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COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously known, but child mortality rates continued to decline
A new study reveals the staggeringly high mortality from the COVID-19 pandemic within and across countries. Places such as Mexico City, Peru, and Bolivia had some of the largest drops in life expectancy from 2019 to 2021.
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Fight against malaria takes a step forward with fresh drug targets
New work has taken research one step closer to designing new therapies to fight and eradicate malaria thanks to a lab technique called R-DeeP.
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Shallow soda lakes show promise as cradles of life on Earth
A new study reports that a shallow “soda lake” in western Canada shows promise for matching the requirements for the emergence of life.
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Higher viral load during HIV infection can shape viral evolution
A new paper finds that HIV populations in people with higher viral loads also have higher rates of viral recombination.
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AMR leads to more deaths and illnesses in the WHO African region than anywhere else
More than 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO African region, posing an unprecedented health threat.
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Plants that survived dinosaur extinction aided by microbes to pull nitrogen from air
Scientists have found that the cycad species that survived extinction relied on symbiotic bacteria in their roots, which provide them with nitrogen to grow.
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Polar experiments reveal seasonal cycle in Antarctic sea ice algae
A new study provides the first measurements of how sea-ice algae and other single-celled life adjust to seasonal changes, offering clues to what might happen as this environment shifts under climate change.
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Study helps explain SARS-CoV-2 variants’ rapid spread
Omicron variants, which circulated quickly around the globe, bind to cells more avidly and evade antibodies more efficiently than earlier variants, new research reveals.
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Resistant E. coli rises despite drop in ciprofloxacin use
Community circulation of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli paradoxically increased after six-year reduction in antibiotic prescriptions.
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Wearable, printable silk-based sensors detect pathogens such as Covid in the environment
Scientists have developed biopolymer-based sensors that glow when dangers are present and can be printed on almost anything—masks, gloves, clothing, food jars, or shaped into flying objects.