All Research News articles – Page 169
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NewsScientists find two separate reservoirs of latent HIV in patients
Scientists have shown that, addition to HIV’s ability to lay dormant in the blood/lymphoid system, the virus may also lay dormant in the central nervous system, delineating another challenge in creating a cure.
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NewsWhite-tailed deer carry SARS-CoV-2 variants that are extinct in humans
Researchers have found white-tailed deer – the most abundant large mammal in North America – are harboring SARS-CoV-2 variants that were once widely circulated, but are no longer found in humans.
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NewsNew vaccine targets life-threatening fungal infections
A new vaccine from the University of Georgia could be the first clinically approved immunization to protect against invasive fungal infections, a growing concern as antifungal drug resistance increases.
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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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NewsResearchers uncover how new class of antimalarial compounds can target parasite
Researchers at Imperial College London, UK, have discovered how a new class of antimalarial compounds can target and kill the malaria parasite in a unique way.
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NewsCommon eye infection antibiotic tablet may clear up treatment-resistant sex bug
An oral antibiotic tablet used to treat common eye infections may prove an effective medicine for a sexually transmitted bug that has become resistant to usual recommended treatment.
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NewsFDA-approved TB regimen may not work against deadliest form of TB
Investigators say their research indicates a new combination of drugs is needed to find an effective treatment for TB meningitis due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains.
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NewsNew species of microalgae found in home aquarium could deliver food, cosmetics and biofuel
Researchers analyzing DNA from a microalgae found in water from a home aquarium have discovered Medakamo hakoo, whose DNA sequence didn’t match any on record.
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OpinionVexed concept of a ‘foetal microbiome’ refuted
A team of international experts has refuted scientific claims that human foetuses harbour live microbes during healthy pregnancies.
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NewsComputer model of influenza virus shows universal vaccine promise
Researchers have created an atomic-level computer model of the H1N1 virus that reveals new vulnerabilities, suggesting possible strategies for the design of future vaccines and antivirals against influenza.
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NewsExperts refute theory that humans are colonised by bacteria before birth
Scientific claims that babies harbour live bacteria while still in the womb are inaccurate, and may have impeded research progress, according to University College Cork (UCC) researchers at APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre.
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NewsNanobodies spur Nod factor receptors into forming root nodules
Engineering root nodule symbiosis into cereals has come a step closer with the use of nanobodies to spur Nod factor receptors into initiating nodule formation.
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NewsParasite common in cats causes abortion in bighorn sheep
A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats could hamper ongoing conservation efforts in bighorn sheep.
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NewsAltering vaginal microbiome could treat vaginal dryness and painful sex during menopause
A new study demonstrates effectiveness of ospemifene and systemic hormone therapy in treating vulvovaginal atrophy and changing the composition of vaginal microorganisms.
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NewsStunningly detailed blueprint revealed of viral genome replication machinery
Scientists have shed new light on the crucial early stages of RNA virus infection and their control.
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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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NewsChemical-loving bacteria were source of sulphuric acid that carved out Pyrenees cave systems
Scientists have used isotopes of sulphur to fingerprint the sources of sulphuric acid that have carved unique and beautiful cave systems in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France.
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NewsNovel strain of Shigella in gut of bottom-dwelling fish beats off competition with help of T2SS
A novel strain of Shigella isolated from the gut of a bottom-dwelling fish exposed to high loads of heavy metals and antibiotics has been found to have the first Type 2 secretion system fully documented in the bacterium.
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NewsResearchers discover how bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
A new study investigates how bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vents can survive and thrive in the presence of highly toxic copper and cadmium.
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NewsVirus plus microplastics equal double whammy for fish health
A new lab study reveals that the presence of microplastics increases the severity of viral fish disease IHNV.