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The Billionaire Clobber Revolution – Why the Men Are Boring and the Riviera Is Blooming
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The Compassionate Warrior: The Power of Mature Masculine Psychology
8 Excellent Menswear Additions for Summer from Ben Sherman
8 Excellent Menswear Additions for Summer from Ben Sherman
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Aug , 2024
H5N1 avian flu found in Texas dairy cattle and milk, sparking concerns about underreported infections
Tag: Pathogen

H5N1 avian flu found in Texas dairy cattle and milk, sparking concerns about underreported infections

Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), USA, have detected H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) in cattle and milk samples collected from two dairy farms in Texas.   The study, which is currently available on the medRxiv preprint* server, highlights the need to develop effective interventions against H5N1 HPAIV to prevent pathogen spillover. Image […]

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Aug , 2024
CEPI and WHO call for urgent global research to prepare for the next pandemic
Tag: Pathogen

CEPI and WHO call for urgent global research to prepare for the next pandemic

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today called on researchers and governments to strengthen and accelerate global research to prepare for the next pandemic. They emphasized the importance of expanding research to encompass entire families of pathogens that can infect humans–regardless of their perceived pandemic risk–as well as […]

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May , 2024
Surprising study suggests urbanization might reduce global infectious disease risk
Tag: Pathogen

Surprising study suggests urbanization might reduce global infectious disease risk

In a recent meta-analysis published in the journal Nature, researchers collate, analyze, and discuss the results from over 2,938 published observations to elucidate the global change drivers contributing highest to global surges in infectious diseases, both amongst humans and other non-human organisms. Their study reveals that biodiversity losses, species introductions, climate change, and chemical pollutants […]

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May , 2024
Novel bispecific antibodies show promise against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants
Tag: Pathogen

Novel bispecific antibodies show promise against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants

In a recent research paper uploaded to the bioRxiv preprint* server, researchers developed and tested novel bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) comprising both the N-terminal domain (NTD) and the receptor binding domain (RBD) for their efficacy against emergent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs). These antibodies were synthesized using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) […]

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May , 2024
Novel vaccine approach targets AML and other blood cancers
Tag: Pathogen

Novel vaccine approach targets AML and other blood cancers

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that forms in the soft marrow of the bones, typically attacking cells that would otherwise form the key component of the body’s immunodefense system, white blood cells. In a new study published in Blood Advances, researchers from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s Hubbell Lab created with a […]

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Feb , 2024
Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria
Tag: Pathogen

Hormonal steroids found to boost drug resistance in gonorrhea bacteria

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers performed cellular, biochemical, and structural analyses to assess the multiple transferable resistance repressor (MtrR) binding and activation by male and female steroidal hormones, physiologically significant molecules interacting with gonococcal organisms during infection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a gram-negative diplococcus that causes millions of diseases globally, including those […]

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Jan , 2024
HIV virus found to possess hidden transport ability
Tag: Pathogen

HIV virus found to possess hidden transport ability

Around one million individuals worldwide become infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, each year. To replicate and spread the infection, the virus must smuggle its genetic material into the cell nucleus and integrate it into a chromosome. Research teams led by Dirk Görlich at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Science and Thomas […]

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Jan , 2024
Does closing the toilet lid before flushing prevent viral contamination?
Tag: Pathogen

Does closing the toilet lid before flushing prevent viral contamination?

Toilet flushes are known to produce aerosols, which could carry pathogenic viruses to various surfaces in the restroom. A new study in the American Journal of Infection Control examines the impact of closing the toilet lid before flushing on the odds of cross-contamination of other surfaces. Study: Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and […]

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Jan , 2024
Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses
Tag: Pathogen

Curcumin spray shows promise in fighting SARS-CoV-2 and flu viruses

A team of scientists from Thailand has developed a curcumin-containing oro-nasal film spray, which shows potential antiviral activity and mucosal immunity-boosting activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses. The study is published in the Virology Journal. Study: A novel film spray containing curcumin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus infection and […]

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Nov , 2023
Scientists succeed in mapping a central part of the immune system
Tag: Pathogen

Scientists succeed in mapping a central part of the immune system

A new paper in Science Advances details how scientists have succeeded in mapping a central part of the immune system – the HLA class II molecules – while accurately predicting how they display fragments of pathogens on the surface of cells. When we are sick, our immune system – in curing us – relies on […]
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