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Gaucher Disease Might Protect Ashkenazi Jews Against TB
While studying tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility in zebrafish, scientists believe they have solved the query as to why Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder, and less susceptible to TB.
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1 in 5 Pregnant Women Lack Measles Antibodies
Researchers found that one in five newborn babies may not have measles antibodies passed down from their mothers. Other strategies may need to be considered in case of an outbreak that affects babies before they can receive their MMR vaccine at 12 months of age.
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Arteriosclerosis Found To Look Like an Autoimmune Disease
Arteriosclerosis has been found to bear great similarities to autoimmune diseases, suggesting that treatment methods for autoimmune diseases might also be effective in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases.
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Human Cells Hamper Ebola Virus’ Exit Strategy To Protect Us
Researchers have identified a cellular pathway that keeps Ebola virus from exiting human cells, with implications for developing new antivirals.
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Protein Structure Reveals How Antibiotic Resistance-Coding DNA Replication Is Initiated
The structure of a protein key to the replication of antibiotic-resistance-conferring plasmids has been described in a new study.
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Blocking an Immune-Regulating Protein Enables Damaged Kidney Cells To Regenerate
In a world first, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School, the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) and colleagues in Germany have shown that regenerative therapy to restore impaired kidney function may soon be a possibility.
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Microbes Are Active Engineers in Mineral Lifecycles
An open-air, living laboratory is helping researchers improve understanding of how mineral weathering – the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals over time – feeds into Earth's intricate life-support system.
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Sudan Virus Vaccine Protects Monkeys in Preclinical Trial
A vaccine against Sudan virus that was based on the licenced Ebola virus vaccine has been shown to protect monkeys in a preclinical trial.
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Breakthrough in Detection of Lethal Pig Virus
Gold nanorod probes combined with an optical microscope can now be used to detect signs of a highly contagious and lethal virus that poses a major threat to the swine industry worldwide.
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Can Fat Explain Why COVID-19 Kills More Men Than Women?
From the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, observers noted that men are more susceptible to severe infections of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with increased death rates. One scientist at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) has new findings which may answer why.
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