All Brown University articles
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NewsMore than 3 million children died from AMR-related infections in 2022, major study shows
A landmark study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has revealed that more than 3 million children worldwide lost their lives in 2022 due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR)-related infections.
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NewsUnexpected species-specific patterns in study of giraffe gut flora
The gut bacteria of giraffes are not primarily determined by what they eat, but by the species they belong to., according to a new study analysing the link between diet and gut flora in three giraffe species in Kenya. The study also provides new knowledge that can help secure the food supply of endangered giraffe species.
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NewsStudy calls for better measures of poverty to strengthen tuberculosis research
A new review examines existing methods for assessing socioeconomic status in TB studies and highlights their shortcomings. The authors call for better, standardized poverty metrics to improve research and policy.
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NewsFuture enterovirus outbreaks could be exacerbated by climate change
A common set of drivers can explain the timing of outbreaks of both hand, foot and mouth disease and polio, according to a recent study which suggests these summertime outbreaks may hint at implications for climate change.
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NewsTransfected SARS-CoV-2 spike DNA suppresses cancer cell response to chemotherapy
Researchers have examined the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 spike, p53 and MDM2 (E3 ligase, which mediates p53 degradation) in cancer cells using an immunoprecipitation assay.
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NewsFor microscopic organisms, ocean currents act as ‘expressway’ to deeper depths
New research shows how tiny plant-like organisms hitch a ride on ocean currents to reach darker and deeper depths, where they impact carbon cycling and microbial dynamics in the subtropical oceans.
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NewsCandida albicans toxin plays a special role in the colonization of the digestive tract
Comparative studies on mice with a complete microbiome and a microbiome reduced by antibiotics now show that the previous assumption that the yeast form of Candida albicans is better suited for colonization needs to be revised.
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NewsMalaria parasites resistant to treatment and detection emerge in Ethiopia
Genomic surveillance by scientists has revealed mutations in malaria-causing parasites that will complicate efforts to eradicate the disease in Africa.
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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.