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Omicron variant resembles other respiratory viruses, posing challenges for syndromic surveillance

Researchers describe the symptom profiles of respiratory viral infections.

4 Aug 2023

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

The toxic effects of aerosol exposure from electronic cigarettes (ECs) and cigarette smoke (CS) on mice.

2 Aug 2023

Genomic sequencing: A key tool for responding to pandemics

Many of the answers for effectively responding to a pathogen lie in its genome.

1 Aug 2023

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

Researchers summarize available data on pyroptosis in the context of renal fibrosis, as well as its prevention and treatment.

1 Aug 2023

New device can detect COVID-19 in less than a minute

Benjamin Sumlin, PhD, a senior scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, blows into a device designed by researchers at the university. The device — a breath test that uses a biosensor — could become a tool for use in doctors' offices to quickly diagnose people infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

1 Aug 2023

Study offers new insight into how antimicrobial resistance emerges in patients with bacterial infections

A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections.

31 Jul 2023

The essential role of the MPL36 protein in leptospirosis

The Leptospira membrane protein L36 (MPL36) is essential for its pathogenesis.

31 Jul 2023

Novel noninvasive test for malaria does not require a blood sample

A novel testing platform under development by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and CytoAstra, LLC could provide a new noninvasive test for malaria that doesn't require a blood sample.

28 Jul 2023

New technology could help amputees feel temperature in their phantom limbs

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) researchers have developed one of the world's smallest, most intense and fastest refrigeration devices, the wearable thin-film thermoelectric cooler (TFTEC), and teamed with neuroscientists to help amputees perceive a sense of temperature with their phantom limbs.

27 Jul 2023

New collaboration to investigate forms of RNA modification

Universität Mainz Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences of Mainz University to collaborate with Monash University and ETH Zurich to investigate forms of RNA modification.

27 Jul 2023

NIAID awards $13.7 million grant to investigate multidrug resistant organisms in nursing homes

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $13.7 million, five-year grant to a team of researchers to investigate multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes throughout the United States.

25 Jul 2023

Characterizing the concentration and binding affinity of WT–induced antibodies against the Omicron subvariant BA.1

A recent study characterized the concentration and binding affinity of antibodies induced by SARS-CoV-2 WT strain against the Omicron subvariant BA.1.

25 Jul 2023

Designing vaccines to induce a stronger immune response to infecting pathogens

A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, shows it may be possible to design vaccines that will induce a stronger immune response to infecting pathogens, such as the virus causing COVID-19.

25 Jul 2023

Arming phages with heterologous effectors paves the way for successful UTI treatment

Study demonstrated how phage can be engineered to produce bacteriocins and cell wall hydrolases as antimicrobial effector genes.

24 Jul 2023

Study offers a comprehensive analysis of bacterial and fungal alterations in COVID-19

Researchers use nanopore sequencing to determine the fungal and bacterial microbiota in the lungs of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.

24 Jul 2023

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted scientists to seek new ways of understanding how viruses so skillfully enter and reprogram human cells.

21 Jul 2023

Scripps Research scientists develop AI tool to track the detailed evolution of viral pandemics

Scripps Research scientists have developed a machine-learning system-;a type of artificial intelligence (AI) application-;that can track the detailed evolution of epidemic viruses and predict the emergence of viral variants with important new properties.

21 Jul 2023

Pathogen News and Research

Omicron variant resembles other respiratory viruses, posing challenges for syndromic surveillance

The influence of electronic cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke on cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and renal functions in mice

Genomic sequencing: A key tool for responding to pandemics

The roles and plausible mechanisms of pyroptosis in renal inflammation and fibrosis

New device can detect COVID-19 in less than a minute

Study offers new insight into how antimicrobial resistance emerges in patients with bacterial infections

The essential role of the MPL36 protein in leptospirosis

Novel noninvasive test for malaria does not require a blood sample

New technology could help amputees feel temperature in their phantom limbs

New collaboration to investigate forms of RNA modification

NIAID awards $13.7 million grant to investigate multidrug resistant organisms in nursing homes

Characterizing the concentration and binding affinity of WT–induced antibodies against the Omicron subvariant BA.1

Designing vaccines to induce a stronger immune response to infecting pathogens

Arming phages with heterologous effectors paves the way for successful UTI treatment

Study offers a comprehensive analysis of bacterial and fungal alterations in COVID-19

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Scripps Research scientists develop AI tool to track the detailed evolution of viral pandemics

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Advancing vaccine adjuvants: exploring cutting-edge platforms for improved immunization

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