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Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Higher viral load during HIV infection can shape viral evolution
Oxford University Press

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that HIV populations in people with higher viral loads also have higher rates of viral recombination.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Microplastics affect soil fungi depending on drought conditions
Wiley

Moisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi, according to new research published in Environmental Microbiology.

9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Scientists behind Novel Discoveries and Individuals Leading the Understanding of Emerging Areas of Concern for Public Health Are Being Honored with 2024 SOT Awards
Society of Toxicology

Among the accomplishments of this year’s awardees are discoveries related to the role of altered pharmacokinetics in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease neurodegeneration, the risk of COVID-19 to smokers and vapers, and the role of the microbiome in pregnancy and early developmental programming.

   
Newswise: Researchers Discover Potential Microbiome Links to Skin Aging
10-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Researchers Discover Potential Microbiome Links to Skin Aging
University of California San Diego

The effects of aging and external factors like UV exposure on skin are well documented. As people age or spend more time in the sun, their skin tends to become drier and more wrinkled. Recent findings have identified an exciting potential new link to signs of skin aging—the skin microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that inhabits our skin.

Newswise: Developing Diagnostics for a Deadly Elephant Disease
Released: 10-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Developing Diagnostics for a Deadly Elephant Disease
Tufts University

Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus is the leading cause of death for Asian elephant calves and is a danger to young African elephants as well.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 12:00 PM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights for January 10, 2024
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back. Recent developments at MD Anderson include insights into the effects of the gut microbiome on remote tumors, a screening strategy for ovarian cancer early detection, a combination approach to overcome PARP inhibitor resistance, further understanding of ferroptosis resistance, a ferroptosis-based strategy for overcoming treatment resistance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), potential targets for p53 mutations that lead to cancer progression, a signature for more accurately predicting risk in patients with AML given low-intensity treatments, and a prognostic tool to stratify patients with colorectal cancer.

Newswise: Protecting newborns: Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving vaccine
Released: 9-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Protecting newborns: Research lays the groundwork for a lifesaving vaccine
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York are unraveling the workings of Group B Strep (GBS) infections in pregnant women, which could someday lead to a vaccine.

Newswise: David Nobles Awarded 2022 J. Roger Porter Award
Released: 9-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
David Nobles Awarded 2022 J. Roger Porter Award
United States Culture Collection Network

David Nobles, Curator of the Culture Collection of Algae (UTEX) at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, has been awarded the 2022 J. Roger Porter Award in recognition of his outstanding leadership in maintaining and improving the products and services at UTEX and for his contribution to the advancement of algae research on a global scale.

Newswise: More than thirty new species of bacteria discovered in patient samples
Released: 8-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
More than thirty new species of bacteria discovered in patient samples
University of Basel

Unknown germs are a common occurrence in hospitals. Researchers at the University of Basel have spent many years collecting and analyzing them. They have identified many new species of bacteria, some of which are significant for clinical practice.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Review Shows Promise of Live Dietary Microbes in Supporting Health
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences

A review of hundreds of experiments focused on health impacts lays the groundwork for future research in cancer prevention, weight management and other areas.

Released: 5-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Novel Compound Protects Against Infection by Virus that Causes COVID-19, Preliminary Studies Show
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

• Stapled lipopeptides successfully deter infection by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and reduce the severity of COVID-19 in tests with hamsters

Newswise:Video Embedded rise-of-the-tripledemic
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Released: 5-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Rise of the Tripledemic
Cedars-Sinai

As the new year kicks into full swing, so has a trio of respiratory viruses, creating a so-called tripledemic.

Newswise: A new approach can address antibiotic resistance to Mycobacterium abscessus
Released: 5-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
A new approach can address antibiotic resistance to Mycobacterium abscessus
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital created analogs of the antibiotic spectinomycin that are significantly more effective against these highly resistant bacteria.

Newswise: Understanding How Gut Bacteria Affect Chronic Liver Diseases
Released: 4-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Understanding How Gut Bacteria Affect Chronic Liver Diseases
Chinese Academy of Sciences

The gut microbiome, consisting of trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, plays a crucial role in digestion, nutrient absorption, and the regulation of host metabolism and immunity.

Newswise: NUS team discovers new method of cultivating human norovirus using zebrafish embryo
Released: 25-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
NUS team discovers new method of cultivating human norovirus using zebrafish embryo
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Food virologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully propagated the human norovirus using zebrafish embryos, providing a valuable platform to assess the effectiveness of virus inactivation for the water treatment and food industries.

19-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Researchers map how measles virus spreads in human brain
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers mapped how the measles virus mutated and spread in the brain of a person who succumbed to a rare, lethal brain disease.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Genomics-based computational pipeline for tracking and quantifying specific strains of bacteria
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Researchers developed a genomics-based computational pipeline to understand how specific strains of bacteria behave within bacterial communities associated with plants.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Drought Shifts the Type of Carbon Emitted by Soil Microbes
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

A team of scientists studied carbon allocation in soils at an artificial tropical rainforest. Their results demonstrated the impact of drought on microbial activity, particularly on how the types of carbon in soil can change, leading to a loss of carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds.



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