All articles by Linda Stewart – Page 9
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NewsCan a synthetic compound help plants recruit beneficial bacteria?
Researchers examining how a DMA analog called proline-2’-deoxymugineic acid (PDMA) influences the rhizosphere microbiome of peanut plants found that PDMA increased the abundance of beneficial microbes, particularly those within the phylum Actinobacteria.
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NewsMeasles deaths down 88% since 2000, but cases surge
Global immunization efforts have led to an 88% drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Nearly 59 million lives have been saved by the measles vaccine since 2000.
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News Lack of dietary iron may impair immune cells’ ability to fight influenza
New research suggests that a lack of dietary iron can negatively affect the ability of immune cells to respond to viral infection in the lungs. In mice with dietary iron deficiency and influenza, immune cells struggled to produce a key signal needed to fight viruses and did not regain this ability.
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NewsNew prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS
On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive down infections and counter disruption to essential health services caused by cuts to foreign aid.
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NewsNobel Prize-awarded material that punctures and kills bacteria
Bacteria that multiply on surfaces are a major headache in healthcare. Researchers have found a new weapon to fight these hotbeds of bacterial growth – metal-organic frameworks. These materials can physically impale, puncture and kill bacteria before they have time to attach to the surface.
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NewsHalf of all people living with HIV in Europe are diagnosed late
Europe is failing to test and treat HIV early, with over half of all diagnoses in 2024 being made too late for optimal treatment, according to new data from ECDC and WHO/Europe.
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NewsUnder The Lens: Callum Cooper explores how bacteriophages could revolutionise medicine - and how we get to that point
In a compelling new video interview from Applied Microbiology International’s ‘Under the Lens’ series, Dr. Callum Cooper shares fascinating insights into one of medicine’s most promising frontiers: phage therapy.
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NewsNew guideline on pre-exposure and postexposure HIV prevention
Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline contains 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to help clinicians and other health care professionals offer these options to patients.
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NewsBird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new research.
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NewsMicroplastics disrupt gut microbiome and fermentation in farm animals
Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ecosystem in the rumen – the first stomach chamber of cattle, reveals an international study.
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NewsUS- & Argentina startup Michroma wins €250k investment with The Future is Fungi Award 2025
A new frontier in biotechnology just crowned its next pioneer. Out of 187 groundbreaking startups from 59 countries, Michroma wins the The Future is Fungi Award 2025, taking home €250,000 / USD 289 000 in investment.
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NewsMetabolites produced in the intestine play a central role in controlling obesity and diabetes
A study has identified a group of metabolites that travel from the intestine to the liver and then to the heart, where they are pumped throughout the body. These metabolites play an important role in controlling metabolic pathways in the liver and insulin sensitivity.
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NewsResearchers develop novel sensor-integrated wrapper for food quality monitoring and preservation
A research team has developed a two-in-one nanostructured SERS sensor integrated into a stretchable and antimicrobial wrapper (NSSAW) that not only monitors food directly on the surface but also actively preserves it.
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NewsFractional-dose vaccines can save millions during shortages
New research shows that using smaller, fractional doses of vaccines can significantly reduce infections during epidemics, especially when vaccine supply, delivery, or administration capacity is limited.
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NewsAcid rain may be training soil bacteria to become more deadly
Acid rain from fossil fuel pollution may be quietly training soil bacteria to become longer-lived, more transmissible, and more deadly, according to a new study that tracks how a notorious foodborne pathogen rapidly evolved under simulated acid deposition.
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NewsCuring hepatitis C can rebalance immunity in Indonesians living with HIV
A new study provides the first longitudinal immunological data on HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals in Southeast Asia, underscoring the importance of early hepatitis C treatment to prevent long-term immune and liver complications.
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NewsParkinson’s drug offers basis for new hospital bacterium anti-infectives
Researchers have discovered a promising starting point for the development of new active substances against the hospital germ Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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News‘Smart wrap that breathes and warns’ - cellulose film cuts oxygen 99% and changes color when shrimp goes bad
Researchers have revealed how one-step dual-engineering turns plant nanofibers into a transparent cellulose that keeps food fresh and tells consumers when it is not.
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NewsResearchers warn: Climate change could expand habitats for malaria mosquitoes
A new study shows that future climate change could create more favourable conditions for malaria mosquitoes, exposing millions of people across large parts of Africa to more dangerous mosquito bites.
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NewsResearch into zoonotic disease risks requires a One Health approach
A new evidence brief, based on a study by the Juno Evidence Alliance conducted in collaboration with CABI’s One Health Hub, has highlighted that a One Health approach is needed in research into zoonotic disease risks around the world.