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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Inhibiting glutaminolysis in mice found to eliminate senescent cells
Researchers found that inhibiting kidney-type glutaminase-dependent glutaminolysis in mice can lead to elimination of #senescent cells....
David Ojcius
Jan 16, 20211 min read


Targeting metabolism to influence aging
Glutamine has a host of metabolic functions, including biosynthesis, redox maintenance, and chromatin biology. Drugs are currently...
David Ojcius
Jan 16, 20211 min read


Study sheds light on longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation
Study sheds light on the longstanding question of why #cancer cells get their energy from #fermentation (the #Warburg effect)....
David Ojcius
Jan 15, 20211 min read


CDC warns highly transmissible coronavirus variant to become dominant in US
The highly contagious #coronavirus variant could become dominant in the US by March, according to the CDC. The rapid spread of the...
David Ojcius
Jan 15, 20211 min read


Cancer microbiome reveals which bacteria live in tumors
Researchers discover that normal & cancerous organ tissues have a slightly different #microbiota composition, bacteria from these...
David Ojcius
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Saliva could hold clues to how sick you will get from COVID-19
Researchers compared #coronavirus loads in saliva & nasopharyngeal swabs. They found that patients who developed severe #COVID19, were...
David Ojcius
Jan 13, 20211 min read


Gut Microbiome May Influence COVID-19 Severity and Immune Response
The gut #microbiome may influence the severity of #COVID19 as well as the magnitude of the immune system response to the infection,...
David Ojcius
Jan 13, 20211 min read


The SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict
As millions are inoculated against the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus, and the pandemic’s end finally seems to glimmer into view, scientists are...
David Ojcius
Jan 12, 20211 min read


Mindfulness Can Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer Survivors
A study provides empirical evidence that #mindfulness has a significant impact on the brain of women suffering from neuropathic pain...
David Ojcius
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Artificial intelligence approach fighting COVID-19 with repurposing drugs
Background The ongoing #COVID19 pandemic has caused more than 193,825 deaths during the past few months. A quick-to-be-identified cure...
David Ojcius
Jan 10, 20212 min read


76% of COVID-19 patients who get hospitalized still have at least one symptom 6 months later
3/4 of hospitalized #COVID19 patients in Wuhan, China had at least 1 lingering symptom 6 months after getting sick, a new study found....
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


The Effects of Aging on Our Immune System
If you feel like you’re slowing down a bit as you age, you’re not alone. Many of our systems (including our brain) tend to taper off as...
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


IdeaMensch Interview with David Ojcius
“The idea of working in my current field came from my original interest in microorganisms and how they affect the immune system of the...
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


David Ojcius on Lifelong Learning as a Researcher
“The industry I’m in is actually two in one: teaching and research. I love teaching and interacting with students. In many ways I learn...
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


Scientists develop new gene therapy strategy to delay aging
Researchers conducted genome-wide #CRISPR-based screens in premature aging stem cells & identified >100 candidate #senescence-promoting...
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


Killer fungus Candida auris spread rampantly at hospital treating COVID-19 patients in Florida, US
Dozens of people being treated for #COVID19 at a Florida, US, hospital last summer also became infected with #Candida auris. The...
David Ojcius
Jan 9, 20211 min read


Association between periodontal pathogens and systemic disease
A growing body of literature suggests that there is a link between periodontitis and systemic diseases. These diseases include...
David Ojcius
Jan 8, 20211 min read


Where antibiotic resistance comes from
By comparing 1000s of bacterial genomes, scientists have traced back the evolutionary history of #AntibioticResistance genes. In almost...
David Ojcius
Jan 7, 20211 min read


We Know Almost Nothing About Giant Viruses
Giant viruses are mysteriously large & complex. We still don’t know much about what giant viruses do, other than kill amoebas & algae....
David Ojcius
Jan 6, 20211 min read


The True Extent of the US Death Toll from #COVID19
Over the past month, COVID-19’s death toll in the US has regularly risen by ~ 2,000 or 3,000 a day. With numbers so large, the pain &...
David Ojcius
Jan 5, 20211 min read
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