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What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center.

The long-held paradigm that priming during lung infections takes place only in the draining lymph nodes has been upended, and it will be key to developing more efficient vaccinations and therapies for respiratory challenges.

A team of scientists shows that treatment with AHR agonists decreases expression of ACE2 via AHR activation, reducing the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to enter the cell.

A new study establishes that the population density of hunter-gatherer groups was reduced where they depended heavily on meat to survive. The research reveals important links between growing season length, diet composition and population density.

A new large-scale study mapped the cells in the human gut from early development through to adulthood, creating the most comprehensive Cell Atlas of the Gut to date.

Researchers have been awarded a grant to launch a new Center of Excellence in Therapeutics (CET). The CET will study the effects of medications on human milk and infant health.

Using brain tissue from humans, researchers at the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke built a detailed cellular map of chronic MS lesions, identifying genes that play a critical role in lesion repair and revealing potential new therapeutic targets for progressive MS.

Probenecid, a drug used to treat gout, has been shown to possess broad antiviral properties, making it a prime candidate to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as other common respiratory viruses.

Low cost screen printed carbon sensors have been used to detect bacteria commonly found in wounds rapidly, which could pave the way for a real time medical device.

A study in mice has found that a high-salt diet may help fight tumor growth, using a mechanism that involves cells of the immune system and bacteria in the gut microbiome.