How Wastewater Can Help Track Viruses Like COVID & polio
How scientists, public health experts & plumbers are embracing wastewater surveillance as the future of disease tracking. The Covid-19...
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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Disaster Microbiology—a New Field of Study
Natural and human-made disasters can cause tremendous physical damage, societal change, and suffering. In addition to their effects on...
Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-19
Just 10 months after the initial genome sequencing of the #SARSCoV2 virus, two mRNA vaccines were demonstrated to provide 95% efficacy...
How stress may accelerate aging of the immune system
Stress & #aging of the immune system. As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. But not all immune systems age at...
Effects of Frankincense Compounds
Boswellia trees, found throughout the Middle East and parts of Africa and Asia, are the source of frankincense oil. Since antiquity,...
100-year-old pandemic flu viruses yield new genomes
Lung samples housed in archives yield 3 genomes for the influenza A virus that caused 1918 global pandemic. The sequences reveal...
Nature Index Annual Tables 2022: China’s research spending pays off
Experts say the country’s strong scientific performance is likely to be sustained in the coming years. Chinese research outputs enjoyed...
Mosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses, researchers find
Infections by the viruses that cause #Zika and #Dengue fever alter how their hosts smell, making them more likely to be bitten by...
Humans tamed the microbes behind cheese, soy, and more
The genomes of bacteria and fungi used in food production bear the signs of domestication also seen in crops and livestock The burst of...
How your body clock drives your immune system
The body's internal clock affects the immune system in ways scientists in the burgeoning field of #circadian #immunology are beginning to...
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David M. Ojcius: H-index & Awards - Academic Profile
His primary scientific interests are in Cell biology, Apoptosis, Immunology, Chlamydia trachomatis and Microbiology. His work carried out...
Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid From Asia Is Spreading Worldwide
More than 100,000 people die each year from typhoid fever Antibiotic-resistant typhoid strains mostly from South Asia have spread across...
Think All Viruses Get Milder With Time? Not This Rabbit-Killer
As #COVID19 death rate globally has fallen, it may be tempting to conclude that #coronavirus is becoming milder. But this not a given. A...
Not Just for the Birds: Avian Influenza Is Also Felling Wild Mammals
As the Eurasian #H5N1 #birdflu spread in the US this spring, prompting mass culls of domestic birds, scientists also detected the virus...
David Ojcius - Assistant Dean of Research - University of the Pacific
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
David Ojcius on Lifelong Learning as a Researcher - Thrive
“The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting with students. In many ways I learn...
How long is your COVID vaccine good for? You can soon find out, thanks to a new test
Researchers have developed a rapid T-cell test (the dqTACT assay) that measures the activation of T cells in response to #COVID19. The...
COVID and smell loss: answers begin to emerge
Smell disruption from #COVID19 is becoming less-common, but millions of people still have problems with their sense of #smell. The...
Food allergy is associated with lower risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection
A study found that people with food #allergies are less likely to become infected with the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus. The study also found...
