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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Metformin facilitates viral reservoir reactivation and their recognition by anti-HIV-1 envelope antibodies
Highlights • #Metformin increases the frequency of productively #HIV-infected T cells • Metformin acts on HIV-1 replication cycle at...
Mineralo-organic particles inhibit influenza A virus infection by targeting viral hemagglutinin activity
Abstract Aim: Mineralo-organic #particles, naturally present in human body fluids, participate in ectopic calcification and inflammatory...
Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys
Highlights • #Metformin prevents brain atrophy, elevating cognitive function in aged male primates • Metformin slows the pace of #aging...
Biological Functions of Extracellular Vesicles from Mammalian Cells
#ExtracellularVesicles (EVs) are enclosed by a phospholipid bilayer and can be secreted by most types of cells. EVs deliver cargo from...
Traditional approaches and recent tools for studying inflammasome activity
Inflammasomes play a major role in the immune response to infection, development of #autoimmune disease, and control of #cancer. Western...
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts
The disease, spread by midges and mosquitoes, has been linked to two deaths as cases surge in previously unaffected areas. The deaths of...
Magnesium-enriched deep-sea water inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and dampens inflammation
The NLRP3 inflammasome is an essential component of the innate immune system, but excessive activation can lead to inflammatory diseases....
How Does Alcohol Affect Your Gut Health?
Scientists found that compared with those who don’t drink at all, people who drink at low-to-moderate levels have a more diverse gut...
RNA molecule that regulates cellular aging.
Study revealed novel unrecognized regulator of senescence, SNORA13, a member of a family of noncoding RNAs known as small nucleolar RNAs...
Intestinal Blastocystis is linked to healthier diets and more favorable cardiometabolic outcomes in 56,989 individuals from 32 countries
Highlights: Prevalence of Blastocystis in the gut microbiome varies across geography and lifestyle Healthier plant-based diets are linked...
Reinventing Plastics
Once perceived as a symbol of modernity, plastics have been the subject of a rapid and profound global challenge in recent years,...
The gut microbiota follows a circadian rhythm
• Bacterial rhythmicity is present in the infant gut & increases with age. • #circadian control of bacterial rhythms is confirmed ex vivo...
Out of Sight, ‘Dark Fungi’ Run the World from the Shadows
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA from fungi that scientists can’t identify. #fungi #mycology Why This Matters: The...
The happy microbiome: how to nourish all of yours - from mouth to gut to vagina
Genetically speaking, we are more microbe than human and, whether on our skin or up our nose, they are essential to our health. Here are...
How climate change is hitting Europe: three graphics reveal health impacts
A growing body of research reveals the deaths and diseases linked to rising temperatures across the continent. #GlobalWarming is costing...
Caenorhabditis elegans as a Convenient Animal Model for Microbiome Studies
Microbes constitute the most prevalent life form on Earth, yet their remarkable diversity remains mostly unrecognized. Microbial...
Development of T cell antigen-based human coronavirus vaccines against nAb-escaping SARS-CoV-2 variants
Currently approved vaccines have been successful in preventing the severity of #COVID19 and hospitalization. These vaccines primarily...
Unveiling the Mycobiota: The Fungal Frontier of Human Health
The #microbiota and its effect on health has been extensively studied over the past decade. In many studies, the term microbiota has...
Visit of University of Gujrat dean sparks collaboration with University of the Pacific
Dean Prof. Dr. Zahid Yousaf of the University of Gujrat (UOG) embarked on a significant visit to the University of the Pacific,...
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