All University of Maryland articles
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NewsScientists develop floral-scented fungus that lures mosquitoes to their doom
Taking advantage of the mosquito’s natural attraction to flowers, an international team of researchers engineered a new strain of Metarhizium fungus that imitates a flower’s sweet scent and lures the bloodsucking bugs to their deaths.
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NewsNew monoclonal antibody shows promise for preventing malaria infections
A new early-stage clinical trial has found that a novel monoclonal antibody provided dose-dependent full protection against the malaria parasite with minimal side effects.
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NewsNew vaccine shows promise against typhoid and invasive salmonella in first human trial
Researchers have completed a successful Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel vaccine designed to protect against both typhoid fever and invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella–two major causes of illness and death among children in sub-Saharan Africa.
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NewsBird flu outbreak in house cats: high-risk but survival possible
Cats can survive bird flu if they receive early care and antiviral treatment with oseltamivir and need not be euthanized in every case, a new study shows.
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NewsResearchers find genetic clues to infant formula pathogen’s global persistence
Researchers are shedding new light on how a dangerous foodborne pathogen—Cronobacter sakazakii—may have adapted to thrive in dried and powdered foods across the global supply chain.
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NewsStudy advances understanding of immune system’s crucial role in phage therapy
Scientists have assessed the effectiveness of phage therapy in treating pneumonia. What they discovered about the mechanisms behind phage therapy could inform treatments in clinical settings to help patients facing similarly stubborn infections.
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NewsGlobal review of bird flu in cats points to risk of another pandemic
Bird flu (H5N1) is rapidly evolving into the possibility of a human pandemic, say researchers who have been documenting research on bird flu in cats and calling for urgent surveillance of cats to help avoid human-to-human transmission.
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NewsResearchers discover way to predict treatment success for parasitic skin disease
Researchers have discovered a way to predict whether a patient suffering from cutaneous leishmaniasis will respond to the most common treatment, potentially saving patients from months of expensive, ineffective and toxic medication.
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NewsResearchers reveal why young plants may be more vulnerable to disease
A new study on baby plants shows that fighting disease at a young age often comes at a steep cost to growth and future evolutionary fitness—or their ability to reproduce.
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NewsNIH-sponsored trial of Lassa vaccine opens
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored clinical trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Lassa fever has begun enrolling participants at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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NewsScientists map DNA of Lyme disease bacteria
Scientists have produced a genetic analysis of Lyme disease bacteria that may pave the way for improved diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the tick-borne ailment.
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NewsCould manure and compost act like probiotics, reducing antibiotic resistance in urban soils?
Urban soils often contain chemical contaminants or trace amounts of antibiotics, along with higher levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New research suggests that boosting urban soil health with compost and treated manure may reduce the amount of ’bad’ bacteria.
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NewsThe geometry of life: Physicists determine what controls biofilm growth
The fitness of a biofilm is largely impacted by the contact angle that the biofilm’s edge makes with the substrate - and this geometry has a bigger influence on fitness than anything else, including the rate at which the cells can reproduce.
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NewsStudy shows N95 masks near-perfect at blocking escape of airborne COVID-19
In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive ‘duckbill’ N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected people from escaping into the air.
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NewsWomen need better treatments for bacterial vaginosis: call
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are calling for robust studies for a treatment already used in Europe.
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NewsResearchers identify new genetic risk factors for persistent HPV infections
A new finding suggests that certain women may have a genetic susceptibility for persistent or frequent HPV infections, potentially raising their risk of getting cervical cancer from a high-risk HPV infection.
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NewsMutation linked to neurological disorders delivers double-pronged attack at cellular level
A mutation linked to neurological disorders knocks out not just one protein involved in translating the genetic code, but the entire cellular translation machinery. That’s the discovery of a team from the University of Maryland who were investigating how editing defects in threonyl-tRNA synthetase (ThrRS) work at ...
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NewsResearchers call for regulation of direct-to-consumer microbiome tests
Scientists argue that direct-to-consumer (DTC) microbiome tests lack analytical and clinical validity and require more federal regulation to prevent consumer harm.
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NewsSingle dose typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) provides lasting efficacy in children
A single dose of the typhoid conjugate vaccine, Typbar TCV®, provides lasting efficacy in preventing typhoid fever in children ages 9 months to 12 years old, according to a new study.
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NewsSoil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity
Mycorrhizal fungi appear to be counteracting the effects of harmful soil pathogens in ways that influence global patterns of forest diversity.