IT’S NOT JUST SARS-COV-2: MOST RESPIRATORY VIRUSES SPREAD BY AEROSOLS
Conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs updating, international science team concludes
QoL of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Expert opinions on the effect of the progressive, relapsing nature of inflammatory bowel disease on a patients’ quality of life.
The microbiome – an unseen world of possibilities
Studies into the microbiome and how it can help humans eat themselves well are in their nascent stages. However, some of the largest names in food are upbeat about the potential.
Massive Study Links Nearly 600 Genomic Regions to Self-Regulating Behaviors
Researchers have identified 579 locations in the human genome associated with a predisposition to self-regulation-related behaviors, including addiction and child behavioral problems.
Blood-Sucking Bugs Find Bats To Bite Thanks to Bacteria
Blood-sucking flies may be following chemicals produced by skin bacteria to locate bats to feed on.
UCSD researchers find SARS-CoV-2 ‘gate’ that opens to allow COVID infection
A team led by researchers at UC San Diego have discovered how glycans — molecules that make up a sugary residue around the edges of the spike protein — act as infection gateways for SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, which may be a key to countering the virus.
Researchers Discover Hidden SARS-CoV-2 ‘Gate’ That Opens to Allow COVID Infection
Supercomputing-derived movies reveal details of deceptive sugar coating on spike protein, presenting new possibilities to block cell entry and infection
Why People Who Brush Still Get Cavities
Our dental health changed with our diets. Ancient humans and their hominin ancestors really didn’t have much of a problem with cavities.
Sewage Sampling Key To Controlling COVID-19 At UCSD
Researchers are using a system of these unassuming robots to monitor sewage on campus. It is a key part of a sophisticated COVID-19 monitoring system that will help officials identify and contain outbreaks this fall when the campus is full of students for the first time in more than a year.
Study Shows Covid-19 Can Be Detected In A Single Asymptomatic Person Through Wastewater Surveillance
A new study from UC San Diego demonstrates that wastewater surveillance can detect Covid-19 in a single infected, asymptomatic person living or working in a multi-unit dwelling such as a university campus building.
