All Research News articles – Page 101
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NewsFinnish vole fever on the march further south
Researchers have discovered that bank voles in southern Sweden (Skåne) carry a virus that can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans. This finding was made more than 500 km south of the previously known range.
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NewsSpecific microbial hallmarks in vagina could indicate gynecological cancers
A new study demonstrates unique vaginal microbiome in patients with gynecological cancers which could function as a biomarker.
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NewsSalty soil sensitizes plants to an unconventional mode of bacterial toxicity
New research has shown how a single metabolite can render bacteria toxic to plants under high salt conditions. The findings may have important implications for agriculture and plant health in changing climates.
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NewsThe effect of combinations of antibiotics and natural products on antimicrobial resistance
Thymol, rosemary oil, curcumin, capsicum, and moringa seed extract showed the highest synergistic activity with tested antibiotics against two key pathogens, a new study shows.
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NewsNew antibiotic kills pathogenic bacteria, but spares healthy gut microbes
Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that reduced or eliminated drug-resistant bacterial infections in mouse models of acute pneumonia and sepsis while sparing healthy microbes in the mouse gut.
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NewsBird flu: diverse range of vaccines platforms ‘crucial’ for enhancing human pandemic preparedness
A new study launches following the discovery of a second case of avian influenza spreading from cows to humans.
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NewsScientists uncover the secret synchronised sex life of coral
For the first time, researchers have produced a model for coral spawning, based on various environmental factors. They achieved this by tapping an often overlooked source of aquatic knowledge - an aquarium.
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NewsSoil microorganisms could produce additional greenhouse gas emissions from thawing permafrost
New research demonstrates that soil microbes embedded in the permafrost will go after a class of compounds previously thought to be untouchable under certain conditions: polyphenols.
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NewsSperm can adapt to sexually transmitted microbes
Researchers have discovered that the function of sperm, technically called male fertility, adapts to sexually transmitted microbes.
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NewsHigh H5N1 influenza levels found in mice given raw milk from infected dairy cows
Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs, according to new research.
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NewsUrban gardening may improve human health - thanks to immune-boosting microbial exposure
A one-month indoor gardening period increased the bacterial diversity of the skin and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory molecules in the blood, demonstrated a new study.
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NewsScientists uncover factors potentially contributing to the decline of the mpox outbreak
Researchers hypothesise that it is not likely that preventive vaccination was a driver of the outbreak’s decline in the Netherlands, as the mpox incidence started to decline before the start of the vaccination programme.
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NewsScientists probe missing microbes in infants and children in the COVID-19 pandemic
Researchers conducted a comparative analysis of the gut microbiome of 1,126 children and infants during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Beijing area, revealing the variation of their gut microbiome.
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NewsResearchers develop experimental mRNA avian flu vaccine
An experimental mRNA vaccine against avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe illness and death in preclinical models, according to a new study.
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NewsStudy reveals key role of plant-bacteria communication in assembly of a healthy plant microbiome
A new study has found that symbiotic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria can ensure dominance among soil microbes due to their signalling-based communication with the legume plant host.
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NewsStudy reveals burden and geographic patterns of sepsis among hospitalized cancer patients in China
A new study has revealed the substantial burden and geographic disparities of sepsis among hospitalized non-child cancer patients in China.
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NewsClimate change is moving tree populations away from the soil fungi that sustain them
In response to climate change, trees, especially those in the far north, may be relocating to soils that don’t have the fungal life to support them, a new study finds.
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News'Failed drug' could offer new approach to Epstein-Barr virus and resulting diseases
Researchers have found that the Epstein-Barr virus triggers infected cells to ramp up the production of an enzyme known as IDO1, a discovery that offers a promising starting point for putting the brakes on EBV.
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NewsSea urchin epidemic spreads to Indian Ocean, threatening coral reefs
Researchers have identified the pathogen responsible for the epidemic which is killing sea urchins in the Red Sea, and now threatens entire populations of sea urchins across the Red Sea and Indo-Pacific.
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NewsMilk samples from the 1940s shed new light on antibiotic resistance
Researchers found the samples from before the antibiotic era were resistant to the antibiotic tetracycline.