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Study reveals pan-antiviral properties of PDC-109 bovine seminal plasma protein

In a new study, researchers explored the antiviral activity of the bovine seminal plasma protein PDC-109 against various mammalian viruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

15 Sep 2022

What is the effect of the Omicron variant on olfaction?

A new study discusses the effect of the Omicron variant of the virus on the olfactory system in humans.

15 Sep 2022

COVID-19's future is uncertain as infections increase and tracking decreases

Researchers review how the SARS-CoV-2 genome has changed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 Sep 2022

Exploring successional infectious disease ecology among human pathogens

In a new study, researchers showed that life history features of pathogens help determine the age of humans when they have the highest probability of being infected.

14 Sep 2022

What is the impact of COVID-19 treatments targeting intracellular Neu1?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of targeting intracellular Neu1 on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

14 Sep 2022

Manuka honey could cure serious lung infections caused by drug-resistant bacterium

In a recent study published in the journal Microbiology, researchers demonstrated that incorporating Manuka honey into nebulized antibiotic treatment could effectively combat respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium abscessusus, offering a novel new therapeutic strategy for M. abscessus management.

13 Sep 2022

Gut commensal bacteria promote the development of virus-induced cancer by suppressing the immune system

Gut bacteria have a profound impact on health by aiding digestion, providing nutrients and metabolites, and working with the immune system to fend off pathogens.

13 Sep 2022

Total formulation impacts a surface sanitizer's efficacy against norovirus, finds study

A new study by North Carolina State University, in partnership with GOJO, found that total formulation (the active ingredients and non-active ingredients) significantly impacts a surface sanitizer or disinfectant's efficacy against norovirus – the leading cause of foodborne illness in the United States.

13 Sep 2022

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

A new study reports the effect of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy.

13 Sep 2022

N-dihydrogalactochitosan shows promise as a mucosal vaccine adjuvant against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in the United States demonstrated the efficacy of a novel biopolymer, N-dihydrogalactochitosan (GC), as an adjuvant for next-generation mucosal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine.

12 Sep 2022

Researchers uncover the structure of protein fibrils linked to hereditary form of human prion disease

In a new study, researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease.

12 Sep 2022

Climate change has increased the risk of bat-borne pathogen spillover

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers retrospectively assessed the association between climate change and disease spillover risks triggered by bat distribution changes based on historical climate and vampire-bat occurrence data for the previous century (1900-2020).

11 Sep 2022

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Every day we inhale thousands of potentially pathogenic fungal spores, but our immune system simply eliminates them.

9 Sep 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to establish a new multi-institutional center for tuberculosis (TB) research and training the next generation of TB investigators.

9 Sep 2022

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by use of a cloaking device. But Duke University researchers have grasped the hem of that invisibility cloak and now hope they can pull it apart.

9 Sep 2022

Insights into the acceptance of edible insects by children

A recent study on the acceptance of insect food products found that certain types of insect products were better liked by Danish children.

9 Sep 2022

The evolution of humoral immune responses over the course of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Researchers explored probable humoral immune mechanisms related to EBV curtailment, besides neutralization, by a systematic emphasis on antibody fragment crystallizable-functional activities over the course of EBV infections.

9 Sep 2022

Research on the antimicrobial effects of human milk oligosaccharides

In a recent review published in the journal Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, researchers discussed the latest advances in the antimicrobial properties of human milk.

9 Sep 2022

Can preclinical COVID-19 models help unlock mystery of long-COVID?

In a recently published article in the journal PLOS PATHOGENS, scientists have summarized acute and prolonged clinical manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The review also provides an overview of the potency and utility of preclinical animal models to understand the mechanistic details of acute and long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

8 Sep 2022

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Researchers assessed the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

8 Sep 2022

Pathogen News and Research

Study reveals pan-antiviral properties of PDC-109 bovine seminal plasma protein

What is the effect of the Omicron variant on olfaction?

COVID-19's future is uncertain as infections increase and tracking decreases

Exploring successional infectious disease ecology among human pathogens

What is the impact of COVID-19 treatments targeting intracellular Neu1?

Manuka honey could cure serious lung infections caused by drug-resistant bacterium

Gut commensal bacteria promote the development of virus-induced cancer by suppressing the immune system

Total formulation impacts a surface sanitizer's efficacy against norovirus, finds study

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

N-dihydrogalactochitosan shows promise as a mucosal vaccine adjuvant against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers uncover the structure of protein fibrils linked to hereditary form of human prion disease

Climate change has increased the risk of bat-borne pathogen spillover

Novel antifungal medications urgently needed to control COVID-19-associated fungal infections

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Insights into the acceptance of edible insects by children

The evolution of humoral immune responses over the course of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Research on the antimicrobial effects of human milk oligosaccharides

Can preclinical COVID-19 models help unlock mystery of long-COVID?

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

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