Israel has confirmed a case of a sub-variant of the Delta strain of the coronavirus previously reported in some European countries, the health ministry said.
Oct 20, 2021
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Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere, and with it the flu season—however advances spurred by the fight against COVID-19 are boosting hopes of finding a more reliable vaccine.
Oct 15, 2021
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Japanese researchers have successfully produced potent neutralizing monoclonal antibodies from a patient who recovered rapidly from a severe case of COVID-19. In addition to appearing to have the world's strongest neutralizing ...
Oct 13, 2021
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The effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treating ulcerative colitis depends on a small set of beneficial bacterial strains, suggests a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
Oct 12, 2021
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The mix of microbes in the gut can shape a person's immune response. In immunotherapy for melanoma, for example, the composition of the gut microbiota correlates with efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy in animal models and cancer ...
Oct 7, 2021
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In a new study, Bärbel Stecher and her team from LMU have shown that, depending on the composition of the microbiome, E. coli bacteria can prevent infections by Salmonella strains.
Oct 5, 2021
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An international team of scientists has created a powerful new resource to speed the development of vaccines and treatments to battle the next pandemic.
Sep 29, 2021
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Viruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strains that show attenuated virulence. Such strains may act as vaccines if the attenuated virus can produce immunity ...
Sep 15, 2021
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Infections following monsoon rains have led to a fever outbreak in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, killing at least 114 people in the past three weeks, health officials said Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are ...
Aug 23, 2021
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