There Is A Giant Hole In Our Covid Control Strategy
With cases continuing to surge across the US, it is clear that we need a different approach.
UCSD receives $6.1M to study effects of medication on infants, milk
Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have received a $6.1 million grant to launch a new Center of Excellence in Therapeutics to study the effects of medications on human milk and infant health.
New Studies Find Evidence Of ‘Superhuman’ Immunity To COVID-19 In Some Individuals
Some scientists have called it “superhuman immunity” or “bulletproof.” But immunologist Shane Crotty prefers “hybrid immunity.”
Prof Ethan Bier: using mutated mosquitoes to control disease
Genetically engineered mosquitoes could be the key to winning the war against malaria, a disease that affects more than 200 million people every year and kills more than 400,000 – many of whom are children.
A Marine Bacteria Species Shows Promise for Curing an Aggressive Brain Cancer
A new glioblastoma drug is derived from a microbe found in the ocean at depths of up to 6,500 feet
A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep
A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer.
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.
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.
