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Marijuana-like compound shows promise as new treatment for skin lupus

A marijuana-like compound holds out promise as a new treatment for a severe autoimmune skin disease called skin lupus, according to a study published recently by a multicenter team including researchers at the George Washington University.

2 Nov 2023

New gene editing method creates first mice with human-like COVID-19

Researchers have genetically engineered the first mice that get a human-like form of COVID-19, according to a study published online November 1 in Nature.

1 Nov 2023

AI may help identify potential gonorrhea vaccine proteins

Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year, has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics.

31 Oct 2023

Antibiotics no longer effective in treating childhood infections in large parts of the world

Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance.

31 Oct 2023

Ethical microbiome research with Indigenous communities: A framework for collaboration and sovereignty

Research on the trillions of microorganisms that make up a person's microbiome can lead to medical breakthroughs to treat diseases like inflammatory bowel syndrome and diabetes.

27 Oct 2023

Malaria protein discovery opens new avenues for combating deadly infection

The discovery of a malaria protein that helps the parasite grow inside red blood cells and plays a key regulatory role in the parasite's immune evasion tactics could pave the way for new vaccines or therapeutics to combat the deadly infection.

26 Oct 2023

Fungi used to produce food products have potential probiotic effects on gut inflammation

Many fungus strains have been used and selected by the food industry for their capacities to ferment, produce flavors or produce heterologous molecules.

26 Oct 2023

Can ChatGPT revolutionize nutrition education? Study examines potential and challenges

The potential of ChatGPT application as a knowledge-enhancement tool in the nutrition domain.

25 Oct 2023

New consortium to build on breakthroughs in malaria research to develop P. vivax vaccines

Plasmodium vivax is the most widespread human malaria-causing pathogen with 2.5 billion people living at risk in Africa, South America, Oceania, and Asia.

24 Oct 2023

Researchers discover new way to trigger programmed cell death in cancer cells

A research team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a crucial epitope (a protein section that can activate the larger protein) on the CD95 receptor that can cause cells to die.

24 Oct 2023

Study reveals unexpected role of pulmonary ionocytes in lung function

A new study by University of Iowa researchers finds that rare lung cells known as pulmonary ionocytes facilitate the absorption of water and salt from the airway surface.

24 Oct 2023

Study sheds light on role of gut fungi in severe COVID-19 and long COVID

Certain gut-dwelling fungi flourish in severe cases of COVID-19, amplifying the excessive inflammation that drives this disease while also causing long-lasting changes in the immune system, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

24 Oct 2023

Genomic surveillance could help detect and slow the spread of deadly 'superbugs'

Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly 'superbugs' and slow their evolution and spread, improving global health outcomes, a new Australian study suggests.

24 Oct 2023

Study reveals how tuberculosis bacteria form cords to resist antibiotics

The ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), a serious respiratory infection, to form snake-like cords was first noted nearly 80 years ago. In a study published October 20 in the journal Cell, investigators report the biophysical mechanisms by which these cords form and demonstrate how several generations of dividing bacteria hang together to create these structures that enable resistance to antibiotics.

20 Oct 2023

Atovaquone "chemical vaccine" for malaria could be more feasible than thought

Johns Hopkins researchers looking to develop a long-acting, injectable malaria preventive using atovaquone have shown in a new study that resistance may not be the challenge scientists thought it was, particularly when using atovaquone as a malaria preventive.

20 Oct 2023

Microbiology News and Research

Marijuana-like compound shows promise as new treatment for skin lupus

New gene editing method creates first mice with human-like COVID-19

AI may help identify potential gonorrhea vaccine proteins

Antibiotics no longer effective in treating childhood infections in large parts of the world

Ethical microbiome research with Indigenous communities: A framework for collaboration and sovereignty

Malaria protein discovery opens new avenues for combating deadly infection

Fungi used to produce food products have potential probiotic effects on gut inflammation

Can ChatGPT revolutionize nutrition education? Study examines potential and challenges

New consortium to build on breakthroughs in malaria research to develop P. vivax vaccines

Researchers discover new way to trigger programmed cell death in cancer cells

Study reveals unexpected role of pulmonary ionocytes in lung function

Study sheds light on role of gut fungi in severe COVID-19 and long COVID

Genomic surveillance could help detect and slow the spread of deadly 'superbugs'

Study reveals how tuberculosis bacteria form cords to resist antibiotics

Atovaquone "chemical vaccine" for malaria could be more feasible than thought

Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment

Study adds two new strains to the list of potential antihypertensive probiotics

Researchers profile new drug combinations to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Blue light technology to combat surface contamination by foodborne pathogens

Research reveals new way viruses suppress the CRISPR-Cas immune systems of bacteria

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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