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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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As Coronavirus Variants Spread, ‘No One Is Safe Until Everyone Is Safe’
New #coronavirus variants like the one discovered in South Africa migrate to other countries. The more the virus spreads, & the longer it...
David Ojcius
Jan 31, 20211 min read


How the Search for COVID-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead.
Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — & doctors have woefully...
David Ojcius
Jan 30, 20211 min read


CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation
The CDC announces order that will require people in US to wear a face mask while using any form of public transportation, including...
David Ojcius
Jan 30, 20211 min read


COVID test on the fly? Oakland is the first airport in the country to offer it from vending machines
Travelers passing through Oakland Airport can now pick up a #COVID19 test like they would a bag of chips. Travelers can buy DIY...
David Ojcius
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Israel: Less than 0.01% of second vaccine dose recipients contract COVID-19
Fewer than 0.01% of recipients of the #coronavirus vaccine have contracted #COVID19 a week after getting the 2nd jab, new data from...
David Ojcius
Jan 28, 20211 min read


The Amazonian city that hatched the Brazil variant of coronavirus has been crushed by it
The humanitarian crisis in Manaus, the Amazon's largest city & birthplace of the Brazil #P1 variant, shows what happens when gov't...
David Ojcius
Jan 27, 20211 min read


Gut bacteria point to novel strategies for combating asthma, COVID-19
Metabolism of L-tyrosine by gut #microbiota points to novel strategies for combating #asthma & #COVID19. Researchers found a protective...
David Ojcius
Jan 26, 20211 min read


As Virus Grows Stealthier, Vaccine Makers Reconsider Battle Plans
Moderna & Pfizer reported that their vaccines, while still effective, offer less protection against the S. African #coronavirus variant....
David Ojcius
Jan 25, 20211 min read


Food safety in the 21st century
Food is essential to life, hence #food #safety is a basic human right. Billons of people in the world are at risk of unsafe food. Many...
David Ojcius
Jan 24, 20211 min read


How cells 'eat' their own fluid components
Recent research has revealed that phase-separated droplets have a range of important functions in cells. New study has unraveled the...
David Ojcius
Jan 24, 20211 min read


Why Vaccines Alone Will Not End the Pandemic
Vaccines alone will not stop the #COVID19 pandemic in the US, a new model shows. And if precautions like working remotely, limiting...
David Ojcius
Jan 24, 20211 min read


An overview of mosquito vectors of Zika virus
The mosquito-borne arbovirus #Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid...
David Ojcius
Jan 23, 20211 min read


President Biden predicts over 600,000 US deaths from COVID19.
In March, when Dr. Fauci said that the coronavirus pandemic could kill 100,000 to 240,000 people in the US, some thought his projection...
David Ojcius
Jan 23, 20211 min read


SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Needs Cholesterol to Invade Cells and Form Mega Cells
People taking #cholesterol-lowering drugs may fare better than others if they are infected with the novel #coronavirus. A new study hints...
David Ojcius
Jan 22, 20211 min read


NAD+ can restore age-related muscle deterioration, research finds
Alzheimer's-like protein aggregates are found in the muscle deterioration seen in aging, but the aggregates can be reversed by boosting...
David Ojcius
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Lessons from the host defenses of bats, a unique viral reservoir
Recently there have been several major outbreaks due to emerging bat-borne viruses. Studying mechanisms of immune tolerance in bats could...
David Ojcius
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Rogue antibodies could be driving severe COVID-19
Evidence is growing that autoantibodies could be key to understanding some of the worst cases of #COVID19. In contrast to cytokine...
David Ojcius
Jan 20, 20211 min read


400,000 COVID-19 deaths confirmed as the US surpasses another awful milestone.
The US death toll from #COVID19 has now surpassed 400,000 even as officials warn of a continued rise in #coronavirus cases and deaths...
David Ojcius
Jan 19, 20211 min read


A Troubling New Pattern Among the Coronavirus Variants.
Recently, three distinct versions of the #coronavirus seem to have independently converged on some of the same mutations, despite being...
David Ojcius
Jan 18, 20211 min read


Inside the B.1.1.7 Coronavirus Variant
Article summarizes notable mutations in the #B117 lineage of the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus, the highly contagious variant 1st identified in...
David Ojcius
Jan 18, 20211 min read
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