All USA & Canada articles – Page 62
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NewsMore than meets the eye: Researchers uncover the microbial secrets of dry eye
Researchers have used advanced sequencing technology to determine how the mix of microbes present in patients with healthy eyes differs from the mix found in patients with dry eye.
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NewsMicroscopic sea urchin killer spreads to new species and regions
A parasite that devastated long-spined sea urchins in the Caribbean and Florida in 2022 has caused another die-off more than 7,000 miles away in the Sea of Oman.
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NewsOnline dashboard to help fight to save children from deadly diarrheal diseases
Researchers are developing a flexible online tool for navigating information used in the fight to save children from deadly diarrheal diseases by identifying transmission hotspots and accelerating the deployment of treatments and new vaccines.
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NewsInsights from patient who cleared hepatitis C could lead to vaccine
By studying individuals who spontaneously clear hepatitis C infections, a team of researchers has identified viable vaccine targets for a disease that infects 70 million worldwide with case numbers increasing every year.
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NewsResearchers uncover key biomolecule involved in whooping cough infection
Researchers have identified a new complex-carbohydrate biomolecule, or glycan, that plays a key role in the nasal colonization of the Bordetella bacteria responsible for whooping cough.
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NewsCancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis
A study has identified a combination of medications that may improve blood flow within granulomas, tight clusters of white blood cells formed by the body’s immune system in response to tuberculosis infection, benefiting drug delivery.
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NewsResearchers discover evolutionary “tipping point” in fungi
Scientists have found a ‘tipping point’ in the evolution of fungi that throttles their growth and sculpts their shapes, demonstrating how small changes in environmental factors can lead to huge changes in evolutionary outcomes.
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NewsCandida albicans toxin plays a special role in the colonization of the digestive tract
Comparative studies on mice with a complete microbiome and a microbiome reduced by antibiotics now show that the previous assumption that the yeast form of Candida albicans is better suited for colonization needs to be revised.
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NewsNew vaccine against a highly fatal tropical disease – and potential bioterror weapon – demonstrates efficacy in animal studies
In a mouse study, researchers tested a vaccine against the bacterium that causes melioidosis and found it was highly protective against the disease, which is endemic in many tropical areas.
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NewsIn Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton’s seasonal presence
A new analysis of zooplankton in western Lake Erie shows that their biomass and seasonal behavioral patterns have been drastically altered by human-driven changes in water temperature and food webs.
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NewsNew soil model integrates microbes and large perennial grasses
A new soil model integrates soil microbes and the distinct physiological traits of large perennial grasses into DayCent.
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NewsCommunity-based cohort study to track short- and long-term effects of multiple respiratory viruses
Scientists are initiating a critical two-year prospective epidemiologic study in the spring of 2024 to track acute respiratory infections across the United States.
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NewsResearchers carry out first peer-reviewed study of fecal microbiota transplants in dolphins
Scientists have successfully carried out pioneering fecal microbiota transplantations on Navy bottlenose dolphins that showed signs of gastrointestinal disease.
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NewsAfrican catfish skin mucus yields promising antibacterial compound
Scientists report they have extracted a compound with powerful antibacterial properties from the skin of farmed African catfish.
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NewsSigns of life potentially detectable in single ice grain emitted from extraterrestrial moons
A new lab-based study shows that individual ice grains ejected from the moons of Saturn and Jupiter may potentially contain enough material for instruments headed there in the fall to detect signs of life, if such life exists.
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NewsResearchers invent artificial intelligence model to design new superbug-fighting antibiotics
Researchers have invented a new generative artificial intelligence model which can design billions of new antibiotic molecules that are inexpensive and easy to build in the laboratory.
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NewsNon-culturable Legionella identified with sequencing
Researchers have described a cost-effective approach for using whole genome sequencing to identify Legionella pneumophila that doesn’t require culturing.
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NewsArchitect asks if a probiotic for your house could prevent asthma and keep illness at bay
Homes have become ‘too clean’ and could benefit from the introduction of ‘healthy germs’ which introduce friendly bacteria to potentially stave off a host of childhood illnesses, including asthma, experts suggest.
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NewsAI can now detect COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images
Artificial intelligence can spot COVID-19 in lung ultrasound images much like facial recognition software can spot a face in a crowd, new research shows.
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NewsStudy reveals possible triggers for inflammatory bowel disease
A new study finds a complex interplay between diet, genes, and the gut microbiota that could explain why IBD develops.