All Editorial articles – Page 106
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NewsScientists develop functional bread using probiotic yeast to help prevent asthma
Bread produced with probiotic yeast performed well in experiments with mice, showing potential to combat asthma, which affects 20 million Brazilians.
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NewsPreviously uncharacterized parasite uncovered in fish worldwide
Using genome reconstruction, scientists have unveiled a once ‘invisible’ fish parasite present in many marine fish world-wide that belongs to the apicomplexans, one of the most important groups of parasites at a clinical level.
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NewsTraditional Chinese medicine could help fight African swine fever, review finds
A review reveals the potential of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in combating African Swine Fever (ASF), a viral disease with near 100% mortality rate in pigs.
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NewsTreating the gut-brain connection with B vitamins could help treat Parkinson’s Disease, study finds
Researchers found a reduction in the gut bacteria of genes responsible for synthesizing essential B vitamins and identified a relationship between the lack of these genes and low levels of agents that help maintain the integrity of the intestinal barrier.
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NewsResearchers discover how a deadly strain of salmonella fine-tunes its infection tactics
A new study investigates how pathogens like salmonella change their disease characteristics under fluid shear conditions like those they encounter in our bodies during infection.
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NewsStudy shows a high-fat diet may fuel anxiety by disrupting gut bacteria
A new study found that in animals, a high-fat diet disrupts resident gut bacteria, alters behavior and, through a complex pathway connecting the gut to the brain, influences brain chemicals in ways that fuel anxiety.
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NewsRoyal Veterinary College research supports new legislation on the eradication of BVD in Welsh cattle
The Welsh Government has announced new legislation to aid the eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in cattle.
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NewsScientists uncover risk factors for long Covid
A study has found that people with a milder Covid-19 infection—including those who were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 and those who were infected with an Omicron variant—were more likely to recover quickly.
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NewsGiant deep-sea vent tubeworm symbionts use two carbon fixation pathways to grow at record speeds
New research sheds light on how a giant hydrothermal vent tubeworm living in the deep ocean coordinates the two functional carbon fixation pathways used by its symbiotic bacteria to sustain themselves and their host.
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NewsInfectious H5N1 influenza virus in raw milk rapidly declines with heat treatment
The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declines with heat treatment, but small amounts of infectious virus remain in raw milk samples with high virus levels when treated at 72 degrees Celsius for 15 seconds.
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NewsMothers have lower risk of caesarean births after COVID vaccination
Pregnant women who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 are less likely to have a caesarean section or experience hypertension, according to a study.
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NewsPowdery mildew loves city living - scientists investigate why
Weeds in the city had significantly more mildew than the weeds in the suburbs or countryside, discovers a team that tracked infestations of powdery mildew on common broadleaf weeds.
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NewsTemperature could be the new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance
Scientists have found that a small increase in temperature from 37 to 40 degrees Celsius drastically changes the mutation frequency in E. coli bacteria, which facilitates the development of resistance.
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NewsBuckling point reveals secrets of cyanobacteria locomotion
Scientists investigating cyanobacteria locomotion have found that the filamentous threads start to kink and buckle at a length of around 150 micrometres.
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NewsIntranasal COVID-19 vaccine headed to clinical trials
CyanVac will sponsor a randomized, double-blind Phase 2b study to compare the efficacy and safety of CVXGA, its intranasal vaccine candidate designed to protect against COVID-19, against an FDA-approved mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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NewsCompound produced by citrus pest's symbiotic bacteria promotes in vitro protein synthesis
The compound diaphorin produced by an insect symbiotic bacterium promotes the activity of an in vitro protein synthesis system using Escherichia coli-derived components, researchers have found.
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NewsNew rapid detection of bacteria in pediatric blood samples
Researchers have demonstrated that a new technology called u-dHRM (Universal Digital High-Resolution Melt) could quickly and accurately diagnose bloodstream infections.
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NewsProtein-rich diets may influence gut microbiome and body composition
New research has shed light on the effects of protein-rich diets on the gut microbiome and overall health.
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NewsScientists unravel drivers of the global zinc cycle in our oceans
The important role of the Southern Ocean in global biological processes and the carbon cycle has been confirmed by a study that, for the first time based on field evidence, reveals the underappreciated role of inorganic zinc particles in these cycles.
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NewsPlant bacteria deploy phage elements to wipe out the competition
A new study has found that plant bacterial pathogens are able to repurpose elements of their own phages to wipe out competing microbes, suggesting such elements could someday be harnessed as an alternative to antibiotics.