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NewsResearchers to study links between Great Lakes algal blooms and human health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher Hans W. Paerl will join researchers at the University of Michigan for a $6.5 million, five-year federal grant to host a center for studying links between climate change, harmful algal blooms and human health. Source: Aerial Associates Photography, Inc. by ...
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NewsUSF selected as the international headquarters of the Global Virus Network
The University of South Florida will serve as host for the international headquarters of the Global Virus Network, a distinguished organization comprised of virologists spanning in excess of 80 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in more than 40 countries.
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NewsFalse belief in MMR vaccine-autism link endures as measles threat persists
As measles cases rise across the United States and vaccination rates for the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine fall, a new survey finds that a quarter of U.S. adults do not know that claims that the MMR vaccine causes autism are false.
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NewsU-M lands $6.5 million center to study links between Great Lakes algal blooms, human health
Great Lakes researchers at the University of Michigan have been awarded a $6.5 million, five-year federal grant to host a center for the study of links between climate change, harmful algal blooms and human health.
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News$1.3m funding will help scientists to contribute to the eradication of polio
Scientists have received a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and validate a novel and safe approach for measuring immune responses to polioviruses.
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NewsFive projects to advance understanding of ocean systems in a changing climate
Five global science and technology projects are to join a program to address gaps in ocean data and modeling efforts by improving the breadth of research in the field and expanding capacity to understand ocean resources.
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NewsStatisticians call for rigour and transparency in the evaluation of diagnostic tests
Recommendations designed to reframe the evaluation of in vitro diagnostic tests have been published - intended to help prevent future scenarios in which IVDs are marketed widely, but later attract serious concerns about the standards applied to their evaluation.
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NewsAFROSCREEN meets all its objectives, developing effective genomic surveillance to tackle epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa
The AFROSCREEN project, financed to the tune of €10 million by Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has been working since 2021 to set up or strengthen sequencing platforms and build an operational network for monitoring emerging pathogens in West and Central Africa and Madagascar. Source: NASA/ GSFC, MODIS ...
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NewsAfrican scientists call for equitable research partnerships to advance microbiome research
Scientists identify a critical need for fair and collaborative research efforts to explore the unique and diverse microbiomes found in African populations and environments.
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News750,000 deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance could be prevented every year, World Health Assembly hears
Improving and expanding existing methods to prevent infections could prevent over 750,000 deaths associated with AMR every year in LMICs (low and middle income countries), estimates a new modelling analysis.
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NewsLate nights and long days in the lab - but today was a chance to shine
Biomedical MRes Vikas Nariapara reports back on the fascinating insights and intriguing research showcased at the Applied Microbiology International ECS Research symposium at the University of the West of England in Bristol.
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NewsCall issued for actionable steps in response to the rising threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
The AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform has developed key recommendations for action on antimicrobial resistance for consideration by United Nations (UN) Member States in the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR.
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NewsBiophysicist F. William Studier awarded Merkin prize in biomedical technology
F. William Studier, a senior biophysicist emeritus at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has won the 2024 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for his development in the 1980s of an efficient, scalable method of producing RNA and proteins in the laboratory. Source: ...
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NewsPublic health boost with cervical cancer screening for 20,000 women in Rwanda
A cervical cancer screening program launched in Rwanda will provide 20,000 HPV DNA tests for local women, aiming to enhance cervical cancer screening and prevention efforts and improve local precision medical testing capabilities.
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NewsAMI makes the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list
Applied Microbiology International is celebrating after being named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work list. The learned society was rated Excellent in all categories, netting it a well-deserved listing in the Best Small Organisations category, which celebrates organisations employing 10-49 people. Paying tribute to AMI’s ...
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NewsExperts ID highly drug-resistant infections in patients who traveled to Mexico for stem cell treatments
Experts in mycobacterial diseases are investigating a potential outbreak of a highly drug-resistant mycobacterium after U.S. patients who traveled to Mexico for stem cell injections became sick.
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NewsUT Health San Antonio to lead $11m study of a first-ever oral chlamydia vaccine
The study of a novel oral vaccine that could protect against chlamydia infection has been awarded approximately $11 million in National Institutes of Health funding over five years through a cooperative agreements research project grant.
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NewsGuidelines updated for protection against foodborne diseases in communal facilities
German experts have provided updated recommendations for the proper catering of young children, pregnant women and very old and sick people in communal facilities - from procurement and storage of goods to cooking and serving of meals.
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NewsSARS-CoV-2 and type 1 diabetes in children: new study aims to explore the relationship
A new study will investigate whether vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in the first year of life can protect children who have an increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes from developing the condition.
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NewsInternational Vaccine Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, and Regional Center for Innovation in Vaccines and Biopharmaceuticals AIP exchange an MOU
The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), an international organization with a mission to discover, develop, and deliver safe, effective, and affordable vaccines for global health, Baylor College of Medicine (Baylor), health science university and a Texas nonprofit corporation, and the Regional Center for Innovation in Vaccines and Biopharmaceuticals (CRIVB) AIP, a ...