Dentistry
What is meth mouth? causes, symptoms & treatments
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that has been around for a long time, creating multiple health issues for users.
Apr 26, 2023
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mBio
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut microbiota harnessed as tool to diagnose diseases, promising results for fatty liver diagnosis
A recent study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) published in February in mBio compared the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites between healthy controls and individuals with fatty liver. The results revealed ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows New York City rats carry SARS-CoV-2
A new study has demonstrated that rats are susceptible to infection with Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 and wild rats in the New York City municipal sewer systems and elsewhere in the city have been exposed ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers discover the secret to Strep A virulence
Griffith University researchers have unlocked one of the secrets as to why some forms of Strep A are associated with severe invasive infection.
Feb 9, 2023
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Medical research
Virologists call for rational discourse on gain of function research
The study of viruses is under renewed scrutiny, say more than 150 experts in a new commentary published today in mSphere, mBio and the Journal of Virology, all journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Jan 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the brain's housekeeper malfunctions during bacterial meningitis
Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infectious disease of the brain that leaves many survivors with long-lasting neurological impairments. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show in a study on rats ...
Aug 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying severe COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc worldwide. While most infected individuals experience mild symptoms, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus may cause severe pneumonia, acute respiratory ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New needle-free nasal vaccine shows promise for COVID-19
New research shows that a needle-free mucosal bacteriophage (phage) T4-based COVID-19 vaccine is effective against SARS-CoV-2 infection. The findings were published in mBio, an open access journal of the American Society ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Genetics
Study details critical role of viral gene ORF8 in COVID-19 infection and outcomes
A research team led by Jae Jung, Ph.D., Director of Cleveland Clinic's Global Center for Pathogen & Human Health Research, has uncovered the critical role a viral gene, ORF8, plays in infection and disease outcomes of Severe ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Medical research
Cow dung fires linked to black fungus epidemic in India
Cow dung, widely used as a fuel and in rituals in India, is likely behind an epidemic of black fungus that killed or maimed thousands of patients treated in the country for COVID-19 in 2021, say medical researchers.
Apr 5, 2022
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