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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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Association between periodontal pathogens and systemic disease
#oralhealth #inflammation #Alzheimers #pregnancy #pneumonia #obesity #diabetes #heartidisease A growing body of literature suggests that...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


David Ojcius on Lifelong Learning as a Researcher
#LifelongLearning #microbiology #immunology #education David Ojcius of SF, California, is a professor and researcher with a wealth of...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


David Ojcius Assistant Dean of Research, University of the Pacific
#lifelonglearning #microbiology #immunology #education David Ojcius is a professor and researcher at the University of the Pacific in San...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Could targeting immunometabolism be a way to control the burden of COVID19 infection?
This review portrays the metabolic consequences of #COVID19 infection at different stages of the clinical syndrome. It also describes how...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Structural and Functional Features of the P2X4 Receptor: An Immunological Perspective
#immunology #purinergic #innateimmunity Extracellular nucleotides are important mediators of activation, triggering various responses...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20212 min read


Meconial Methanobrevibacter smithii suggests intrauterine methanogen colonization in preterm neonate
To understand the dynamics of methanogens in the human intestinal #microbiota, we investigated the presence of methanogens in meconium...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Fighting COVID19: A quick review of diagnoses, therapies, and vaccines
The #coronavirus disease 2019 (#COVID19) pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus, #SARSCoV2, has infected more than 22 million individuals...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Tropical ginger treatment for blocking inflammation
#ginger #inflammation #immunology #innateimmunity #inflammasome Researchers found that 1'-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA), which comes from...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


What you need to know about research linking sleep deprivation and dementia
#dleep deprivation has previously been linked to hypertension, obesity & diabetes & #dementia. Now, a large new study shows more clearly...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Climate-friendly microbes recycle carbon without making methane.
#microbiology #environment #climate #archaea Researchers identify an entirely new phylum of archaea (which they named Brockarchaeota) in...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Scientists identify gut bacteria linked to neurodegenerative conditions
#microbiology #dementia Researchers studied the link between gut bacteria & neurodegenerative disease in C. elegans. Colonization of the...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Preparations are underway for potential Covid-19 vaccine boosters, US CDC director says
Potential reparations are underway for potential #COVID19 vaccine boosters, the US CDC director says. Researchers are looking into...
David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read


Is there an association between oral health and severity of COVID-19 complications?
#COVID19 #coronavirus #oralhealth #dentistry Most patients with severe complications from COVID-19 have underlying conditions such as...
David Ojcius
May 7, 20211 min read


Health Advocate or Big Brother? Companies Weigh Requiring Vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines #vaccines As companies prepare to bring large numbers of workers back to the office, executives are...
David Ojcius
May 7, 20211 min read


In shock move, US backs waiving patents on COVID vaccines
#COVID19 #coronavirus #COVIDvaccines In a historic move, the US government has announced its support for waiving patent protections for...
David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read


While India suffers, other Asian countries are also seeing worrying Covid-19 spikes
#COVID19 #coronavirus #IndiaCovid While the world watches the awful scenes of India's funeral pyres, other Asian countries, ranging from...
David Ojcius
May 6, 20211 min read


N440K variant, which wreaked havoc in South India last year, now fading, says CCMB
#COVID19 #IndiaCrisis #India The #N440K #coronavirus variant is not new: it has been seen in south India since last year, & it is now...
David Ojcius
May 5, 20211 min read


Club of rich countries to address unequal global vaccine rollout
The foreign ministers of some of the world’s richest and most powerful countries are meeting in London, where they are expected to...
David Ojcius
May 5, 20211 min read


Many Coronavirus Variants Were Already Present Before the First Known Cases Identified in China
Study finds that the progenitor (proCoV2) #coronavirus and its initial descendants arose in China, based on the earliest mutations of...
David Ojcius
May 4, 20211 min read


Trypanosoma cruzi extracellular amastigotes engage Rac1 and Cdc42 to invade macrophages
#parasite #parasitology #Trypanosoma #Chagas #immunology #biology Cell invasion by Trypanosoma cruzi extracellular amastigotes (EAs)...
David Ojcius
May 3, 20211 min read
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