How a Plant-Killing Fungus Turns Deadly in Humans
A new PLOS Pathogens review explains how accessory chromosomes, iron and sterol metabolism, and immune-evasion traits allow Fusarium oxysporum, a ...
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Rapid Urine Test for Invasive Aspergillosis Wins FDA Clearance After Clinical Validation
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers published clinical validation data supporting the first FDA-cleared rapid urine test to aid diagnosis of invasive ...
Simple Spinal Fluid Protein Test Could Curb Unnecessary Meningitis PCR Panels
A Colombian study of 478 patients found that routine cerebrospinal fluid white cell counts and protein levels could predict which ...
Asymptomatic patients drive most C. diff spread in hospital cancer wards, model finds
A computational model of hospital oncology units shows that asymptomatic carriers, not symptomatic patients, account for most C. difficile transmissions.
Thalassemia Patients Face More Than Double the Risk of Toxoplasma Infection
A new meta-analysis of fourteen studies finds that patients with beta-thalassemia major show significantly elevated seroprevalence and more than double ...
Experts Issue 12 Consensus Recommendations to Prevent Mucormycosis After Viral Infections
An international expert panel coordinated by West China Hospital has published twelve consensus recommendations to prevent secondary mucormycosis following respiratory ...
COVID Vaccines Cut Infection and Death Risk Sharply in Dialysis Patients, Nationwide Study Finds
A nationwide South Korean study of more than 100,000 dialysis patients found that full COVID-19 vaccination cut the risk of ...
COVID-19 Turned Less Deadly for Lymphoma Patients as the Pandemic Progressed
A Bavarian registry study of 113 lymphoma patients shows that COVID-19 severity and mortality fell dramatically between 2020 and 2022 ...
Scientists Strip Deadly Fungus of Its Defenses, Turning a Static Drug into a Killer
Virginia Tech researchers discovered that removing key cell wall regulatory proteins, including the septin gene aspB, allows the echinocandin drug ...
Droplet Digital PCR Speeds Pathogen Detection in Febrile Leukopenia Patients
A retrospective cohort study in BMC Infectious Diseases finds that droplet digital PCR detects pathogens more sensitively than blood culture ...
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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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