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NewsMicrobes reveal Mesolithic tooth decay and gum disease
Members of a hunter-gatherer group that lived in south-western Scandinavia during the Mesolithic era — approximately 10,000 years ago — may have been affected by tooth decay and gum disease, according to a new microbial study.
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NewsSARS-CoV-2 can infect dopamine neurons, causing senescence
A new study has reported that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, can infect dopamine neurons in the brain and trigger senescence - when a cell loses the ability to grow and divide.
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NewsHIV antibodies protect animals in proof-of-concept study
Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people.
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NewsNew method makes high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster
Microbiologists and biophysicists have developed a method that makes the high-throughput process for observing molecules five times faster, enabling insights to be gained into hitherto unknown cellular functions.
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NewsNew study to examine very rare adverse events linked to COVID-19 vaccines
A multimillion-dollar global initiative will study causes and risk factors, to ensure safer vaccines are ready for the next potential pandemic.
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NewsAnti-HIV drugs may prevent complications from bacterial sepsis
A new study suggests that reverse transcriptase inhibitors — antiretroviral drugs also used to manage HIV infections — can be used to prevent inflammatory complications of bacterial sepsis.
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NewsVaccine speeds up the production of antibodies against Covid
A new vaccine uses preexisting immunity to a separate virus (the influenza virus) to help kickstart the process of making antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
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NewsCases of chikungunya and zika fall in Brazil, but most risk clusters rise
Researchers observed spatial and temporal patterns of occurrence and co-occurrence for the two arboviral diseases in all Brazilian municipalities, alongside the influence of environmental and socio-economic factors.
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NewsGenotyping technology detects Covid variants more quickly and cheaply than ever
A new study reveals that the technique detects new variants almost a week more quickly than traditional whole genome sequencing methods.
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NewsMicrobe-powered fuel cell runs forever
Researchers have developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in soil.
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NewsGlowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
Researchers have unveiled a potential COVID-19 test inspired by bioluminescence. Using a molecule found in crustaceans, they have developed a rapid approach that detects SARS-CoV-2 protein comparably to one used in vaccine research.
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NewsNonpharmaceutical interventions saved lives during COVID’s first wave, study shows
Research reveals that masking, shelter-in-place and other measures reduced growth rates of deaths, case numbers and hospitalizations in early 2020.
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NewsNew antibiotic resistant species of bacteria found in hospital wastewater system
Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have discovered a new species of bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics.
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NewsMIddle East foot-and-mouth disease patterns underline need for unified strategies
A comprehensive study highlights repeated incursions of foot-and-mouth virus in Israel and neighbouring areas, suggesting a pattern of transmission.
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NewsCutibacterium acnes revealed as potential cause of lichen striatus hypopigmentation
Microbial analysis shows a high abundance of Cutibacterium acnes in skin samples of patients with hypopigmentation in lichen striatus.
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NewsScientists identify natural PLA2 inhibitor from marine fungus Aspergillus sp. c1
The identified marine fungus metabolite HN-001 ameliorates lipotoxicity by suppressing IRE-1α/XBP-1s axis and JNK pathway for MAFLD treatment with PLA2 as an upstream target.
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NewsPeople in prison are at very high risk of tuberculosis, even years after release
A study in Paraguay evaluates tuberculosis incidence during and after incarceration in a cohort of nearly 3,000 people.
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NewsResearch reveals why staph vaccine candidates keep failing - and how to fix the problem
Research from UC San Diego explains the clinical failure of dozens of candidate vaccines for one of the most common human infections; it also suggests a way to fix the problem.
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NewsDomesticating plants impacts their microbiome, study finds
New research indicates that human domestication of crops can alter the communities of microorganisms that are associated with plants.
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