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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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The Vaccine Resisters
All the studies on the #COVID19 vaccines show convincingly that the vaccines are effective at keeping the immunized from getting sick,...
David Ojcius
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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"Fludemic" model accurately maps where COVID hotspots will crop up a week out
By combining private & public information, a startup says it can predict #COVID19 hot spots at neighborhood level a week out, with 92%...
David Ojcius
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Oxford study indicates AstraZeneca effective against Brazil variant, source says
Preliminary data indicates that the AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine is effective against the P1, or Brazilian, #coronavirus variant. The...
David Ojcius
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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Researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation
Researchers discover a new way to "put the brakes" on excessive #inflammation by regulating macrophages. The protein Arginase-2 works...
David Ojcius
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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The short-term, middle-term, and long-term future of the coronavirus
Many experts predict that the #coronavirus will become a seasonal pathogen that won’t be much more than a nuisance for most of us who...
David Ojcius
Mar 4, 20211 min read
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Subseafloor Microbial Communities Survive on Products of Radioactive Process, Study Suggests
Radionuclides are ubiquitous in sediment & rock, where their decay leads to the production of hydrogen & oxidized chemicals via...
David Ojcius
Mar 4, 20211 min read
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A microbial marriage reminiscent of mitochondrial evolution
Researchers describe a bacterial endosymbiont that they discovered living in a ciliate. Although associations between these types of...
David Ojcius
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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What Do Vaccine Efficacy Numbers Actually Mean?
If a vaccine has an efficacy of 95%, it doesn’t mean that 5% of people who receive that vaccine will get #COVID19. And because 1 vaccine...
David Ojcius
Mar 3, 20211 min read
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Merck will help to make the new one-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine against COVID-19
#Merck will help to make the #johnsonandjohnson #COVID19 vaccine. The highly unusual agreement, brokered by the US white house, could...
David Ojcius
Mar 2, 20211 min read
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The Search for Ancient (pre-pandemic) Life
#COVID19 #coronavirus #pandemics
David Ojcius
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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Intermittent fasting and why when you eat makes a difference
“Intermittent #fasting” may help ward off #obesity, as expected. More speculatively, there are signs in animal studies that the regimens...
David Ojcius
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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”Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt”
”Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” - John Muir Photo of hiking trail in Muir Woods, California:
David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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Artificial Sweeteners May Play Role in Spread of Antibiotic Resistance
Four commonly used artificial sweeteners (saccharine, sucralose, aspartame & acesulfame potassium) can promote horizontal transfer of...
David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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Yuval Noah Harari: Lessons from a year of Covid19
Best selling author of "Sapiens" and "Homo Deus", Yuval Noah Harai, explores lessons from a year of #COVID19 & what we can learn for the...
David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20211 min read
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The book reopened on infectious diseases
Emerging infectious diseases represent a major challenge to human health worldwide. The risk of evolving new infectious pathogens has...
David Ojcius
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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Mechanism by which exercise strengthens bones and immunity
Scientists have identified the niche in the bone marrow where new #bone & immune cells are produced. Movement-induced stimulation is...
David Ojcius
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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The Pfizer vaccine can reduce coronavirus transmission after 1 dose, new study finds.
“The #COVID19 vaccine not only provides protection against becoming ill from SARSCoV2 but also helps prevent infection, reducing the...
David Ojcius
Feb 26, 20211 min read
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From Black Death to Spanish Flu, history is full of pandemics that had long social repercussions
A recent study by IMF economists analyzes the relationship between epidemics & social unrest in history. With lessons for our own current...
David Ojcius
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
The #coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good. Many scientists are expecting another rise in infections....
David Ojcius
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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Artificial neural network & logistic regression modelling to characterize COVID-19 patients in Iran
Objectives #COVID19 is an infectious disease caused by a #coronavirus that started spreading globally at the end of 2019. Due to...
David Ojcius
Feb 25, 20211 min read
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