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How Respiratory Bacteria Sabotage Our Immune System

Researchers have discovered how Haemophilus influenza, a bacterium associated with respiratory infections, manipulates the human immune system to persist and…

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How Cornell’s Revolutionary Biochip Could Save Us From the Next Pandemic

Cornell University has introduced a bioelectric device that can quickly identify harmful coronavirus variants and potentially other viruses. This microchip-based…

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Wearable Air Curtain Blocks 99.8% of Aerosol Viruses

Herek Clack, U-M associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and co-founder of Taza Aya, helps Michigan Turkey Producers employee…

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Meet the Virus-Killing Plastic That’s Changing the COVID Game

The research group of the Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology Varpu Marjomäki from the University of Jyväskylä, is investigating…

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Your Gut Bacteria Could Save You From Serious Infections

A study following over 10,000 individuals for six years revealed that lower levels of butyrate-producing bacteria in the gut correlate…

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Is Your Milk Safe? How Heat Battles the Infectious H5N1 Flu Virus

Scientists at NIAID found that heat treatment significantly reduces infectious H5N1 virus levels in raw milk, although small amounts can…

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COVID-19 Virus Can Lurk in Sperm for 100+ Days After Infection

A study by the University of São Paulo reveals that COVID-19 can persist in sperm for over three months, potentially…

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Humans Unlikely To Catch Deer Prion Disease

A study using human cerebral organoids found that chronic wasting disease (CWD) is unlikely to transmit from deer, elk, and…

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