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NewsMore than 50 scientific societies issue letter to Congress expressing concerns regarding executive order on federal grantmaking
A coalition of more than 50 scientific societies has issued a letter to the United States Congress, expressing concerns over provisions in the 7 August 2025 Executive Order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.”
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News NIH grant to UC Riverside supports research on dangerous emerging virus
Researchers have been awarded an NIH grant of about $3.4 million over five years to lead an international study focused on developing protective antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a biosafety level 4 pathogen and a Category A bioterrorism agent.
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CareersSummer studentship: Amelia investigates how Streptococci aggregate with other oral bacteria
Amelia Rohim reports back on her AMI-sponsored summer studentship which focused on the investigation of inter-species aggregation between oral bacteria at the University of Michigan with Dr. Alexander Rickard.
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NewsHow viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells
Researchers used a new simulation framework to capture key biological factors like protein diffusion, genome flexibility, and shape-shifting behavior to model how viral proteins self-assemble into symmetric shells.
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NewsNew single-dose, temperature-stable rabies vaccines could expand global access
Researchers have discovered a new way to make human rabies vaccines that could greatly expand access to immunization across the globe. The new method creates shots that are temperature-stable—meaning they don’t need to be stored at cold temperatures.
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NewsScientists show how to grow more nutritious rice that uses less fertilizer
Scientists have shown that nanoscale applications of selenium can decrease the amount of fertilizer necessary for rice cultivation while sustaining yields, boosting nutrition, enhancing the soil’s microbial diversity and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsGut bacteria linked to how our genes switch on and off, research finds
The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a review highlighting how the gut microbiome can affect epigenetics, the process that turns genes on or off without changing the DNA itself.
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NewsFungal genome secrets unlocked in breakthrough for crop disease research
Scientists have developed a new method to improve the accuracy of gene mapping in complex organisms. Using an advanced bioinformatics tool, they re-annotated the genome of Zymoseptoria tritici, a major fungal pathogen responsible for septoria leaf blotch.
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NewsTropical diseases: Global health meeting showcases resilience of field under fire
At a moment of monumental challenges for global health, thousands of researchers, clinicians and public health professionals from over 100 countries will gather in Toronto for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
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NewsGut punch: $2 million to decode bacteria’s role in fighting disease
A $2 million grant to UC Riverside will explore how gut bacteria shape human health. The NIH award will support Ansel Hsiao’s lab in its quest to answer questions about how gut microbes communicate with each other and with their human hosts to influence health.
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NewsJie Xiao to receive 2026 Carolyn Cohen Innovation Award from The Biophysical Society
The Biophysical Society has announced that Jie Xiao, of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA, will receive the 2026 Carolyn Cohen Innovation Award.
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News'Know-do gap' drives inappropriate antibiotic overprescribing for child diarrhea in India
Researchers report that the persistent “know-do gap” — where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently — is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric diarrhea in India’s private sector.
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NewsStudy links chronic sickle cell pain to gut microbial imbalance
Researchers have found a clear connection between chronic sickle cell disease pain and the bacteria present in the gastrointestinal tract. The team alleviated chronic pain by transplanting bacteria from the feces of healthy mice into the digestive tract of sickle cell animals.
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NewsYeast in gut microbiome can worsen salmonella infection
Researchers have discovered that a yeast commonly found in our gut can make infection with salmonella worse. Salmonella binds to Candida albicans and triggers a chain reaction that allows the bacteria to better invade cells lining the intestines.
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NewsStudy identifies hotspots of disease-carrying ticks in Illinois
Scientists analyzed the distribution of three potentially harmful tick species in Illinois, identifying regions of the state with higher numbers of these ticks and, therefore, at greater risk of infection with multiple tick-borne diseases.
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NewsIncidence of specific antibiotic-resistant bacteria increased 69% between 2019 and 2023
A brief research report found that incidence of a specific antibiotic-resistant bacteria increased 69% between 2019 and 2023. The report described trends in incidence of carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales clinical isolates reported to the CDC.
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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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NewsNew genome editing method inspired by bacteria’s defense strategies
Researchers have developed a new method for precisely editing DNA. Their aim was to make genetic changes in bacteria, plants, and human cells even more accurate and gentle.
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NewsNIH grant aims for childhood vaccine against HIV
A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has been awarded a five-year, $20.8 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for advanced preclinical development of a promising experimental HIV vaccine. Source: NIAID Transmission electron micrograph ...
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NewsOral microbes linked to increased risk of pancreatic cancer
Twenty-seven species of bacteria and fungi among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been collectively tied to a 3.5 times greater risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a study shows.