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Naturally occurring phage A1-1 kills dysentery-causing bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Asia

Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and can also be used to treat human infections. However, as with antibiotics, bacteria can readily evolve resistance to phage attack, highlighting a key limitation to the use of phages as therapeutics.

21 Nov 2021

Study underscores why COVID-19 vaccine boosters are important for all adults

As widely-anticipated decisions about COVID-19 vaccine boosters roll out from U.S. agencies today, insights from an independent study underscore why boosters are important for all adults.

21 Nov 2021

Similar brain responses to speech sounds found in humans, macaques and guinea pigs

Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of humans, macaques and guinea pigs, a multidisciplinary group of University of Pittsburgh researchers reported in the journal eNeuro today.

21 Nov 2021

People taking immunosuppressant produce weaker, shorter-lived antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination

People who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors - a class of immunosuppressants used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions - generated less powerful and shorter-lived antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19 than healthy people and those on other kinds of immunosuppressants, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

21 Nov 2021

Global rise in red and processed meat trade contributes to diet-related non-communicable disease

The global rise in the red and processed meat trade over the past 30 years is linked to a sharp increase in diet related ill health, with the impact greatest in Northern and Eastern Europe and the island nations of the Caribbean and Oceania, finds an analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

21 Nov 2021

UC researchers engineer new probiotic to target and break down cancer cell defenses

Bacteria generally have a bad reputation, as people first think of certain strains that can cause serious illnesses like pneumonia or meningitis. However, there are many helpful bacteria, known as probiotics, that assist the body in different ways.

21 Nov 2021

Researchers discover new link between diet, intestinal stem cells and disease

The intestine is essential for maintaining our energy balance and is a master at reacting quickly to changes in nutrition and nutrient balance.

21 Nov 2021

New evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus

New research by a team of University of Florida investigators, and others, provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus.

20 Nov 2021

Creating a timeline that details the earliest COVID-19 cases in Wuhan

In a Perspective, Michael Worobey provides an overview of the crucial events that occurred between December 2019 and January 2020 in Wuhan, China, creating a timeline detailing the earliest cases of COVID-19, their connections to the Hunan Market where live animals were sold, and the events that led to SARS-CoV-2's formal identification as a novel virus.

20 Nov 2021

Deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists support equity and inclusion in professional societies

Providing some basic standards of support will greatly increase diversity in fields of science and medicine, a group of hard of hearing and deaf scientists argue in a perspective published in the journal Frontiers in Education.

20 Nov 2021

Sharing large-scale health data to drive forward precision medicine

Precision medicine requires big data. In order to improve the treatment of individuals with cancer, or to understand rare diseases, scientists and clinicians, as well as AI technologies require access to larger sets of health research data that covers diverse populations and wide ranges of conditions.

20 Nov 2021

NAU team receives $3 million from NSF to translate the codex contained in algal microbiome

The tiny cosmos of organisms living on a streamer of algae in a river - the algal microbiome - could help scientists learn what turns an environment from healthy to toxic and back again.

20 Nov 2021

‘Surgery selfies’ can help with early identification of infections

Smartphone pictures of post-surgical wounds taken by patients and then assessed by clinicians can help with the early identification of infections, a study has found.

20 Nov 2021

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $1.27 million DoD grant to develop treatment for rare eye condition

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $1.27 million grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to develop treatment for a rare but devastating eye condition largely affecting military personnel who suffer traumatic eye injuries in combat.

20 Nov 2021

CDC posts food safety alert about multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections linked to spinach

A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections linked to spinach has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2021/o157h7-11-21/index.html.

20 Nov 2021

Study: Midwife-led births equally safe as doctor-led maternity care in low-risk pregnancies

If you or your partner were scheduled to give birth soon, would you have a preference for who delivered your baby: a midwife or a doctor? A new study of maternity care facilities in Lithuania suggests that for births with a low risk of complications, there is no difference in terms of safety.

20 Nov 2021

Harvard Chan School and SAHZU announce the launch of bilateral exchange program in clinical research

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China, today announced the launch of a bilateral exchange program in clinical research to enhance the research capabilities of both institutions and to develop a multi-year program of clinical research education.

20 Nov 2021

Trial positions single-dose HPV vaccination as a high impact public health intervention

In the push to eliminate cervical cancer, researchers delivered hopeful news Nov. 17 at the 34th International Papillomavirus Conference in Toronto.

20 Nov 2021

CDC expands recommendations for COVID-19 booster dose to include all adults

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) expanded recommendations for booster shots to include all adults ages 18 years and older who received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine at least six months after their second dose.

19 Nov 2021

Neuropharmacologist investigates plant-based treatments for epilepsy caused by pork tapeworms

Pork tapeworms are responsible for between 30 and 70 per cent of epilepsy cases around the world. According to the World Health Organization, the majority of people living with epilepsy can be found in low-income countries, mostly among subsistence farming communities.

19 Nov 2021

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Naturally occurring phage A1-1 kills dysentery-causing bacteria in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Asia

Study underscores why COVID-19 vaccine boosters are important for all adults

Similar brain responses to speech sounds found in humans, macaques and guinea pigs

People taking immunosuppressant produce weaker, shorter-lived antibodies after COVID-19 vaccination

Global rise in red and processed meat trade contributes to diet-related non-communicable disease

UC researchers engineer new probiotic to target and break down cancer cell defenses

Researchers discover new link between diet, intestinal stem cells and disease

New evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus

Creating a timeline that details the earliest COVID-19 cases in Wuhan

Deaf and hard-of-hearing scientists support equity and inclusion in professional societies

Sharing large-scale health data to drive forward precision medicine

NAU team receives $3 million from NSF to translate the codex contained in algal microbiome

‘Surgery selfies’ can help with early identification of infections

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $1.27 million DoD grant to develop treatment for rare eye condition

CDC posts food safety alert about multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 infections linked to spinach

Study: Midwife-led births equally safe as doctor-led maternity care in low-risk pregnancies

Harvard Chan School and SAHZU announce the launch of bilateral exchange program in clinical research

Trial positions single-dose HPV vaccination as a high impact public health intervention

CDC expands recommendations for COVID-19 booster dose to include all adults

Neuropharmacologist investigates plant-based treatments for epilepsy caused by pork tapeworms

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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