All Middle East & Africa articles – Page 15
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CareersThe Banwo Lab
The Banwo lab conducts work on traditional fermented foods such as starchy-based tuber crops, cereal grains, dairy products and vegetable condiments.
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NewsAI software at least as good as radiologists at detecting TB from chest X-rays
AI software can accurately detect TB from chest X-rays, a study being presented at this year’s ECCMID shows.
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NewsGenomic surveillance may track evolution of emerging wheat disease fungus
Genomic surveillance may be an effective disease management tool against the wheat blast pandemic, with the ability to trace lineages of emerging crop diseases, and to identify genetic traits for breeding disease-resistant lines, a study suggests.
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NewsOmicron appears more deadly than seasonal influenza, study suggests
Adults hospitalised with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant have a higher death rate than those hospitalised with seasonal influenza, even though Omicron is considered less virulent with lower case fatality rates than the delta and alpha strains, new research being presented at ECCMID suggests.
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NewsDevastating pathogen has proteins mapped for the first time
A parasite which has devasting impacts on agriculture and human health is the first pathogen to have its proteins located and mapped within its cells – providing clues to their function and helping to identify potential drug targets.
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NewsGut microbes can help diagnose gestational diabetes as early as first trimester
A new study has found that gestational diabetes can be diagnosed as early as the first trimester of pregnancy – months earlier than typically detected.
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CareersBringing water and sanitation to the world
Find out what it takes to be the Global Director, Insights for a global nonprofit organisation helping to ensire access to safe drinking water worldwide.
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NewsScientists uncover what makes malaria such a wily foe
Researchers have created the first high-resolution map of the human immune response to Plasmodium falciparum, offering insight into what makes this parasite such a persistent pathogen.
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NewsSurge in highly contagious killer fungus poses new threat to amphibians across Africa
The worst wildlife disease in history, chytridiomycosis, began to spread widely in Africa in the year 2000 and may be causing overlooked epizootics, a new study reveals.
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NewsResearchers develop world’s first mRNA vaccine for deadly bacteria
A team of researchers has developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans.
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NewsScientists find new eco-friendly source of nanoparticles in edible seaweed
An edible seaweed could provide a potential environmentally friendly source of silver nanoparticles for antibacterial and anticancer applications.
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NewsClimate change portends wider malaria risk as mosquitoes expand range in Africa
Scientists have found that the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting malaria in Africa are spreading deeper into southern Africa and to higher elevations than previously recorded.
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NewsDecades of conflict in Iraq fuel ‘catastrophic’ rise in antimicrobial resistance
Decades of wars and conflict in Iraq have led to a “catastrophic” rise in antimicrobial resistance in the country, with serious implications for the entire region and the world, international experts have warned.
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NewsDose of antibiotic during labour can cut sepsis risk in developing countries
New findings suggest that a single dose of azithromycin given to women planning a vaginal delivery significantly reduces the risk of maternal death or sepsis.
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NewsMarburg vaccine shows promising results in first-in-human study
An experimental vaccine against Marburg virus (MARV) was safe and induced an immune response in a small, first-in-human clinical trial, according to a new paper.
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News‘Friend or foe’ bacteria kill algal hosts when coexisting no longer works out
A study sheds new light on chemical processes that cause marine bacteria to switch from coexistence with an algae host to killer mode.
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NewsIceland could feed Europe with cyanobacteria reactors powered by renewables
Iceland could play a pivotal role in European food security, providing over 40 million Europeans with a safe, sustainable, and locally-produced protein source over the next decade, while mitigating over 700 million tons of CO2 emissions, a new study suggests.
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NewsConventional farms in Egypt have almost 4 times as many AMR bacteria as organic
Conventional farms in Egypt have almost four times as many antibiotic-resistant bacteria as organic farms, a new study has revealed.
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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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NewsScientists show how livestock systems act as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
Scientists from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the University of Liverpool, the University of Edinburgh and elsewhere have traced how livestock systems act as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria and AMR genetic determinants that may infect or colonize people. Source: Leo Li Cattle in Kenya ...