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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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Necessary or not, COVID booster shots are probably coming
#COVID19 Vaccine Booster Shots Are Coming. Are they Needed? Is a higher level of antibodies needed to protect vaccinated people? Though...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on oral and systemic health
Effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure on oral and systemic health #oralhealth #cigarettes #vaping #ecigarettes Conventional...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Cigarette Smoke Stimulates Coronavirus Infection by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression
#Cigarette Smoke Stimulates #SARSCoV2 Internalization by Activating AhR and Increasing ACE2 Expression in Human Gingival Epithelial Cells...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20211 min read
The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia
#Indonesia has become the new epicenter of the #COVID19 pandemic, surpassing India & Brazil to become the country with world’s highest...
David Ojcius
Jul 18, 20215 min read
In this summer of covid freedom, disease experts warn: ‘The world needs a reality check’
‘The world needs a reality check’ #coronavirus infections are surging in places with low vaccination rates. #SARSCoV2 is continuing to...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20217 min read
Caution needed to return to normal after COVID-19
As more vaccines are rolling out across the world, pandemic fatigue hits hard as we yearn for the life we had before #COVID19. As...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Deciphering metabolism, one microbe at a time
"Small molecules produced by gut microbes can influence human physiology. An atlas of metabolic outputs of diverse gut microbes offers...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20215 min read
How to vaccinate the world more quickly against COVID19
How to vaccinate the world more quickly against #COVID19. There are not enough doses of vaccine to vaccinate quickly the entire world....
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20214 min read
How a Common Fungus May Contribute to Digestive Issues
Researchers found that antibodies specific for #Candida albicans in mice did not kill the fungi but kept them from turning into the more...
David Ojcius
Jul 17, 20213 min read
Africa’s Covid Crisis Deepens, but Vaccines Are Still Far Off
As the #DeltaVariant surges across #Africa, hospitals are strained & only 1% of Africans have been fully vaccinated against #COVID19....
David Ojcius
Jul 16, 20217 min read
China Reports a Human Case of H5N6 Bird Flu
#China Reports a Human Case of #H5N6 Bird #Flu #avianflu #birdflu #influenza A man has been hospitalized in southwestern China after...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Case of Human Bird Flu Reported in China
Case of Human #BirdFlu Reported in #China #flu #avianflu #influenza A man in China has been hospitalized after contracting a strain of...
David Ojcius
Jul 15, 20211 min read
‘Inflammation clock’ can reveal body’s biological age
Using machine learning, researchers create an ‘inflammatory clock of aging’ (iAGE) that shows the biological age of our immune system....
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Delta variant's rise plunges Europe into uncertainty — and offers a warning to the US
#DeltaVariant's rise plunges Europe into uncertainty — and offers a warning to the U.S. Last month, as Europe finally lifted #COVID19...
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20215 min read
First actionable clock that predicts immunological health and chronic diseases of aging
Researchers from the Buck Institute and Stanford University have created an inflammatory clock of aging (iAge) which measures...
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20213 min read
A study describes a systems-based analysis of immune responses to vaccination with the COVID vaccine
Systems vaccinology of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in humans Abstract The emergency use authorization of two #mRNA #vaccines against...
David Ojcius
Jul 14, 20211 min read
Emerging Mutations in Coronavirus Spike: Widening Distribution Over Time in Different Geographies
Emerging Mutation in #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Spike: Widening Distribution Over Time in Different Geographic Areas Abstract Background...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Human Blood Harbors Cell-Free Microbial DNA
After controlling for high levels of bacterial contamination in their lab and reagents, researchers detect microbial genetic material in...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20213 min read
Most fully vaccinated people who get Covid delta infections are asymptomatic, WHO says
Covid hospitalizations are rising in some parts of the world, mostly where vaccination rates are low and the highly contagious...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Symbionts sans frontieres: Bacterial partners travel the world
Symbionts sans frontieres: Bacterial partners travel the world #symbiosis #microbiology #environment This pandemic year has restricted...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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