In Finland, children take ADHD medication for more than three years on average even though safety data for the medications is only available until a one-year follow-up. The corresponding study was published…
Category: 5. Biology
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9+ Hours Sleep Linked to Worse Cognitive Performance
Sleeping more than nine hours per night is linked to worse cognitive performance, especially among those with depression. The corresponding study was published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Previous research…
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Acetate and gut bacteria work together to reduce obesity in mice
Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered a new way to reduce obesity. Their study shows that supplying the gut with extra acetate reduces fat and liver mass…
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Bees facing new threats, putting our survival and theirs at risk
Warzones, microplastics and light pollution pose serious new risks to bees and other pollinators over the next decade, according to a landmark report on today’s World Bee Day.
The report from Bee:wild, a new science-led global campaign to save…
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Genomic data shows widespread mpox transmission in West Africa prior to 2022 global outbreak
Historically, most human mpox infections have resulted from zoonotic transmission — meaning from animals to humans — and these spillovers have rarely led to human-to-human transmission. But during the 2022 global outbreak, mpox began spreading…
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Multiple infections with Omicron variants increase breadth and potency of Omicron-specific neutralizing antibodies
The breadth and level of cross-reactive antibodies predict protection or reinfection
We conducted a longitudinal study to examine the breadth and cross-reactivity of the antibody response in individuals who have experienced multiple waves of…
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Investigation of the dengue arbovirus in the cities of Bushehr Province through human blood sampling
Study area and population
The study was conducted in Bushehr Province, located in southern Iran. The region was chosen due to its climatic conditions, which are favorable for the proliferation of Aedes mosquitoes, the primary vectors of the dengue…
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Bridging the divide between research and policy
Articles in our May issue discuss how common scientific approaches and datasets could be more useful to policymakers.
The importance of ecology and evolution research to broader biodiversity policy has…
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Long-term engraftment of human stem and progenitor cells for large-scale production of functional immune cells in engineered pigs
Larochelle, A. et al. Identification of primitive human hematopoietic cells capable of repopulating NOD/SCID mouse bone marrow: implications for gene therapy. Nat. Med. 2, 1329–1337 (1996).
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Punica granatum leaf extract as a natural antibacterial agent explored by experimental and computational methods
Antibacterial assay
The in vitro antibacterial efficacy of MPGL extract against the gram-negative human pathogenic bacteria E. coli (ATCC25922) was evaluated using agar disc diffusion method. MPGL extract revealed varying patterns of antibacterial…
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