Cellular Nibbling: How Trogocytosis Shapes Immunity, Cancer, and Infection
A new review examines how trogocytosis, the process by which cells nibble membrane fragments from one another, shapes immune regulation,...
Immune Protein GBP7 Turns Traitor, Helping Herpes Simplex Virus Translate Its Way to Infection
A new PLOS Pathogens study shows that the interferon-induced GTPase GBP7 unexpectedly promotes HSV-1 infection by activating the translation factor...
Epidemiologist Argues COVID Vaccine Effects on Overall Mortality Remain an Open Question
A correspondence in the European Journal of Epidemiology contends that existing study designs, including self-controlled case series analyses, cannot fully...
Hepatitis C Vaccine Design Gains Ground as Structures Reveal How Naive Antibodies See Viral Envelope
New structural and biochemical analyses of the hepatitis C virus E2 glycoprotein show that germline-reverted broadly neutralizing antibodies recognize the...
New Model Rebuilds Global Flight Network From Open Data, Boosting Pandemic Forecasting
Scientists have developed a maximum-entropy generative model that reconstructs the global air transportation network and its passenger flows from open...
Retracted Study on Helminth Infection Models Pulled After Unverifiable References Surface
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has retracted a 2025 study on country-level indices in predictive models of helminth infections in Southeast...
Zika Virus Splits One Protein Into Two Forms With Opposing Jobs in Its Life Cycle
New research in PLOS Pathogens shows that Zika virus produces two isoforms of the NS2A protein, with the full-length form...
New Monoclonal Antibody Toolkit Powers Rapid Magnetic Lateral Flow Test for SFTS Virus
Researchers have developed anti-Gn monoclonal antibodies and a magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced lateral flow assay that detects SFTS virus antigen within 45...
Metagenomic Sequencing Reveals Hidden Fungal Co-Infection in Fatal Infant Pertussis Case
A case report in BMC Pediatrics describes how metagenomic next-generation sequencing uncovered a fatal Pneumocystis jirovecii co-infection in a two-month-old...
Mosquito Hotspots in a Brazilian Slum Reveal Where Chikungunya Risk Concentrates
A high-resolution study in Salvador, Brazil, links Aedes aegypti breeding hotspots and chikungunya seropositivity to unpaved yards, garbage accumulation, 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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