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NewsNew guidelines unveil advanced strategies for HIV treatment and prevention
The International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society-USA (IAS-USA) has published new international guidelines for the treatment and prevention of HIV, based on significant advances in antiretroviral therapies and new prevention strategies such as pre-exposure prophylaxis.
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NewsKim Barrett named as winner of John Snow Public Health Innovation Prize 2024
Dr Kim Barrett, vice dean for research and distinguished professor of physiology and membrane biology at the UC Davis School of Medicine, has been named as this year’s winner of the John Snow Public Health Innovation Prize 2024.
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NewsBreakthrough of the Year: A drug that prevents HIV infection, providing six months of protection per shot
As its 2024 Breakthrough of The Year, Science has named the development of lenacapavir – a promising new injectable drug that prevents HIV infection. The award also recognizes related work surrounding gaining a new understanding of the structure and function of HIV’s capsid protein.
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NewsResearchers call on the European Commission to protect groundwater and subterranean life from pollution
A plea was published in two days after the European Parliament approved revisions to water quality assessment standards.
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NewsControlling infectious disease between wildlife and livestock on shared rangeland
New research looks at the nexus of wildlife and livestock for solutions to zoonotic disease. It examines the ongoing threat of emerging pathogens that can necessitate prompt deployment of medical countermeasures for life-saving interventions.
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NewsUK needs to keep up momentum on cutting methane emissions, urges Lords Committee
Applied Microbiology International contributed to the House of Lords committee report that calls on the Government to keep up the momentum on cutting methane emissions at home, while using its scientific expertise to be more engaged in international leadership.
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NewsA team of scientists join forces for the fight against deadly childhood disease
A global consortium of scientists has been tasked with better understanding the scale of Shigella infections and the role of antibiotic resistance in seven countries.
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NewsGut microbiota: A consensus paper to regulate the Wild West of diagnostic tests
An international panel of experts, coordinated by Dr Gianluca Ianiro, has drawn up ‘instructions for use’ for best practice in microbiota testing and recommendations for its indications, methods of analysis, presentation of results and potential clinical applications.
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NewsDr François Thomas named as winner of Rachel Carson Prize
Dr François Thomas, an independent researcher with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, France) has been named as the newest winner of the Rachel Carson Environmental Conservation Excellence Award.
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NewsUniversity of Miami, partners awarded $16 million NOAA grant for groundbreaking coral restoration project
Scientists have been awarded a four-year, $16 million grant to lead an ambitious program to implement and scale-up new approaches to increase the climate resilience of Florida’s restored coral reefs.
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NewsUniversity awarded $1.5 million to study vaginal bacterial disorder linked to serious health risks
With a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine will study the dynamics of bacterial vaginosis in hopes of identifying a more effective approach.
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NewsDr Helen Onyeaka named as winner of Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award 2024
Dr Helen Onyeaka, an industrial microbiologist at the University of Birmingham, has been named as the newest winner of the Basil Jarvis Food Security and Innovation Award.
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NewsScientist developing probiotics to combat bovine respiratory disease
A new research project aims to develop probiotics derived from healthy cattle to prevent bovine respiratory disease, which is estimated to be responsible for about 70 to 80 percent of feedlot illnesses, and between 40 and 50 percent of all feedlot deaths in the US.
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NewsNew research could pave way for vaccine against deadly wildlife disease
A researcher has been awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the cause of Bang’s disease, Brucella abortus.
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NewsPHIOGEN announces collaboration with Live UTI Free to drive patient-focused clinical trials
A biotech company developing live biotherapeutic products for drug-resistant and recurrent bacterial infections, is collaborating with a patient research and advocacy organization to empower their clinical development efforts.
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NewsNew edition of book explores ranavirus infection and disease in amphibians, reptiles and fish
Researchers are providing new information and guidance on monitoring and managing viruses that cause life-threatening diseases in amphibians, reptiles and fish, as detailed in a new book edition.
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NewsFunding boost to bring engineering biology technologies to market
Part of a £2.8 million UKRI seed corn fund has been awarded to the Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Centre (EBIC) to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products and technologies, with comprehensive support and resources for researchers.
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NewsSusanne Neuer receives Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship for work on biological carbon pump
Professor Dr Susanne Neuer has been awarded the 31st Excellence Professorship of the Prof. Dr Werner Petersen Foundation for her work on the Biological Carbon Pump.
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NewsOne Health Microbiome Center named as winner of WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize 2024
The One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State has been named as this year’s winner of the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize 2024.
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NewsWorld’s first regular flight-based red tide ocean observation to launch in summer 2025
Hokkaido Air System Co., Ltd. will equip one of its aircraft with an external camera to commence the world’s first regular flight-based red tide monitoring starting in the summer of 2025.
