All Editorial articles – Page 16
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NewsResearchers investigate case of soft-tick borne relapsing fever in Austin area
Researchers report a likely case of soft tick-borne relapsing fever (STRF) in an Austin-area resident.
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NewsEarly surgery for bacterial eye infection offers hope to patients
A new clinical trial shows that early vitrectomy surgery for acute endophthalmitis could be more beneficial to patients’ vision compared with the current antibiotic-first approach.
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NewsReshaping the gut microbiome can boost chemotherapy delivery to tumors
A common antibiotic reshaped gut bacteria in preclinical models, significantly reducing liver clearance and doubling how long chemotherapy remained in circulation to reach tumors.
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NewsRedistributing sunlight boosts algae biomass productivity sixfold
Researchers have developed a low-energy way to distribute sunlight more evenly throughout algae cultivation systems. The technology increased algae biomass productivity by as much as six times in outdoor testing.
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NewsShort-chain fatty acids and bile acids signaling in chronic hepatitis B
Current therapies suppress chronic hepatitis but rarely achieve functional cure (sustained HBsAg loss). Emerging gut‑liver axis evidence shows that microbial metabolites modulate HBV replication and immunity.
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NewsBioactive metabolite boosts HIV treatment response, reverses gut dysfunction
Scientists have identified a naturally occurring metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and significantly improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in the nonhuman primate model of HIV/AIDS.
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NewsGeology: Antarctica’s Blood Falls reveals an ancient marine community
Salty water flowing through Antarctica’s Blood Falls contains a distinct community of marine-specific microorganisms, providing evidence that the brine system beneath the glacier has a marine origin.
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NewsTwo deadly flowers have big medical potential
Two plants that cause neurotoxicity and paralysis in the tiniest doses are also known to counter pain, malaria, cancer and pests. For the first time, researchers have discovered a way to recreate these powerful compounds in the lab - with the help of yeast.
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NewsThe amino acid arginine helps the body fight tumors and viral infections
Scientists have discovered that an arginine-deficient diet impacts the immune system by stalling the production of the MHC-1 protein, which alerts the immune system to dangers such as a mutating cell or an invading virus.
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NewsNew discovery could hold key to making microbes more resistant towards industrial processes
In the bacterium Pseudomonas putida, the membrane protein CrcB pumps harmful fluoride ions out of the cells. Researchers investigated how P. putida adapts to a fluoride-containing environment, when it is deprived of the ability to produce the CrcB protein.
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NewsScientists bring Florida high school students to the front lines of pandemic preparedness
Thirty outstanding high school students from 18 communities across Florida arrived in Tampa last week for the Global Virus Network (GVN) Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness Program, curious about viruses and considering careers in science.
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NewsTuberculosis drug discovery gets smarter with AI
Scientists have built an artificial intelligence tool to help scientists focus their efforts after initial screening of potential tuberculosis drugs. The team is also using AI to organize years of collaborative data into a searchable form.
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NewsHighly reliable LFIA based on selenium nanoparticle reveals long-term real-world dynamics of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
SDS modified selenium nanoparticles enable reliable lateral flow immunoassay, showing that neurological and hematological patients lose vaccine induced immunity much faster.
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NewsLeishmania: When tropical parasites use immune cells as a taxi
Tom Beneke intends to clarify, as part of the new Emmy Noether Research Group ‘LeishMove’, exactly how the Leishmania parasites control their host cells and which variations in the parasites are necessary for this.
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NewsHepatitis B virus infection or reactivation and HBV-related liver dysfunction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving infliximab
A real-world study examines HBV infection and reactivation rates in a large cohort of Chinese IBD patients treated with infliximab.
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NewsNew framework to reveal how microbial modulators can work alongside agricultural practices to boost plant performance
Scientists have proposed a new framework for understanding how microbes, soil fauna, viruses and compounds in the soil can be used alongside agricultural practices to reshape the native plant microbiome and boost plant performance.
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NewsMicroorganisms actively shape the ocean floor
At a newly discovered hydrothermal system in the Mediterranean, researchers were able to demonstrate how different intensities of hydrothermal fluid flow shape microbial communities and control mineral formation on the ocean floor.
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NewsImmune system: the farm effect is clearer than ever thanks to bacteria
An international research team has identified for the first time which bacteria in barn air are responsible for the ‘farm effect’ that can protect against allergies, asthma, and hay fever.
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NewsRock-eating fungi flourish deep below our feet
A new study is believed to be the first time fungal abundance has been successfully quantified in a deep subsurface site. It identified 689 unique species of fungi, including 13 species that have not been described before, in water samples drawn from gas well sites.
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NewsTrees and microbes team up to improve nitrogen nutrient processes in future CO2 conditions
Researchers studying how a 180-year-old oak woodland responded after exposure to the CO₂ levels expected in the future discover that microbes “mine” soil nutrients, supplying 30% more available nitrogen to help trees sustain carbon capture.