All Editorial articles – Page 42
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NewsFedEx opens first European Life Science Center in Veldhoven
Federal Express Corporation, the world’s largest express transportation company, has opened its first European Life Science Center in Veldhoven, the Netherlands. The specialised cooling facility opens global access for the healthcare industry.
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NewsPersistent proteins may influence metabolomics results
Scientists have identified more than 1,000 previously undetected proteins in common metabolite samples, which persist despite extraction methods designed to weed them out.
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News‘Treat all’ strategy for patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
A new review explores the implications of a ’Treat-all’ strategy for chronic hepatitis B management following the 2022 Chinese guidelines which expanded treatment indications and simplified algorithms to enhance disease management.
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NewsEngineered nanovesicles from activated neutrophils show promise in treating infected wounds
A recent study has developed nanovesicles (NVs) from activated neutrophils, showcasing their ability to perform molecular debridement and accelerate healing in infectious wounds.
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NewsSmall animals acquire genes from bacteria that can produce antibiotics
A group of small, freshwater animals protect themselves from infections using antibiotic recipes “stolen” from bacteria, according to new research.
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NewsVps21 signaling pathway regulates white-opaque switching and mating in Candida albicans
Researchers have discovered that the conserved Vps21 signaling pathway plays critical roles in the regulation of white-opaque switching and mating in Candida albicans, a major human fungal pathogen.
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NewsEnzyme-embedded PLA plastic can degrade in home-compost or methanization conditions.
A new enzyme-embedded material is proven to fully distintegrate and biodegrade at a much faster rate than the 26-week home-compost certification requirement and is shown to help produce more biomethane, another source of waste recovery.
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NewsReef pest feasts on cyanobacteria ‘sea sawdust’
Researchers have uncovered an under-the-sea phenomenon where coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish larvae have been feasting on blue-green algae bacteria known as ‘sea sawdust’.
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NewsMicrobes found to destroy certain ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists have discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds of “forever chemicals,” a step further toward low-cost treatments of contaminated drinking water sources.
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NewsStudy shows ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers
When reawakened, endogenous retroviruses can play a critical role in helping cancer survive and thrive. A new study also suggests that silencing certain endogenous retroviruses can make cancer treatments work better.
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NewsAncient microbes offer clues to how complex life evolved
A single-celled organism, a close relative of animals, harbors the remnants of ancient giant viruses woven into its own genetic code, shedding light on how complex organisms may have acquired some of their genes.
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NewsStudy identifies protein that helps COVID-19 virus evade immune system
Discovery of a new viral evasion mechanism, and of a monoclonal antibody that subverts it, is an advance in immunotherapy that offers the prospect of effective host-directed treatment to combat infections.
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NewsBartonella and babesia co-infection detected in patients with chronic illness
A small pilot study has found evidence of human co-infections from Bartonella and Babesia odocoilei, a protozoal tick-borne infection primarily found in deer, moose and other cervids.
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NewsHarnessing big data helps scientists hone in on new antimicrobials
Scientists have detailed a new method of identifying antimicrobial enzymes from large datasets of bacterial proteins, which could provide a solution to antibiotic resistance.
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NewsIntensive farming could raise risk of new pandemics
Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. A study examines the effect of social and economic factors – which are often overlooked in traditional assessments.
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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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NewsResearchers develop a way to make lifesaving phages accessible, transportable and much easier to use
Researchers have developed a simple new way to store, identify, and share phages, making them more accessible to patients who need them.
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NewsScientists pioneer comprehensive derivative synthesis method for developing new antimicrobial drugs
A method to screen a wide variety of drug candidates without laborious purification steps could advance the fight against drug-resistant bacteria.
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NewsE. coli variant may cause antimicrobial resistance in dogs and humans
Researchers studying antimicrobial-resistant E. coli – the leading cause of human death due to antimicrobial resistance worldwide – have identified a mechanism in dogs that may render multiple antibiotic classes ineffective.
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NewsEarly life antibiotic increases risk of asthma: providing clues to a potential prevention adult asthma
Early exposure to antibiotics can trigger long term susceptibility to asthma, according to researchers who isolated a molecule produced by gut bacteria that in the future could potentially be trialed as a dietary supplement for children at risk of asthma.
