All Editorial articles – Page 236
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NewsCOVID-19 virus can stay in the body more than a year after infection
The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research that offers potential clues to why some people develop long COVID.
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NewsStudy probes what makes a pathogen antibiotic-resistant
Researchers describe how two notable pathogens—Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii—employ distinctly different tools to fend off antibiotic attack.
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NewsFibrinolytic biomarkers for identifying patients at risk of severe COVID-19
Researchers identify associations between proteins involved in fibrinolysis and the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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News$12.7 million to develop novel nanoalum adjuvant formulation for better protection against tuberculosis and pandemic influenza
The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) has been awarded the first stage of funding for a $12.7-million project to develop a novel immune-stimulating adjuvant formulation that will improve the human immune response to vaccines.
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NewsZika virus vaccine emerges as an unlikely hero in battling brain cancer
Scientists have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumour growth, while sparing healthy cells.
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NewsScientists show how COVID mRNA vaccines reshape immune memory after each dose
Researchers show that T cells can reshape their memory and maintain diversity against different COVID variants in response to successive mRNA vaccinations.
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NewsWomen with high-risk HPV and metabolic syndrome have almost three times risk for mortality
Women with both metabolic syndrome and high-risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) are at a 2.6 times higher risk for mortality than women without either condition.
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NewsResearchers open new leads in anti-HIV drug development, using a compound found in nature
Researchers have successfully modified a naturally occurring chemical compound in the lab, resulting in advanced lead compounds with anti-HIV activity.
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NewsRapid molecular testing in the emergency department leads to faster, targeted treatment for community-acquired pneumonia
Rapid molecular testing for patients hospitalised with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) significantly enhances the speed and accuracy of treatment.
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NewsThe who’s who of bacteria: A reliable way to define species and strains
Scientists investigated natural divisions in bacteria with a goal of determining a scientifically viable method for organizing them into species and strains.
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NewsScientists harness fungal bioluminescence to create glow-in-the-dark plants
Synthetic biologists have reported the discovery of multiple plant enzymes – hispidin synthases – that can perform the most complex reaction of the bioluminescence pathway.
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NewsStudy reveals how virus hijacks insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests
A new study reveals how viral proteins from symbiotic bacteria cause sterility in insects.
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NewsResearch reveals novel herpesvirus in South American pinnipeds
Scientists detected Otariid gammaherpesvirus 1 (OtGHV1) in free-ranging South American pinnipeds, and a novel herpesvirus Otariid gammaherpesvirus 8 (OtGHV8) in South American sea lions (Otaria byronia) in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsScientists ID new genus of fungi on grasses
This study examined a mushroom species, Campanella subdendrophora, also known as Tetrapyrgos subdendrophora, which fruits on grasses in the US Pacific Northwest, and determined that a new genus, Metacampanella was needed for this taxon.
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NewsLong-acting HIV treatment benefits adults with barriers to daily pill taking and adolescents with suppressed HIV
Long-acting, injectable antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppressed HIV replication better than oral ART in people who had previously experienced challenges taking daily oral regimens and was found safe in adolescents with HIV viral suppression.
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NewsSTI cases on the rise across Europe
In 2022, the number of reported cases saw a significant increase compared to the previous year, with gonorrhoea cases rising by 48%, syphilis cases by 34%, and chlamydia cases by 16%.
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NewsFirst atom-level structure of packaged viral genome reveals new properties, dynamics
A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our understanding of virus structure and DNA dynamics, insights that could provide new research avenues and drug targets, researchers report.
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NewsResearchers show viral infections pose early heart risks
Myocarditis is often triggered by the body’s immune response to a viral infection, but a new study shows that the virus itself creates potentially dangerous conditions in the heart before inflammation sets in.
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NewsVaccinated people had lower risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
Among people who had COVID-19, those who previously received the latest vaccine had a lower risk of having a severe outcome than those who had not, according to new research.
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NewsStudy explains how a fungus can control an extremely harmful pest
The research was conducted at SPARCBio, a center established by FAPESP and biological control company Koppert at the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture.