Phage identification tool shortens the search for specific viruses to combat dangerous bacteria
A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants ...
Antigenic variation: How pathogens control changes in their cell surface to evade the immune system
The immune system responds to an infection by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to the cell surface of the ...
One-step high-sensitivity approach enables rapid bacterial pathogen diagnosis
Researchers at National Taiwan University have unveiled an innovative diagnostic tool that significantly improves the speed ...
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What role do insects have in pathogen transmission?
It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...
Rolling Out12h
How neurogenic inflammation creates pain patterns
Research reveals howneurogenic connection can directly trigger inflammatory processes, creating pain patterns that challenge ...
Food Safety News22h
FDA detects new Listeria outbreak; investigations of other outbreaks continue
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. There are 28 ...
What We’ve Learned About School Closures for the Next Pandemic
Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was ...
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ASRA Pain Medicine: Evidence-Based Risk Reduction for Surgical Site Infections
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine guidelines highlight SSI prevention in regional anesthesia and ...
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The U.S. Military Is Already Preparing for the Next Pandemic
With lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pentagon is focused on the next one—from the hypothetical “Pathogen X.” ...
How disease detectives are hunting for viruses at major U.S. airports
A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.
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Consumers warned not to drink raw milk from New Hampshire dairy because of Listeria
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is warning consumers to not drink raw milk from a Fremont farm because of contamination with ...
eLife3d
Founder effects arising from gathering dynamics systematically bias emerging pathogen surveillance
The evidence is convincing in terms of the soundness of the theoretical projections and the impact that accounting for group sizes may have on inferences from surveillance data. However, it has not ...