Wild animals prized as delicacies in China contain a bevy of threatening viruses
Wild animals sometimes prized as delicacies in Asian countries harbor many viruses, a new study found, including many that can infect...
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
Wild animals sometimes prized as delicacies in Asian countries harbor many viruses, a new study found, including many that can infect...
David Ojcius is a professor and researcher at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California. He earned a B.A. at the...
The industry we're in is actually two in one: #teaching and #research. We learn as we teach students. Being in research you are a student...
Highlights Maintenance of gut barrier integrity is indispensable for health as the #gut barrier protects the host against gut microbes,...
And experts have some theories as to why. #COVID19 #COVID #LongCovid #coronavirus By Melinda Wenner Moyer When Natalie Hollabaugh tested...
The association between #oralhealth and systemic disease has been established for some time. Medical research has pointed to a link...
It turns out what’s going on in your mouth has a much bigger impact on your overall health than you might think, says David Ojcius, the...
It’s no secret that we rely on our immune systems to fight off common infections. But what you might not know is that the immune system...
New York City’s #wastewater contains #coronavirus sequences with unique mutations that have not been reported in human patients. There...
Previous research found that individuals with severe #COVID19 tend to have gut #dysbiosis. New study finds there may also be connection...
David Ojcius is a professor and researcher at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California. He earned a B.A. at the...
“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...
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
If you feel like you’re slowing down a bit as you age, you’re not alone. Many of our systems (including our brain) tend to taper off as...
The word ‘endemic’ has become one of the most misused of the pandemic. Many of the errant assumptions made encourage a misplaced...
Study reports 4 factors present early during coronavirus infection that correlate with increased risk of having #LongCovid weeks later....
#LongCovid symptoms less likely in vaccinated people, Israeli data say. People who have had both #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus infection &...
Just as free #COVID19 tests are landing in the mailboxes of people in US who ordered them, the 1st free #N95 masks for the public have...
The use of #phages to treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections is starting in Belgium. Over 100 people have now been given #phage...
2 people in China die from #H5N6 #birdflu while 3 others are in hospital. 5 people were infected with the #flu in December; 2 have died,...