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NewsResearchers discover new Candida auris – a possible global public health threat
Researchers have discovered a new clade (or type) of Candida auris, bringing the number of clades known globally to a total of six.
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NewsHoney added to yogurt supports probiotic cultures for digestive health
If you enjoy a bowl of plain yogurt in the morning, adding a spoonful of honey is a delicious way to sweeten your favorite breakfast food. It also supports the probiotic cultures in the popular fermented dairy product, according to two new studies.
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NewsStudy explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown defence mechanism in the body that is the reason why herpes infection causes a serious and potentially fatal brain inflammation in only one out of 250,000 cases.
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NewsResearchers receive 9.5 million grant to study relationship between polyphenol intake, Alzheimer’s and the brain-gut-microbiome system
UCLA Health researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, have received a $9.5 million award to study the effects of polyphenols on cognitive health and the brain-gut microbiome system.
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NewsFAU lands $1.3M NSF grant to boost dryland soil quality amid climate stressors
To enhance understanding of climate resistance of individual microbes and improve microbial remediations to reduce soil degradation under climate change, Florida Atlantic University has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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NewsHigh speed atomic force microscopy studies provide insights into influenza A viral replication
Researchers used high-speed atomic force microscopy and electron microscopy to pin down the conformational dynamics of recombinant Influenza A genomes (or rRNPs) during RNA synthesis.
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NewsRVC awarded funding to investigate how methane-producing microbes colonise young calves
The Royal Veterinary College has been awarded £1,200,000 to explore how methane-producing microorganisms colonise the gastro-intestinal tract of calves in the first six weeks of life and how they impact the developing immune system.
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NewsField deployment of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes using uncrewed aerial vehicle
The World Mosquito Program has developed a technique to control dengue transmission by releasing Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
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NewsStudy analyzes potato-pathogen ‘arms race’ after Irish famine
In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine.
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NewsAncient Antarctic microorganisms are aggressive predators
Antarctic dwelling single-celled microorganisms called archaea can behave like parasites, new research shows.
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NewsMegamonas bacterium found to influence obesity risk
A recent study identifies a potential obesity-linked bacterium, Megamonas, from a large-scale cohort of obese individuals in China, illustrating how the bacterium degrades intestinal myo-inositol, enhances lipid absorption, and contributes to obesity.
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NewsResearchers discover source of deadly fungal infections in bone marrow transplant patients
Scientists have found that heteroresistance is the reason a small number of transplant patients developed bloodstream infections, despite receiving prophylaxis with the antifungal drug micafungin.
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NewsTiny flyers with large impact: Blowflies carry bird flu virus
A new study from a wild bird colony in southern Japan reveals that blowflies are a potential means of bird flu transmission.
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NewsConsumers open to animal-free dairy products made with precision fermentation
Companies and institutes are currently working on biotechnological processes for the production of dairy products without the use of cows: In so-called precision fermentation, egg and milk proteins are produced with the help of bacteria, yeasts or other fungi. This results in foods such as milk or cheese with a ...
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NewsEnzyme discovery could lead to anti-bacterial pesticides targeting plant disease
Researchers investigating Xanthomonas plant pathogens have identified XccOpgD, a glycoside hydrolase (GH186) that plays a pivotal role in the biosynthesis of CβG16α, which suppresses essential plant defense mechanisms.
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NewsNew study highlights scale and impact of long COVID
A wide range of biological mechanisms are involved in long Covid, including persistence of the original virus in the body, disruption of the normal immune response, and microscopic blood clotting, even in some people who had only mild initial infections.
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NewsResearchers make breakthrough in bid to develop vaccines and drugs for neglected tropical disease
Scientists have developed a new, safe and effective way to infect volunteers with the parasite that causes leishmaniasis and measure the body’s immune response, bringing a vaccine for the neglected tropical disease a step closer.
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NewsScientists solve mystery of bacterial scavenging machinery
Scientists investigated how the oleate shuttle from FakB2 to FakA kinase works in the Fak system, which is exploited by the zoonotic pathogen Streptococcus suis (S. suis) pathogen to scavenge exogenous fatty acid (eFA).
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NewsStudy highlights factors associated with higher tuberculosis risk in South Africa
Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. About 10 million people fall ill with the disease every year, and roughly 1.5 million people die because of it, according to the World Health Organization. Additionally, about one-quarter of the world’s population is infected with the disease’s causative agent Myctuberobacterium tuberculosis. ...
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NewsCoinfecting viruses impede each other’s ability to enter cells
Scientists researching phage infection at the level of a single cell investigated whether the number of infecting phages that bind to the bacterial surface corresponds to the amount of viral genetic material that is injected into the cell.
