All Editorial articles – Page 307
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NewsPoor gut health may drive multiple sclerosis — but better diet may ease it
Researchers have traced a previously observed link between microscopic organisms in the digestive tract — collectively known as the gut microbiome — and multiple sclerosis (MS).
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NewsTwo fungi join forces to rampage through fig trees
Researchers have identified a fungus, Fusarium kuroshium, which is harmless by itself, but ravages fig trees when found together with Ceratocystis ficicola, which is transmitted by an ambrosia beetle, Euwallacea interjectus.
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NewsResearchers patent synthetic arsenic-based antibiotic originating in soil bacteria
Florida International University researchers have moved a step closer to producing synthetic arsenic-based drugs in their quest to solve an urgent worldwide health problem ―the growing number of infections that have become antibiotic-resistant.
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NewsBacterial speed of growth and metabolism can offer answers to inoculum effect
Scientists have discovered that interactions between how fast bacteria grow and the amount of energy or metabolism bacteria have can explain the inoculum effect for multiple antibiotics and bacteria species.
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NewsLasso peptide points the way to new antibiotics for untreatable infections
Princeton Engineering researchers have isolated a compound that kills bacteria that can cause incurable infections.
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NewsNew research unit awarded €6m to investigate gut-brain axis
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new clinical research unit that will investigate the interaction between the digestive and nervous systems with reference to inflammatory and degenerative diseases, the first collaborative research group in Germany to explore the “gut-brain axis”.
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NewsOlfactory viral inflammation linked to accelerated onset of Alzheimer’s disease
Viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, which governs the sense of smell, and the part of the brain associated with memory and learning, possibly accelerating the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
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NewsStudy reveals how plague spreads through wild rodent populations
Mathematical modeling reveals how fleas with early-stage Yersinia pestis infections are insufficient to drive epizootic outbreaks but can help promote a low level of enzootic plague.
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NewsScientists identify infection-halting compound that can target hosts, not viruses
Researchers at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at halting infections from a range of coronaviruses, including all variants of SARS-CoV-2 and the common cold.
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NewsAlmost half of Europe’s wheat crops contaminated with Fusarium mycotoxin
Almost half of wheat crops across Europe are impacted by Fusarium Head Blight, according to a study led by fungal biologist Dr Neil Brown from the UK’s University of Bath, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Exeter.
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NewsMachine learning tool figures out how many people are represented in a wastewater sample
A machine learning model has been developed that uses the assortment of microbes in wastewater to find out how many individual people they represent.
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NewsMicrobiota transfer therapy boosts gut health in children with autism
Researchers have discovered that microbial taxa and genes that are important for microbial pathways associated with improvements in the physical and behavioural symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, improved following microbiota transfer therapy.
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NewsGamechanging project could propel anti-microbial peptides into forefront of AMR battle
Experts from the University of Huddersfield have teamed up with an international consortium of partners for a four-year research project that aims to develop a new method for the commercial production of anti-microbial peptides (AMPs).
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NewsPhase 2 trial of Ebola vaccines yields promising results
An international team of scientists has published the results of a large-scale randomized clinical trial in West Africa which confirms the safety of three vaccine regimens for Ebola and suggests an immune response is induced and maintained for up to 12 months.
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NewsOral bacteria linked to brain abscesses, new research reveals
Bacteria known to cause oral infections may also be a contributory factor in patients developing potentially life-threatening abscesses on the brain, new research has shown.
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NewsUK government issues £16m funding call for novel food drive, including fermentation products
Two of Britain’s largest government funding bodies have announced a £16 million funding call focused on developing foods such as plant-based, cultivated meat, and fermentation products.
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NewsResearchers infect ‘brain in a dish’ in pursuit of Zika antivirals
A University of Queensland-led project has used a ‘brain in a dish’ to study the effects of the Zika virus, taking research a step closer towards developing drugs to combat the infection.
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NewsGut microbiome responds to nanomaterial graphene oxide as if it were a parasite
The nanomaterial graphene oxide—which is used in everything from electronics to sensors for biomolecules—can indirectly affect the immune system via the gut microbiome.
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NewsApplied Microbiology International announces plans for new open access journal, Sustainable Microbiology
Applied Microbiology International has announced that it will soon be launching a new open access journal, Sustainable Microbiology. It will be the first new journal launched by the society since Microbial Biotechnology in 2008 and will be published in partnership with Oxford University Press. Sustainable Microbiology is ...
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NewsResearchers develop ingestible biobatteries that could allow new view of digestive system
Biobattery researchers have created a solution based on microbial fuel cells that would allow cameras to target the hard-to-reach small intestine, which winds around the human gut for an average of 22 feet.