All articles by Linda Stewart – Page 254
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News‘Poo transplant’ trial offers hope for liver disease patients
The UK is to launch a clinical trial of a ‘poo transplant’ that researchers believe could treat advanced liver disease and fight antimicrobial resistance.
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NewsDNA test could broaden access to cervical cancer screening
Researchers have devised a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and middle-income countries.
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NewsResearchers uncover structure of virus with pandemic potential
Researchers have shed light on how a highly infectious virus that has recently transferred from animals to people is able to enter human cells.
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NewsDevice holds promise for diagnosing TB’s missing millions
Investigators collaborating on new chip-based technology using dielectrophoresis to selectively isolate <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> from sputum from suspected TB patients in underserved areas report promising results
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NewsFeral cats shed more toxoplasmosis parasites in areas densely populated by humans
A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to shed a greater amount of the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis.
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NewsDrug-resistant fungi thriving in the most remote regions of Earth
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus — collected from one of the most remote regions in the world — is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
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NewsHospital infection shows dual colonisation strategy
Researchers have uncovered why one of the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is so difficult to combat - it follows a dual strategy, with some bacteria colonizing the tissue surface while others spread in the body.
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NewsMicrogel treatment helps ‘good’ gut bacteria and clears out the ‘bad’
Researchers have developed a microgel delivery system for probiotics that keeps ‘good’ bacteria safe while actively clearing out ‘bad’ ones.
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NewsResearchers develop adhesive bandage that can detect COVID-19 antibodies
Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new rapid testing method for COVID-19 – an adhesive bandage that relies on gold nanoparticles to quickly detect the immune antibodies in the bloodstream. These antibodies, named IgM and IgG, are naturally produced as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection, ...
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NewsCombining virus therapy with radiation to fight brain cancer works better than either treatment alone
Combining a cancer-targeting virus with radiation to treat brain cancer in mice was more effective than either therapy on its own, according to new research, providing hope for new treatments that combine immunotherapy with traditional surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.
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NewsNewer Covid strains are less capable of surviving in the air
Scientists investigating why airborne viruses lose their infectivity have revealed how cleaner air kills the virus significantly quicker and why opening a window may be more important than originally thought.
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NewsPredatory bacteria offer vision of chlorine-free drinking water
Researchers investigating what would happen if chlorine was omitted from drinking water have found that a harmless predatory bacteria grew in numbers and devoured most of the other bacteria.
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NewsUnravelling Coenzyme Q10 pathway could pave way to industrial production
Scientists have unravelled part of the Coenzyme Q10 biosynthetic pathway in Agrobacterium tumefaciens, paving the way to enhancing the bacterium so that it can produce the probiotic on an industrial scale.
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NewsPreviously overlooked algae toxin widespread in Florida lagoon
A study of algae blooms and domoic acid finds a potential threat to the southern Indian River Lagoon’s ecosystem health.
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NewsItaly echovirus 11 case genetically related to strains found in French neonates
After reports of severe enterovirus infections among newly born twins in France since summer 2022, Italian clinicians now describe a case of severe hepatitis also caused by echovirus 11 in a pair of male twins.
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NewsStudy reveals how higher salinity impacts microbial interactions in activated sludge
An international team of researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of microbial interactions at elevated salinity in activated sludge system.
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NewsMolecule can block invasion of blood cells by malaria parasite
For the first time ever, a molecule able to prevent the invasion of blood cells by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, responsible for malaria, has been identified and described by scientists.
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NewsRobotic vehicles fight dengue-carrying mosquitos in Taiwan sewers
A new study has shown the effectiveness of using an unmanned ground vehicle system to monitor sewers for Aedes mosquitoes and carry out eradication.
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NewsFish farm poo can generate biogas
Digesting fish waste can allow circular fish and vegetable farms (aquaponics) to produce biogas that can be fed back into the energy system of these farms.
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NewsFungal infections are an unintended consequence of advanced immunotherapy
Researchers have shown how clinical use of some monoclonal antibodies may cause life-threatening systemic fungal infections.