More UK & Europe News – Page 60
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NewsResearchers reveals why recombinant BCG induces a stronger and longer-lasting response
Researchers are working on a more potent version of the BCG vaccine that protects against TB. While the conventional immunizer reduced infection by 90% in experiments with mice, the recombinant BCG increased protection rates to 99%.
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NewsInnovative test diagnoses chagas disease in newborns
The LAMP molecular diagnostic test, coupled with a modified 3D printer to extract DNA, has a sensitivity comparable to PCR, and can be used in laboratories with limited resources.
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NewsMobile phone data helps track pathogen spread and evolution of superbugs
Combining genomic data and human travel patterns over a 14-year period in South Africa reveals key insights into the spread, evolution and resistance patterns of a major bacterium behind pneumonia and meningitis globally.
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NewsScientists unravel life-saving effect of dexamethasone in COVID-19
Researchers have discovered how the cortisone compound dexamethasone influences the impaired inflammatory response to Covid-19 and which patients benefit from it.
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NewsScientists explore bird breeding behaviour and microbiomes in the radioactive Chornobyl Exclusion Zone
New research finds surprising differences in the diets and gut microbiomes of songbirds living in the radiation contaminated areas of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.
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NewsRecombinHunt: predicting new pandemics through data analysis
A study presents the promising results of RecombinHunt, a new data-driven method which can identify, with high accuracy and computational efficiency, recombinant SARS-CoV-2 genomes with one or two breakpoints.
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NewsTreatment with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides can impede antibiotic resistance
A common infection-causing bacteria was much less likely to evolve antibiotic resistance when treated with a mixture of antimicrobial peptides rather than a single peptide, making these mixtures a viable strategy for new antibiotic treatments.
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NewsMicroscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers
Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonise the newly exposed landscapes. A new study reveals that yeasts play an important role in soil formation in the Arctic after glaciers have melted away.
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NewsBreakthrough research makes cancer-fighting viral agent more effective
Researchers from Aarhus University have made a significant breakthrough by discovering that the drug 4-OI can enhance the effectiveness of a cancer-fighting viral agent. This may lead to treatment of cancers that are otherwise resistant to therapies.
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NewsResearchers thwart resistant bacteria’s strategy
Researchers have discovered a weakness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the potential to become the target for a new way to attack it.
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NewsDegradation of cell wall key in the spread of resistance
A new study shows how an enzyme breaks down the bacteria’s protective outer layer, the cell wall, and thus facilitates the transfer of genes for resistance to antibiotics.
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NewsLong-standing marine mystery solved: How algae get nitrogen to grow
In a new study, scientists have shed light on an unexpected partnership: a marine diatom and a bacterium that can account for a large share of nitrogen fixation in vast regions of the ocean.
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NewsMycena mushrooms have ’massively expanded’ genomes to make them more adaptable
A study of multiple Mycena mushroom species, also known as ‘bonnets’, reported in the journal Cell Genomics on June 27 has found that they have unexpectedly large genomes. Source: Arne Aronsen Mycena epipterygia While the mushrooms had been thought to live by degrading dead organic material alone, ...
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NewsResearchers unlock gateway to open up more bacterial species for research
Researchers have introduced a novel approach that can make many more bacteria amenable to genetic engineering. Their method, called IMPRINT, uses cell-free systems to enhance DNA transformation across various bacterial strains.
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NewsSpecific bacteria in your gut are involved in compulsive eating and obesity
Researchers have identified specific bacteria in the gut that are associated with both mice and humans developing an addiction to food that can lead to obesity. They have also identified bacteria that play a beneficial role in preventing food addiction.
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NewsResearchers describe a new hybrid antibody that fights streptococcus and Covid-19
Scientists who developed antibodies targeting both SARS-CoV-2 and streptococcal bacteria, from patients infected with these diseases, have described a new hybrid antibody created by combining parts from two IgG subgroups.
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NewsOlympics: how many days does it take for mosquitoes in Greater Paris to transmit arboviruses?
In the run-up to the Olympic Games, scientists have demonstrated that the tiger mosquito, now present in Greater Paris, is capable of transmitting five viruses - West Nile, chikungunya, Usutu, Zika and dengue - within different time frames.
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NewsDietary fibers make our gut bacteria behave healthily
Researchers have discovered that dietary fibres play a crucial role in determining the balance between the production of healthy and harmful substances by influencing the behaviour of bacteria in the colon.
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NewsModel shows how plankton survive in a turbulent world
A researcher studying how particles move in turbulent fluids has created a model including various hydrodynamic factors to study how these particles handle and even utilise turbulence.
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NewsScientists can now detect antibiotics in your fingerprints – aiding the fight against drug-resistant TB
A fingerprint may soon be all a doctor needs to check whether tuberculosis patients are taking their antibiotics – thanks to a new study. Scientists successfully detected the drugs in finger sweat – and with almost the same accuracy as a blood test.