All USA & Canada articles – Page 66
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Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut use nitrogen from breast milk to support baby’s health
Beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support paediatric nutrition and development.
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Study finds diverse differences in microbes in breast tumours from women of different races
The breast tumours of Asian, black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression, according to new research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Source: National Cancer Institute Potential ...
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Finger-prick test developed for ‘trich’ a common, undiagnosed STI
A quick, affordable diagnostic test may help curb one of the most prevalent but least discussed sexually transmitted infections.
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Intestinal contents of thrushes killed in window collisions reveal shifting gut microbiomes
A study of bodies of migratory birds killed in window collisions over the years helps to uncover the relationship between birds and the microbes living in their guts—which appears to be wildly different from mammals and their microbiomes.
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Scientists developing drug candidates that could prevent germination of C diff
New research could lead to a drug that susceptible people take before infection starts.
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Scientists warn of rise in flesh-eating bacterial infection due to global warming
Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States, researchers predict. Vibrio vulnificus bacteria grow in warm shallow coastal waters and can infect a cut or insect bite ...
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Lethal Toxoplasma parasite strain killed California sea otters and could threaten other marine life
Necropsies of sea otters show they died of a virulent form of Toxoplasma infection first detected in mountain lions in Canada.
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Co-infection with ‘superbug’ bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication up to 15 times
New research has revealed that IsdA, a protein found in all strains of Staph A., boosts SARS-CoV-2 replication by 10- to 15-fold.
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Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
A new study shows that the urethra of healthy men is teeming with microbial life and that a specific activity - vaginal sex - can shape its composition
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Emerging fungal infection sees dramatic increase in cases and transmission in 2 years
A study of US national surveillance data has found that cases of Candida auris, a highly contagious fungal infection, rose drastically between 2019 and 2021, reflecting increased transmission.
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Scientists uncover what makes malaria such a wily foe
Researchers have created the first high-resolution map of the human immune response to Plasmodium falciparum, offering insight into what makes this parasite such a persistent pathogen.
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Carbon limitation boosts survival of beneficial bacterium in the human gut
Yale researchers have discovered that one of the most abundant beneficial species found in the human gut showed an increase in colonization potential when experiencing carbon limitation — a finding that could yield novel clinical interventions to support a healthy gut.
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Study shines new light on ancient microbial dark matter
An international research team reveals a first in-depth look at Omnitrophota – one of the world’s oldest and tiniest bacteria.
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A water-dampened wipe removes Covid virus from indoor surfaces
Wiping indoor surfaces with a water-dampened wipe removes greater than 80% of Covid virus, yet pre-wetting the surface with water or detergent doesn’t make much difference, a new EPA study finds.
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Inexpensive way to produce anti-Covid nanobodies cuts down on the llamas
Researchers have come up with a less expensive way to isolate and identify nanobodies that target various parts of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and are currently derived from llamas.
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Review shows antimicrobial resistant Enterobacteriaceae are widespread in surface waters worldwide
Antimicrobial resistant Enterobacteriaceae are widespread in surface waters across the globe, according to a new study.
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Surge in highly contagious killer fungus poses new threat to amphibians across Africa
The worst wildlife disease in history, chytridiomycosis, began to spread widely in Africa in the year 2000 and may be causing overlooked epizootics, a new study reveals.
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Screening tool pinpoints phages with best potential as antibiotics
A new screening tool circumvents the difficulty of studying individual bacteriophage proteins and determining precisely how the virus wields these tools to kill their host bacteria.
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Cocktail of bile salt hydrolases can stop C diff in its tracks
Researchers have found that bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) can restrict Clostridioides difficile (C. diff.) colonization by both altering existing bile acids and by creating a new class of bile acids within the gut’s microbial environment.
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Study shows New York City rats carry SARS-CoV-2
Wild rats in the New York City municipal sewer systems and elsewhere in the city have been exposed to SARS-CoV-, a new study has revealed.