Gut barrier disruption and chronic disease
Highlights Maintenance of gut barrier integrity is indispensable for health as the #gut barrier protects the host against gut microbes,...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
Highlights Maintenance of gut barrier integrity is indispensable for health as the #gut barrier protects the host against gut microbes,...
#influenza #flu #infection The respiratory epithelium is the major interface between the environment and the host. Sophisticated barrier,...
Humanity faces an unknown number of new & potentially fatal viruses emerging from Africa's tropical rainforests, according to Professor...
Researchers report that new mutations in pfgch1 gene in Plasmodium falciparum, which enhance resistance to a drug...
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, that's caused by a parasitic...
The lymphatic system delivers fluid and larger molecules to the circulatory system, and it is involved in immune system surveillance....
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that can be caused by a variety of different pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and...
What is #COVID19? The coronaviruses that circulate among humans are typically benign, and they cause about a quarter of all common cold...
By the end of the week, the US could have 2 #coronavirus vaccines. An FDA review clears path for the coronavirus vaccine, developed by...
Although they have been separate professions, dentistry is converging with medicine. There is a growing awareness that oral health...
Although they have been separate professions, dentistry is converging with medicine. There is a growing awareness that oral health...
#microbiology #immunology #microbes #infection #aging #longevity #biomedical https://thriveglobal.com/stories/david-ojcius-on-lifelong-le...
Coronary heart disease and stroke are the two leading causes of death for Homo sapiens on planet Earth, according to a new report from...
#CRISPR #epidemic #porcine #microbes #infection #agriculture When covid-19 began to race around the world, countries closed businesses...
5 genes involved in antiviral immunity & lung #inflammation identified as associated with severe forms of #COVID19. IFNAR2, TYK2, OAS1,...
They probably spread the #coronavirus that’s killing humans. We almost certainly spread the fungus that’s killing them. "Bat viruses...
A universal #FluVaccine shows promising results in a small early trial. The vaccine targets the stalk of haemagglutinin (HA) proteins,...
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The newly emerged #SARSCoV2 strains from the #coronavirus (CoV) family is causing one of the most disruptive pandemics of the past...
As the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 swept across the world and killed more than 1.5 million in the past year, it has mutated into several major...