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NewsNanozymes alleviate depression in rats by restoring gut microbiome
Researchers developed antioxidant carbon dot nanozymes (synthetic enzyme-like substances) that reduced oxidative stress, rebalanced gut microbes and alleviated stress-induced depression in rats.
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NewsScientists team up to track gut-brain connection in athletes with concussion
120 athletes are to take part in a concussion study with researchers to identify reliable and novel concussion biomarkers in their gut microbiomes in ways that standard brain imaging cannot.
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NewsAntiviral-resistant variants of SARS-CoV-2 can emerge in immunocompromised people
Individuals with compromised immunity and persistent COVID-19 infections can harbor drug-resistant variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which have the potential to spread to the general population.
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NewsCall for global gender-neutral HPV vaccination by 2030
A new global initiative is calling for a more ambitious, ethical and equitable approach that will see more boys and men gain access to cancer-preventing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and protect more people worldwide from HPV-related cancers.
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NewsPropagated corals reveal increased resistance to bleaching during fatal heatwave of 2023
During the devastating heatwave in the Caribbean in 2023, young, bred corals that had been seeded in a reef restoration effort stayed healthy while most of the remaining wild corals bleached and many died in the aftermath.
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NewsLarge-scale study will seek to unearth causes of persistent symptoms of Lyme disease
Researchers have received $20.7 million grant to try to answer some of the most vexing questions around chronic Lyme disease, following patients from their earliest diagnosis to find out why some go on to develop debilitating symptoms later on.
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NewsScientists develop new method to analyze sewage data for epidemic monitoring
Researchers across Europe have developed a new method for analyzing data from wastewater which can help identify whether disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and antimicrobial resistance come from humans, animals, industry, or the environment.
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NewsScientist devises test feed for fungal ‘micro-machine’ that breaks down wood
Researchers investigating a molecular machine found in fungi that decomposes wood into its basic components have come up with a test feed that allows them to observe its close-to-natural action, opening the door to putting it to industrial application.
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NewsNIH releases mpox research agenda
National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has released an update on its priorities for mpox research, which focus on four key objectives.
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NewsScientists team up to create synthetic process for antibiotic drug discovery
Researchers will team up to explore and develop a novel platform or chemical process for synthesizing antibiotic compounds, thanks to a $125,000 grant.
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NewsStudy sheds light on how virus-fighting cells develop during long Covid
A new long-term study into long COVID has investigated how a certain population of white blood cells, called memory T cells, are established and develop as part of the body’s defense to fight off the disease.
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NewsResearchers investigate bunyaviruses and picornaviruses in bid to stave off next pandemic
A $13 million per year grant will enable researchers to accelerate their investigations of bunyaviruses, which include life-threatening respiratory and hemorrhagic fever viruses, and picornaviruses, notably enterovirus D68.
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NewsDiscovery paves the way for antivirals against Ebola virus and its deadly relatives
The first detailed, complete images of the Ebola virus nucleocapsid may accelerate the development of antivirals to combat several filoviruses at once.
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NewsResearchers identify critical immune factor for host defense against MRSA
Researchers identify a critical immune factor for host defense against MRSA, offering a potential explanation for failures of previous vaccine strategies and a proposal for a new direction for tackling this bacterium.
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NewsScientists awarded $90m to prep for future pandemics from understudied viruses
Scientists are laying the groundwork to rapidly respond to potential future pandemics caused by viruses from five understudied families, developing strategies and tools to produce vaccines and antibody-based therapies.
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NewsSurvey finds epidemiologists believe viral and mosquito-borne pathogens are priority concerns for disease outbreaks
A new survey reveals that infectious disease experts point to viral pathogens and mosquito-borne pathogens as likely to spark outbreaks as humans, animals and viruses overlap; and new viruses are as concerning as changes to existing viruses.
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News‘Food theft’ among seabirds could be transmission point for deadly avian flu
The deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus, which has killed millions of birds worldwide since 2021 – and in rare cases can be transmitted to humans – may be spread through the food-stealing behaviour of some seabirds.
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NewsUS COVID-19 rates show oscillating waves every six months
COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have shown unexpected oscillating waves every six months between the southern states and the northern states and, to a lesser degree, from east to west, according to new research.
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NewsResearchers take power and efficiency of biological sensing to record level
Scientists have developed a new biological sensing method that can detect substances at the zeptomolar level – an astonishingly miniscule amount.
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NewsResearchers to study how much MRSA is lurking in the air in hospitals
Scientists are working to minimize health care workers’ exposure to MRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph bacteria that’s become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.