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Study shows monoclonal antibody and antiviral therapy are useful in preventing the severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

In a new study, researchers assessed the efficacy of the FDA-approved therapeutic mAbs, as well as to small-molecule antiviral agents against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Syrian hamsters.

21 Jan 2022

Food science experts characterize the properties of protein in several insect powders

As the human population grows to a predicted 10 billion by 2050 and overall land mass remains constant, traditional animal farming may become a less viable method for food production.

12 Jan 2022

Developing a 'fingerprint' test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s early

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Cynthia McMurray about her latest research into Alzheimer's disease.

11 Jan 2022

Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

Daniel Becker, an assistant professor of biology in the University of Oklahoma's Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, has been leading a proactive modeling study over the last year and a half to identify bat species that are likely to carry betacoronaviruses, including but not limited to SARS-like viruses.

11 Jan 2022

£10m Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont aims to restore habitats and rescue endangered species

The £10m Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont aims to create a green revolution in agriculture, rescue threatened species, and restore habitats.

10 Jan 2022

Sustainable diet can lower the risk of bleeding or blood clots in the brain

The risk of bleeding or blood clots in the brain is lower if your diet is sustainable. This is shown by a new research result from Aarhus University. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Stroke.

4 Jan 2022

Recommended choline intake during pregnancy improves child's sustained attention

Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found.

3 Jan 2022

Intestinal organoids used to explain why bats infected with viruses do not succumb to diseases

Experiments attempting to explain why bats can be infected with many viruses at a time without succumbing to diseases such as COVID-19 - knowledge that could help us to reduce the threat to humans of infectious disease - have struggled until now with the fact that live wild bats make poor research subjects.

30 Dec 2021

New biodegradable smart food packaging material helps kill harmful microbes

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, has developed a 'smart' food packaging material that is biodegradable, sustainable and kills microbes that are harmful to humans. It could also extend the shelf-life of fresh fruit by two to three days.

29 Dec 2021

Scientists detect COVID-19 infection in white-tailed deer in 6 Ohio locations

Scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in six northeast Ohio locations, the research team has reported.

24 Dec 2021

New models needed to radically shift the food system

According to the paper titled Enacting theories of change for food systems transformation under climate change, published in Global Food Security, food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activity, and agricultural yields are at risk due to climate change impacts.

23 Dec 2021

Pesticide bans can be cost-effective, affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths

National bans on highly hazardous pesticides can be a cost-effective and affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths in countries with a high burden of suicides attributable to pesticides, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health today.

20 Dec 2021

Agriculture News and Research

Study shows monoclonal antibody and antiviral therapy are useful in preventing the severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection

Food science experts characterize the properties of protein in several insect powders

Developing a 'fingerprint' test that could diagnose Alzheimer’s early

Scientists employ AI to predict which viruses could infect humans in future

£10m Leverhulme Centre for the Holobiont aims to restore habitats and rescue endangered species

Sustainable diet can lower the risk of bleeding or blood clots in the brain

Recommended choline intake during pregnancy improves child's sustained attention

Intestinal organoids used to explain why bats infected with viruses do not succumb to diseases

New biodegradable smart food packaging material helps kill harmful microbes

Scientists detect COVID-19 infection in white-tailed deer in 6 Ohio locations

New models needed to radically shift the food system

Pesticide bans can be cost-effective, affordable intervention for reducing suicide deaths

A rural Georgia community reels after its hospital closes

When the surges just keep coming: A view from the covid vortex

Researchers use gene-editing to create single sex mice litters

Gene expression related to liver metabolism altered by spaceflight

Virginia Tech researchers discover potential target for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease

Microbiome research opens up new perspectives for healthy and climate-resilient crops

Method can help identify proteins in the body affected by chemicals

Adoption of a robust approach to minimize disease transmission between humans and wild animals

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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