sickness.
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NewsClover’s vaccine candidate reduced household transmission of SARS-CoV-2
A collaboration between Clover Biopharmaceuticals Ltd and the International Vaccine Institute showed that a household contact was 84% less likely to get a SARS-CoV-2 infection when the infected household member had received SCB-2019 (CpG 1018/Alum) compared to placebos.
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NewsTeen acne treatment can have knock-on impact on gut microbiome and maturing skeleton
Long-term use of systemic antibiotics to treat adolescent acne can perturb the gut microbiome, leading to altered profiles of circulating bile acids that reduce osteoblast function and bone mass accrual, researchers show.
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NewsBiovac signs deal with IVI to deliver oral cholera vaccine for African and global markets
South African based Bio-pharmaceutical company Biovac has concluded a ground-breaking licensing and technology transfer agreement with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), a non-profit international organisation headquartered in South Korea, for the manufacture of an oral cholera vaccine (OCV).
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CareersAMI internship leads Zoe down path of antimicrobial resistance
Zoe Dunphy undertook a lab internship in 2020 in Trinity College Dublin’s microbiology department, funded by an AMI Summer Studentship Grant. She reveals how that experience has developed her work on AMR.
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CareersA day in the life of a dairy microbiome field scientist
My role with California-based microbial solutions company Native Microbials takes me from the lab to the heart of the herd
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NewsGene-delivering viruses cross into brain in step toward gene therapy for neurological diseases
A family of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) has been developed that are capable of delivering gene therapies to the brain, a particularly challenging target tissue.
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NewsHospitals are riskier than farms when it comes to superbug transmission - but beware your pet
A deadly drug resistant bacterium that rivals MRSA is found in livestock, pets and the wider environment, but is rarely transmitted to humans through this route, scientists have found.
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NewsVibrio toxins force key proteins to build ‘roads to nowhere’
Toxins released by a type of bacteria that cause diarrhoeal disease hijack cell processes, forcing important proteins to abandon jobs that are key to proper cell function and assemble into ’roads to nowhere’, a new study has found.
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Long ReadsPartnering with low- and middle-income countries to co-develop sustainable antimicrobial resistance solutions
ICARS envisions a world where drug-resistant infections no longer pose a threat to the health of humans and animals, the environment, global food security and economic prosperity.