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Researchers review bacteriophage treatment

Researchers presented an overview of bacteriophage treatment, including mechanisms, types, design and applications of bacteriophage therapy.

10 Jan 2023

Healthy eating patterns associated with reduced risk of premature mortality

A variety of healthy eating patterns are linked to reduced risk of premature death, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

9 Jan 2023

Food-insecure families have higher health care expenditures, study shows

Food insecurity, which is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe food, impacts about 10.2% of U.S. households, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service.

9 Jan 2023

Researchers show how liver cancer cells hijack circadian clock machinery to divide and spread

The most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is already the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally - and cases are on the rise, both in the U.S. and worldwide.

6 Jan 2023

Scientists collaborate to monitor SARS-CoV-2 RNA among domestic and free-ranging animal species

Researchers collaborated with community partners to monitor SARS-CoV-2 infections among domestic and free-ranging animals with known susceptibility to the virus and proximity to humans in Ohio, United States.

3 Jan 2023

Scientists discover nearly 100,000 new types of viruses

The researchers succeeded in identifying new viruses, even specifying which organisms they are likely to attack. Their discovery is expected to help advance the development of repellents for bacteria, fungi and agricultural pests.

26 Dec 2022

Seasonal cooks’ secret sauce: Heaping nutrition and cultural zest

Oldways Ambassadors Brenda Atchison and Glorya Fernandez walked a KHN reporter through two cooking demonstrations to showcase modern takes on cultural classics — like a cold black-eyed pea salad just in time for the new year, and a garlicky dill mojo sauce served over spinach salad.

23 Dec 2022

UC San Diego researchers rewrite the textbook on gene regulation

A fundamental principle of molecular biology governs how proteins are made within the cell, which happens in two stages called transcription and translation.

22 Dec 2022

MGI’s DNBSEQ-T7* facilitates ultra-deep sequencing of high-complexity metagenomic samples

Thanks to high-throughput sequencing technologies, shotgun metagenomic methods were made possible and had effectively transformed microbiology. Today, advances in both short- and long-read technologies are overcoming many of the previous challenges affecting metagenomic profiling, especially of highly complex samples and environment.

From MGI 20 Dec 2022

MGI’s DNBSEQ-T7* recognized for its ultra-high throughput and excellent accuracy

Thanks to high-throughput sequencing technologies, shotgun metagenomic methods were made possible and had effectively transformed microbiology.

19 Dec 2022

Scientists launch UK's first comprehensive transformation strategy for managing phosphorus across the food system

As phosphate fertilizer prices remain at very high levels after spiking this year, scientists are calling for urgent measures to manage phosphorus, a vital element essential for food production, but which is also behind environmental pollution in our rivers and lakes.

16 Dec 2022

Global Access Diagnostics joins consortium to co-develop on-farm rapid test for calf pneumonia, RaDiCal

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) today announced the development of RaDiCal, a one-step molecular lateral flow test to enable rapid diagnosis of pneumonia, one of the most significant diseases affecting calves

From Global Access Diagnostics 16 Dec 2022

Edible plant-based ink could reduce the cost of cultured meat production

Cultured meat (also known as cell-based or lab-grown meat) is a promising, more environmentally friendly alternative to meat produced from traditional livestock farming.

15 Dec 2022

Research maps the evolution and natural selection of E. coli bacteria

Antibiotic resistance, when infection-causing bacteria evolve so they are no longer affected by typical antibiotics, is a global concern.

14 Dec 2022

Virginia Tech researchers receive three grants to study the effects of ultra-processed foods

Scientists in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are investigating the effects of ultra-processed foods on the human body using a variety of research tools.

13 Dec 2022

Mental health services for farmers in rural areas need urgent attention, say researchers

Mental health services in rural areas need urgent attention to ensure the needs of farmers are properly met, according to researchers.

9 Dec 2022

High levels of arsenic contamination in water linked to antibiotic resistance carriage among children

In rural Bangladesh, areas with high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in both water and child stool samples, according to a new study publishing December 8, 2022 in PLOS Pathogens by Mohammad Aminul Islam of Washington State University, and colleagues.

8 Dec 2022