All articles by Linda Stewart – Page 124
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NewsBiotech start-up BugBiome secures investment for research in sustainable pest protection
BugBiome, a biotech harnessing nature’s microbial defences for pest protection to benefit human and planet health, has successfully closed a pre-seed funding round, securing £310k from Cambridge Angels and Discovery Park Ventures.
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NewsEstuary microbiome could be countering climate change emissions more than previously thought
Microbes in estuaries could be counteracting greenhouse gas effects to a greater extent than previously thought, a new study published in Environmental Microbiology has revealed.
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NewsUK government awards £13m for biotechnology research to address environmental challenges
A new research centre, the first of its kind in the UK, is being formed to enhance and develop the natural abilities of micro-organisms in cleaning up our planet.
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NewsCARB-X funds Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid diagnostic for gonorrhea
Visby Medical aims to improve patients’ health outcomes and increase the lifespan of the last remaining antibiotic for resistant gonorrhea.
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NewsUnlikely ally: sex hormones help gonorrhea fight off antimicrobials and antibiotics
Hormones of the human urogenital tract allow gonorrhea to make and use more pumps to push the killing chemicals out of its cells, fighting intrinsic antimicrobials and prescribed antibiotics.
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NewsNew inexpensive method can visualize the smallest protein clusters
Engineers have pioneered a new way to visualize the smallest protein clusters, skirting the physical limitations of light-powered microscopes and opening new avenues for detecting proteins and testing new treatments.
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NewsResearchers to probe how Zika virus replicates and transmits from mother to fetus
Nearly $6 million in new NIH grants will enable researchers to investigate how Zika virus replicates and crosses the placenta to infect unborn children.
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NewsSevere lung damage caused when flu is followed by infection with measles-like virus
Infection with a measles-like virus causes catastrophic lung failure in ferrets previously infected with influenza virus or respiratory syncytial virus, according to a new study.
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NewsHaving COVID-19 and Long COVID can impact women’s sex lives
A study of more than 2,000 women has found the coronavirus disease can impair sexual function, with long COVID having an especially detrimental effect.
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NewsResearchers uncover genetic factors for severe Lassa fever
Researchers have found two key human genetic factors that could help explain why some people develop severe Lassa fever, and a set of LARGE1 variants linked to a reduced chance of getting Lassa fever.
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NewsResearch links prison time with increase of TB
New research finds that being in prison or being a former prisoner is responsible for high rates of multidrug resistant (MDR) TB.
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NewsCovid variant JN.1 raises concerns with increased transmissibility and immune evasion
Researchers reveal genetic differences, increased infectivity, and vaccine resistance in the newly identified SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1.
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NewsSensor-led technology will rapidly detect foodborne pathogens in poultry supply chain
Researchers are developing new technology to rapidly detect and mitigate salmonella and other foodborne pathogens throughout the poultry supply chain.
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News£1.8m grant to engineer microbial cell factories
A team of academics from Aston University and the University of Warwick has secured a £1.8m grant to engineer microbial cell factories to produce membrane proteins which will support future drug screening and sustainable chemical production.
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NewsResearchers deploy CRISPR to develop faster mpox testing
Using gene editing proteins combined with nanopore sensing technology, new research shows that testing for pathogens could become faster and more accessible.
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NewsIndustrial pollution leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals
For the first time, pollutants from burning fossil fuels have been found embedded in corals, offering scientists a potential new tool to track the history of pollution, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Source: Diego K. Kersting The coral species Cladocora caespitosa The study, published ...
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NewsUK urges vaccination as measles surge, man dies in Ireland
The UK government has urged parents to take up the offer of MMR vaccination for their children amid a surge in measles cases. Source: CDC and NIAID Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle (red). Since the last update a week ago, a further 118 ...
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NewsResearchers identify effective methods for preventing infectious biofilm formation
A new study showcases the potential effectiveness of certain plant-based compounds in preventing hospital-acquired infections, with implications for decreasing the prevalence of antibiotic resistance.
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NewsResearchers probe ancient partnership between moss and fungi - and endobacteria
Researchers tracking the subtle but distinct ways a moss interacted with its fungal neighbors found that these interactions came to depend on a unique addition to the cast — endobacteria within the fungi.
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NewsFungal infection acquired during surgery led to death and brainstem, blood supply injuries
A life-threatening mold infection known as health care-associated Fusarium solani meningitis can be associated with a delayed, but devastating, injury to the brainstem and its blood supply among those infected, according to physicians.