An international team of infectious disease researchers with the World Mosquito Program, working with colleagues from WeRobotics, has developed a way to release large numbers of mosquitoes infected with a mosquito-killing bacteria into the wild much more efficiently than current methods. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics,...

Using a drone to release mosquitoes infected with deadly bacteria into the wild

LJI researchers develop innovative technique to assess immune memory and SARS-CoV-2 reactions in the upper respiratory tract. Researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have conducted the first comprehensive study of immune cell memory in the upper airways of adult volunteers. In their analysis, they identified “tissue resident” memory cells, which are prepared to protect the airways against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections.

How Your Nose Fights Infection: Scientists Unveil Hidden Immune Defenders in the Upper Airways

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Exposure to bacteria in landfill sites and polluted rivers may explain prevalence among city-dwelling birds

Urban birds are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, study finds

Columbia researchers found that bacteria create temporary, free-floating genes outside their genome, a breakthrough that could reshape genetics and gene therapy. Since the genetic code was first deciphered in the 1960s, our genes have appeared like an open book. By interpreting our chromosomes as linear sequences of letters, akin to sentences in a novel, we can identify the genes within our genome and understand how changes in a gene’s code influence health.

“Alien Biology” Discovered: Bacteria’s Floating Genes Leave Scientists Baffled

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Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we treat bacterial infections.

Bacteria that switch antibiotic resistance on and off are going undetected. Microbiologist Karin Hjort is on a mission to find out how they do it.

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Scientists continue to study one of the most crucial health discoveries, calling it the Vampire Virus. This is because it attaches itself to other ruses and essentially makes copies of itself before releasing those viruses according to the Scientific American website. Here in the U.S. is where this virus was...

First Ever ‘Vampire Virus’ in the U.S. Continues to Be Closely Studied

Everyday Health

Are microwaves dangerous? Experts discuss potential risks like radiation, superheating, and cooking with plastics, and provide safety tips for microwave use.

Are Microwave Ovens Safe or Harmful?

Researchers have developed a compound that can clear multiple strains of gram-positive bacteria in mice, including those that lead to rare and potentially fatal ‘flesh-eating’ conditions. The corresponding study was published in Science Advances. Antibiotic resistance is a threat to health and agricultural systems globally. Contributing factors include...

New Compound Fights Off Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.

7 scary diseases you can get from the water

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The Food and Drug Administration recently classified a recall of rice as a "Class II" recall. The rice is believed to be contaminated by objects of "rodent origin."

Rice sold in 7 states recalled due to possible contamination of 'rodent origin'

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.

10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about

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Palmer Candy Company in Sioux City, Iowa recalled "white coated confectionary items" due to the possibility of contamination

Candy sold at Walmart, Target in 17 states recalled for salmonella

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16 insects now approved for human food consumption. Singapore approved 16 insects as a food source for human beings — becoming the most recent country to authorize such products for human intake, in what experts described as a move that ‘will pave the way for dishes to become more sustainable, leggier, and wrigglier’ as well as as ‘an indication of things to come.’

Insects: The New Protein?

Moms Who Think

It's often said that growing up in the 1950s was a simpler time. Indeed it was for the most part, […]

9 Childhood Diseases Boomers Remember That Are No Longer an Issue

Researchers demonstrated that humans can perceive water temperature through sound, an ability likely developed through exposure, suggesting potential for new sensory brain maps and advanced perceptual skills. Researchers from the Ivcher Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Technology (BCT Institute) at Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) have uncovered a largely overlooked perceptual...

“Hearing” Temperature – Scientists Uncover a New Layer of Human Perception

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If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. If you rinse your fruits and vegetables thoroughly because you’re worried about ingesting pesticides, you won’t like the conclusion of a recently published study. It appears that washing fruit and vegetables is not enough to remove pesticides. Some will still remain on the surface, and the only way to completely get rid of them might be to peel them.

Washing fruit won’t completely remove pesticides, so this is what you have to do

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Non-stick frying pans that are convenient and easy to clean may be causing health problems for some. Here's what you need to know about Teflon Flu.

What is Teflon Flu? Learn about the illness linked to nonstick cookware

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As health authorities have suspected for some time now, bird  flu is consistently being spread between mammals, increasing the risk of sustained outbreaks emerging among humans in the future.



					
			

"This is one of the first times that we are seeing evidence of efficient and sustained mammalian-to-mammalian transmission," says Cornell University virologist Diego Diel.
The highly virulent B3.13 form of the H5N1  virus has already led to the culling of 90 million domestic birds in the US alone since 2022. The CDC says the risk to the general public from the H5N1 strain is currently low, with the 11 infected so...

Scientists Confirm Bird Flu Is Now Spreading Between Mammals

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Naegleria fowleri causes rare and lethal infection, but recent uptick in cases suggests it is thriving in warming waters

Deadly 'brain-eating' amoebas could be spreading thanks to climate change

An exoplanet’s strange elongated, backward orbit holds clues to the formation history and future trajectories of hot Jupiters. Astronomers have identified an exoplanet with the most eccentric orbit known, characterized by its cucumber-like shape and backward motion around its star. This discovery offers insights into the formation and evolution of hot Jupiters. Key instruments such as the NEID and TESS were pivotal in observing this exoplanet, which may help understand the migration of these giant gas planets.

Backward and Beyond: Unraveling the Mystery of Eccentric Exoplanet Orbits

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The Tug-of-War Inside Bacteria: New Study Sheds Light on Viral Infection Mechanisms

Recent research on phages—bacteria-infecting viruses—reveals that the number and interactions of phages during infection impact their entry into host cells, influenced by the cell’s electrophysiology. This...

The Tug-of-War Inside Bacteria: New Study Sheds Light on Viral Infection Mechanisms

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