18+ hour, 15+ min ago  (103+ words) American Society for Microbiology To detect microbes within the intestine, immune cells, including MNPs, rely on pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which recognize conserved features across many microorganisms. However, these features are not unique to pathogens; as a result, PRR signaling…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (209+ words) American Society for Microbiology - Case Study: HELLP or No Help at All? Case Studies Case Study: HELLP or No Help at All? A pregnant 28-year-old woman goes into pre-term labor with identical twins (diamniotic monochorionic1 placenta, 2 amniotic sacs) who are successfully…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (127+ words) American Society for Microbiology CDC Sleuthing Helps Decipher Drug-Resistant Infection Rise - New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention aims to explain the sudden increase in drug-resistant infections caused by NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (NDM-CRE) in the U. S. between 2019-2023. - Most…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (80+ words) American Society for Microbiology Indigenous Mushroom Transforms Agricultural Waste Into Food - L. squarrosulus, a local, edible, seasonal mushroom in Eastern Nigeria, has nutritional and therapeutic potential but is poorly researched. - New research suggests that domestication of L. squarrosulus using waste materials, specifically…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (103+ words) American Society for Microbiology New Medium Offers Faster, Cheaper Drug-Resistance Detection - C. difficile infects about 500, 000 people per year in the U. S. , and up to 30, 000 patients die within a month of infection. - Fidaxomicin is a first-line antibiotic treatment, but it may fail if…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (173+ words) American Society for Microbiology - Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Homes From Sewage Overflow - Sewage overflows occur when untreated sewage enters homes or the environment through broken or clogged pipes, or when the sewage system is overwhelmed. - A new study shows that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (97+ words) American Society for Microbiology New Tool Quickly Sequences Hantavirus Genome - Hantavirus infections are rare, but they kill 30-40% of infected people. - The genetic diversity of hantavirus and the low levels of virus typically found in patient samples make sequencing its genome…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (180+ words) ASM and AGU'identify'research priorities to close the gap between climate data and infectious disease preparedness. Changing patterns of temperature and precipitation, along with sea level rise and more extreme weather events, are'impacting'the ecology, evolution, distribution and prevalence of infectious disease…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (72+ words) Role of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases American Society for Microbiology Reports Role of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases Role of Climate Change on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: From Attribution to Action in Global Health Preparedness: Report on an…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (94+ words) New Study Shows Cranberry Juice May Boost UTI Antibiotics'American Society for Microbiology - New Study Shows Cranberry Juice May Boost UTI Antibiotics - More than 400 million people get urinary tract infections every year, and the rise of antibiotic resistance makes the infection…...