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Why Do We Lose Muscle and Fat When We Have an Infection?
According to murine research, specialized immune cells have a role in regulating fat and muscle loss during infection.
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Competition Between Bacterial Plant Symbionts Degrades the Service They Provide
Many plants form alliances with microbes in the soil in which they grow. But are microbes always beneficial to plants? Or does competition between strains for plant access degrade the service the bacteria ultimately provide?
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Why Do Caecilian Amphibians Feed Their Skin to Their Offspring?
A new study shows that skin-feeding does more than provide nutrients for young caecilians. It also helps the mother pass microbes from her skin and gut down to her young, inoculating them to jump-start a healthy microbiome.
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Breastfed Infants Are 33% Less Likely To Die in Their First Year of Life
A large-scale study strengthens the case for promoting and supporting breastfeeding to address the high rate of infant mortality in the US.
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Fly Toolkit Provides a Shortcut to Future Viral Treatments
A "fly-to-bedside" resource that helps scientists understand how viruses so skillfully enter and reprogram human cells offers a shortcut for developing drug therapies needed for long COVID and future coronavirus outbreaks.
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Brain Function Still Affected by Long-COVID Years After Infection
People with longer-term COVID-19 symptoms showed reduced performance in tasks testing different mental processes up to two years after infection.
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Signaling Process Thought To Be Almost Exclusively Eukaryotic Found in Bacteria
An autoproteolytic, transmembrane signaling process thought to be exclusive to eukaryotes has been identified in a bacterial species, Clostridium thermocellum.
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Biosurfactants Could Offer a Better Way To Tackle Oil Spills
New research findings suggest that active compounds released by microorganisms have great potential for use in oil spills in the North Sea or similar ocean habitats.
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Understanding HIV Drug-Resistance Through Protein Structures
Researchers have discovered the molecular mechanisms by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) becomes resistant to Dolutegravir, one of the most effective, clinically used antiviral drugs for treating HIV.
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Novel Fluorescent Nanotube Sensor Can Detect Viruses and Bacteria
The new sensor design resembles a molecular toolbox that can be used to quickly assemble sensors for a variety of purposes.
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