All Research News articles – Page 87
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NewsFeeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events
Coral reefs will continue to experience severe heat stress as rising temperatures cause the oceans to become unbearably hot – but a new study shows that altering their feeding habits could allow local populations to avoid total extinction.
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NewsDeeper corals may help shallow reefs recover in the Florida keys
Using the blushing coral star (Stephanocoenia intersepta), found throughout the Western Atlantic, researchers have investigated how coral populations at different depths and locations may be related or ‘connected’ to each other.
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NewsDietary fibre powers the multivitamin factory in your gut
A study has uncovered how dietary fibres can enhance the availability of gut microbiome-produced B vitamins to the host to impact immune health.
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NewsStudy reveals link between microbiome and aggression
A new study has unveiled significant evidence connecting the gut microbiome to aggressive behavior in mice. The research explores how disruptions in the microbiome, particularly due to antibiotic use in early life, can lead to increased aggression.
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NewsBacteria ‘doing their job’, as nitrogen fertilizer for soybeans offers limited yield benefits
Researchers tested whether modern high-yielding soybeans benefit from nitrogen fertilizer, with results suggesting additions are largely unnecessary.
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NewsFruit-only diet improves bats’ immune response to viruses
Fruit bats generate more diverse antibodies than mice, but overall have a weaker antibody response, according to a new study.
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NewsStudy charts spectrum of febrile rash illness in China from 2009 to 2021
A new study monitors the spectrum of viral pathogens involved in febrile rash illness (FRI) and their epidemiology.
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NewsGood nutrition boosts honey bee resilience against pesticides and viruses
In a new study, researchers investigate how nutritional stress, viral infections and exposure to pesticides together influence honey bee survival. By looking at all three stressors together, the scientists found that good nutrition enhances honey bee resilience against the other threats.
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NewsStrategies needed to combat biofilm formation in the food industry to enhance food safety
A research team reveals that biofilm formation on food-contact surfaces in the food supply chain poses a significant challenge, providing an environment for harmful bacteria that can lead to foodborne illnesses and degrade food quality.
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NewsTen different pharmaceuticals detected in corals in the Gulf of Eilat
A new study has detected traces of 10 common medications in coral samples collected from both shallow and deep sites in the Gulf of Eilat. Sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic used for respiratory and urinary tract infections, was found in as many as 93% of the sampled corals.
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NewsExperts discover the deadly genetics of cholera, which could be key to its prevention
Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous - which could be key to preventing this deadly disease.
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NewsRemarkable diversity in heat tolerance can help protect coral reefs
New research has found previously undocumented variation in coral heat tolerance on the Great Barrier Reef, giving hope that corals’ own genetic resources may hold the key for us to help in its recovery and adaptation.
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NewsMicroplastics found in all three parts of coral anatomy
Researchers have found that all three parts of the coral anatomy—surface mucus, tissue, and skeleton—contain microplastics. They used a new microplastic detection technique which they applied to coral for the first time.
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NewsResearch team discovers molecular mechanism for a bacterial infection
Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host’s natural defenses.
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NewsAnalysis sheds light on COVID-19-associated fungal disease in Japan
Researchers in Japan pored through data to understand the incidence in Japan of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), a severe invasive fungal infection of the lungs.
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NewsScientists ID combination of bacterial strains that could treat antibiotic-resistant gut infections
Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be an effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions.
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NewsScientists evolve microbial cultures that can sense pH changes
Scientists have successfully evolved microbial cultures that possess the ability to sense pH changes, enabling rapid responses to environmental fluctuations.
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NewsImmune response to dengue can predict risk of severe reinfections
Researchers have found that natural killer T (NKT) cells influence whether the immune response generates protective antibodies that neutralise dengue virus or harmful ones that could exacerbate the disease in future infections.
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NewsResearchers home in on vaccine target in an ancient scourge
Researchers and doctors have collected one of the most extensive genomic surveys of the syphilis bacterium to date and correlated the genetic data with clinical information about the patients who provided the samples.
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NewsTwo-dose schedule could make HIV vaccines more effective
Researchers have found that the first dose primes the immune system, helping it to generate a strong response to the second dose, a week later.