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New study helps to better understand re-infection rates and correlates of protection for SARS-CoV-2

By uniting research from 8 cohorts across the U.S., a group of researchers has accelerated collection of data integral in answering questions about immune responses needed for long lasting protection from SARS-CoV-2.

19 May 2022

Associations between mucosal gene expression and microbiome composition in three gastrointestinal disorders

A new study authored by Sambhawa Priya and other researchers offers a detailed look at the interactions between the gut microbiome of humans in health and disease.

19 May 2022

Origin, evolution and ecological relationships of yeasts

Yeasts have been evolving and diversifying for more than 400 million years. Likely, symbiotic relationships between humans and yeasts started already at the origin of our species (200-300 thousand years ago).

17 May 2022

Novel Type 1 diabetes treatment involves pancreatic islet transplant without the need for immunosuppression

In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Missouri, Georgia Tech and Harvard University has demonstrated the successful use of a novel Type 1 diabetes treatment in a large animal model.

13 May 2022

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice at Duke.

13 May 2022

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel onion bacteria

While conducting the survey of bacteria in onions, a team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers in Uvalde identified a new pathogen — a bacterial species now named for where it was found.

12 May 2022

Deficiency of YWHAZ gene alters neurodevelopmental process in zebrafish

An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms to explain how the YWHAZ gene –related to psychiatric and neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia– can alter the neurodevelopmental process.

10 May 2022

Using the “Wikiguideline” approach to improve the process for establishing medical guidelines

To improve the process for establishing medical guidelines, a group of international researchers are taking a new approach that leans on online collaboration and high-quality data.

10 May 2022

Rural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy predator

Bryan Ruiz moved his family into a newly built home in this Central Valley farming center seven months ago and almost immediately found they were under assault.

10 May 2022

Severe symptoms result in high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Scientists have focused on determining the cause-effect relationship between SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers and COVID-19 disease severity.

9 May 2022

T cell behavior informs metastatic melanoma outcomes

Immunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn't work, and new research may help explain why.

9 May 2022

Study reveals immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 convalescent patients

A new study aimed to demonstrate the reactivity of COVID-19 serum obtained from patients in Tatarstan, Russia with S and N peptides that were previously identified as immunogenic.

9 May 2022

Using PCR-based genotyping to detect SARS-CoV-2 delta-omicron coinfection

In a recently published ‘Letter to the Editor’ in the journal Microbiology Spectrum, scientists have described the procedure of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping in identifying delta-omicron coinfection in clinical samples.

9 May 2022

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: if - or when - they get hit by the coronavirus, just how bad will it be? Will they breeze through with little more than a sore throat - or will it saddle them with long-term complications, perhaps even push them to the brink of death?

6 May 2022

Copper coating eliminates Sars-Cov-2 virus, not silver

Copper and silver are known for their antibacterial properties. Researchers from Bochum have explored their effectiveness against viruses.

5 May 2022

Viral microRNA acts as a master regulator to induce the reactivation of dormant herpesviruses

Dormant herpesviruses induce their reactivation via a previously unknown cellular mechanism mediated by a viral microRNA. Würzburg researchers show this in the journal "Nature".

5 May 2022

Study identifies a protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that contributes to drug tolerance

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have identified a protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that contributes to drug tolerance, a phenomenon that allows bacteria to survive treatment with drugs that would normally kill them.

4 May 2022

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research and expand its efforts to prevent, treat and cure HIV infection, and thereby reduce the burden of HIV, locally, nationally, and internationally.

3 May 2022

Researchers discover how Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces without water

The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces - without water - for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections.

2 May 2022

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

A study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that women who get recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be caught in a vicious cycle in which antibiotics given to eradicate one infection predispose them to develop another.

2 May 2022

Microbiology News and Research

New study helps to better understand re-infection rates and correlates of protection for SARS-CoV-2

Associations between mucosal gene expression and microbiome composition in three gastrointestinal disorders

Origin, evolution and ecological relationships of yeasts

Novel Type 1 diabetes treatment involves pancreatic islet transplant without the need for immunosuppression

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers identify novel onion bacteria

Deficiency of YWHAZ gene alters neurodevelopmental process in zebrafish

Using the “Wikiguideline” approach to improve the process for establishing medical guidelines

Rural California hatches plan for engineered mosquitoes to battle stealthy predator

Severe symptoms result in high titers of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

T cell behavior informs metastatic melanoma outcomes

Study reveals immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 convalescent patients

Using PCR-based genotyping to detect SARS-CoV-2 delta-omicron coinfection

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

Copper coating eliminates Sars-Cov-2 virus, not silver

Viral microRNA acts as a master regulator to induce the reactivation of dormant herpesviruses

Study identifies a protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis that contributes to drug tolerance

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

Researchers discover how Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces without water

Antibiotics may disrupt microbiome to cause recurrent UTIs

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