All Editorial articles – Page 87
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NewsScientists uncover protein that evolved with infection machinery in toxoplasmosis
Researchers have identified a protein that evolved concurrently with the emergence of cellular compartments crucial for the multiplication of the toxoplasmosis pathogen.
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NewsNumber of chronic fatigue syndrome patients expected to double due to long-term effects of COVID-19
Scientists have identified possible biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of long-lasting and debilitating fatigue.
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NewsResearch team creates novel rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping
Scientists have created 20 new recombinant rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping that offer significant advantages over existing tools, including the ability to detect microstructural changes in models of aging and Alzheimer’s disease brain neurons.
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NewsGargling away the bad bacteria in type 2 diabetes can help to control blood sugar
Researchers have found that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce ‘bad’ bacteria in the mouths of people with type 2 diabetes, and may lead to better control of their blood sugar.
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NewsNew sepsis test provides faster and reliable results
Doctors received test results two days earlier than before, when they tested a new way to analyze blood samples for suspected sepsis. This could mean life or death for patients at your local hospital.
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NewsClimate change drove the emergence of West Nile virus in Europe
Researchers investigated the extent to which West Nile virus spatial expansion in Europe can be attributed to climate change while accounting for other direct human influences such as land use and human population changes.
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NewsEnvironmental monitoring offers low-cost phage tool for typhoid fever surveillance
Researchers can accurately track where typhoid fever cases are highest by monitoring environmental samples for bacteriophages that specifically infect the bacterium that causes typhoid fever.
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NewsSynthetic antimicrobial molecule is highly effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria
Cresomycin – a novel synthetic molecule – demonstrates remarkably robust efficacy against multiple, evolutionary divergent forms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), researchers report.
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NewsResearchers map spread of potato blight prior to the Irish potato famine
The first accurate maps of outbreaks of potato blight in the USA between 1843 and 1845 are presented in a new study, improving the understanding of the spread of potato blight before the disease reached Europe.
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NewsRoot microbes may be the secret to a better tasting cup of tea
Researchers have found that microbes in tea roots affect their uptake of ammonia, which influences the production of theanine, which is key for determining a tea’s taste.
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NewsAncient retroviruses played a key role in the evolution of vertebrate brains
Researchers have reported that ancient viruses may be to thank for myelin - and, by extension, our large, complex brains.
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NewsDrug-resistant bacterium responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy
A case study, which required emergency investigational new drug approval from the U.S. FDA, is one of only a handful that have used bacteriophage therapy to treat Enterococcus faecium infection.
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NewsCompounds released by bleaching reefs promote bacteria, potentially stressing coral further
New research reveals that when coral bleaching occurs, corals release organic compounds into the surrounding water that not only promote bacterial growth overall, but select for opportunistic bacteria that may further stress reefs.
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NewsStudy reveals gut microbiome changes linked to Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers have found significant differences in both alpha and beta diversity of the gut microbiome in individuals with ASD, and identify specific types of bacteria found at higher abundance in individuals with autism.
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NewsDrought may drive deadly amphibian disease by disrupting skin microbiome
Progressively severe droughts are disrupting the microbiomes of the thumbnail-sized orange frogs, potentially leaving them vulnerable to a deadly fungal disease, according to a new study by an international research team.
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NewsStudy reveals how gut microbes can distinguish prion disease in deer
A new collaborative study sheds light on how chronic wasting disease in deer impacts the gut microbiome and provides a potential tool for disease surveillance.
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NewsAMI launching STEM and success entrepreneurship webinar to mark IWD
On International Women’s Day, Applied Microbiology International will host an exciting online event focusing on five women who founded their own companies, becoming successful entrepreneurs using their own research as a spin-out launchpad.
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NewsRECOVER Study collaborators publish report on long Covid symptoms in children
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles researchers and their collaborators in the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative have published a comprehensive report on pediatric long COVID symptoms.
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NewsVaccine shows promise against CMV, a virus that causes birth defects
An experimental mRNA vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus that can infect babies during pregnancy, elicited some of the most promising immune responses to date of any CMV vaccine candidate, a study reveals.
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NewsReview probes mechanisms of ‘long COVID’
Researchers document the various reasons for long-term persistence of clinical symptoms in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2.
