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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can help to restore degraded...
David Ojcius
Apr 12, 20211 min read


Coronavirus vaccine technology is paving the way for a whole new approach to flu shots
The mRNA technology used in two of the #COVID19 vaccines authorized by the US FDA may enable scientists to develop #flu shots in record...
David Ojcius
Apr 11, 20211 min read


If I'm fully vaccinated, why do I still have to be so careful?
- The #COVID19 vaccines are meant to protect against severe illness & hospitalization. - Vaccinated people can still get infected &...
David Ojcius
Apr 11, 20211 min read


Minireview of progress in the structural study of SARS-CoV-2 proteins
A severe form of pneumonia, named #coronavirus disease 2019 ( #COVID19 ) by the World Health Organization, broke out in China and rapidly...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Bioprospecting of cowdung microflora for sustainable agriculture and environment
Bioprospecting of cowdung microflora for sustainable agricultural, biotechnological and environmental applications The review aims at...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Fermentation optimization of cellulase production from sugarcane bagasse by Bacillus pseudomycoides
Fermentation optimization of cellulase production from sugarcane bagasse by Bacillus pseudomycoides and molecular modeling study of...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Bacterial "homing missiles" could unlock new antibiotic treatments
Only recently identified, tailocins look like the “tails” of bacteriophages, tiny viruses that prey on bacteria. It seems like the bugs...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


These viruses are the most likely to trigger the next pandemic, according to scientists
The novel #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 is the latest pathogen to "spill over" from animals to people, but hundreds of thousands of other...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Music Therapy: Why Doctors Use it to Help Patients Cope
#music #musictherapy The healing power of music is now being validated by medical research. It is used in targeted treatments for asthma,...
David Ojcius
Apr 10, 20211 min read


Second COVID Shot: No Side Effects? No Problem
With so much chatter about side effects after 2nd dose of Moderna & Pfizer #COVID19 vaccines, people who didn't have side effects are...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20211 min read


How Long Does Immunity From the COVID Vaccine Last?
The #COVID19 vaccines developed are highly effective at preventing disease in real-world conditions, and research suggests they should...
David Ojcius
Apr 9, 20211 min read


Flu may play part in plaque-rupturing heart attacks
Getting a #flu vaccine can reduce the risk of a common type of #heart attack in people 60 and older, according to new research that...
David Ojcius
Apr 8, 20211 min read


Vaccinations helped push England's COVID-19 prevalence down in March
The swift rollout of #COVID19 vaccines in England is starting to have a positive impact on prevalence the disease, with infection rates...
David Ojcius
Apr 8, 20211 min read


Soil bacteria could improve crop yields, via fungi
#microbiology #environment #agriculture Researchers have discovered a distinct group of bacteria that may help fungi & plants acquire...
David Ojcius
Apr 7, 20211 min read


1 in 3 Covid survivors suffers neurological or mental disorders, study finds
One in 3 #COVID19 survivors has suffered a neurological or psychiatric disorder within 6 months of infection with the #coronavirus, a...
David Ojcius
Apr 7, 20211 min read


Effects of microbiota-derived metabolites on neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis
#microbiota #inflammation #microbiome #neuroscience Multiple sclerosis (MS) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) are...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Development of humoral immunity
#openaccess #immunology Special issue with four review articles describing current understanding of the development and biology of B...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide
#COVID19 #coronavirus #VaccinePassports Businesses and universities want fast, easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated,...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20211 min read


California To Fully Reopen June 15
#COVID19 #coronavirus Expect to see an end to the four-tier, color-coded system that has guided economic reopening to date — but masks...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20211 min read


Vaccinating adults appears to protect children around them
New data from Israel, where health officials moved quickly to distribute the #COVID19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech,...
David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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