Light Against Superbugs: Can Laser Therapies Really Fix Dental Infections?
A new mini-review finds that antimicrobial light-based therapies in dentistry excel at killing microbes in the lab but have so...
Targeted Sequencing Outperforms Smears in Spotting Hidden Lung Infection Pathogens
A large Chinese cohort study found that both metagenomic and targeted next-generation sequencing of lung fluid outperformed conventional tests for...
Fluorescent Makeover Gives HPV16 Virus-Like Particles a Self-Reporting Glow and Better Yield
Researchers fused split fluorescent protein fragments to the HPV16 capsid proteins L1 and L2, creating virus-like particles that report their...
Sugar Coats Near the Furin Site Steer SARS-CoV-2 Spike Processing Across Variants
A new study shows that N-linked glycans at positions 603, 616 and 657 near the SARS-CoV-2 spike furin cleavage site...
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found Circulating Through India’s Poultry Supply Chain
A large surveillance study across eight Gujarat cities found extensively and pan-drug-resistant Campylobacter and E. coli circulating widely through India's...
Five-Year Trial Finds Netting, Not Sprays, Best Shields Tomatoes From Cucumber Mosaic Virus
A five-year Nepali field trial found that commercially available biorational sprays failed to consistently control cucumber mosaic virus in tomato,...
Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine Targets Rare Variable Antigens to Protect Lungs Without Cutting Bacterial Burdens
A DNA vaccine encoding rare variable antigens of Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevented lung necrosis in susceptible mice without reducing bacterial burdens,...
Breast Milk Virus Triggers Rare Deadly Capillary Leak in Preterm Baby
A case report describes a very preterm infant who developed life-threatening capillary leak syndrome from breast milk-acquired cytomegalovirus and was...
How Metronidazole Kills Anaerobic Parasites—and How They Fight Back
A new comprehensive review details how anaerobic parasites activate the prodrug metronidazole into a DNA-damaging toxin, how the resulting oxidative...
Why Biofilms Defy Treatment and How Regulation Could Finally Catch Up
Regulatory scientists at the UK's MHRA argue that unstandardised biofilm methods and unclear evidence pathways are stalling anti-biofilm innovation, and...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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