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Mashup Score: 11New strategy could lead to universal, long-lasting flu shot - 22 hour(s) ago
An experimental influenza vaccine carrying more than 80,000 variations of hemagglutinin antigens caused the immune system of mice and ferrets to respond more strongly to less variable portions of the virus. This is a big step forward in efforts at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute to develop a universal, long-lasting flu shot.
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Mashup Score: 7
Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their impact on human health.
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Mashup Score: 1
Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid “engineered living materials” are made by embedding cells in an inanimate matrix that’s formed in a desired shape. Now, researchers report in ACS Central Science that they have 3D printed a bioink containing plant cells that were then genetically modified, producing programmable materials. Applications could someday include biomanufacturing and sustainable construction.
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Mashup Score: 10Study shows ChatGPT failed when challenging ESCMID guideline for treating brain abscesses - 2 day(s) ago
**ECCMID has now changed name to ESCMID Global, please credit ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April) in all future stories** With artificial intelligence (AI) poised to become a fundamental part of clinical research and decision making, many still question the accuracy of ChatGPT, a sophisticated AI language model, to support complex diagnostic and treatment processes. Now a new study, being presented at this year’s ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April), which pitted ChatGPT against the ESCMID guideline for the management of brain abscesses, found that while ChatGPT seems able to give recommendations on key questions about diagnosis and treatment in most cases, some of the AI model’s responses could put patients at risk
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Mashup Score: 10Study shows ChatGPT failed when challenging ESCMID guideline for treating brain abscesses - 2 day(s) ago
**ECCMID has now changed name to ESCMID Global, please credit ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID, Barcelona, Spain, 27-30 April) in all future stories** With artificial intelligence (AI) poised to become a fundamental part of clinical research and decision making, many still question the accuracy of ChatGPT, a sophisticated AI language model, to support complex diagnostic and treatment processes. Now a new study, being presented at this year’s ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April), which pitted ChatGPT against the ESCMID guideline for the management of brain abscesses, found that while ChatGPT seems able to give recommendations on key questions about diagnosis and treatment in most cases, some of the AI model’s responses could put patients at risk
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Mashup Score: 18
For the first time since 1914, a new species of the Japanese lily known as sukashiyuri has been identified. An Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team analyzed the morphology and DNA of these lilies and has revised the conventional classification from four taxonomic groups to eight.
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Mashup Score: 11Unveiling nature's custodians: groundbreaking study highlights crucial role of scavengers in wetlands - 3 day(s) ago
Researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis of over 200 scientific articles spanning six decades, elucidating the role of scavengers in wetland ecosystems across the globe. The study reveals the diverse species and multifaceted functions of scavengers, emphasizing their critical role in nutrient recycling, water quality regulation, and overall ecosystem health in wetland environments.
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Mashup Score: 8Lower dose of mpox vaccine is safe and generates six-week antibody response equivalent to standard regimen - 4 day(s) ago
A dose-sparing intradermal mpox vaccination regimen was safe and generated an antibody response equivalent to that induced by the standard regimen at six weeks (two weeks after the second dose), according to findings presented today at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Global Congress in Barcelona. The results suggest that antibody responses contributed to the effectiveness of dose-sparing mpox vaccine regimens used during the 2022 U.S. outbreak.
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Mashup Score: 5Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases - 4 day(s) ago
Led by the Quantum Biology Laboratory (https://www.quantumbiolab.com/) at Howard University in Washington, DC, this study reports the discovery of a distinctly quantum effect in biology that survives warm, chaotic conditions and may also present a way for the brain to protect itself from degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. The result, published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry and selected as an Editors’ Choice by Science magazine, is not only an important discovery for neuroscience, but also suggests new applications of techniques for quantum computing researchers, and represents a new way of thinking about the relationship between life and quantum mechanics. The work represents the world-first demonstration of collective quantum optical behavior in a micron-scale protein aggregate and constitutes the first experimental confirmation of single-photon superradiance in cytoskeletal filaments at room temperature.
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Mashup Score: 19Existing drugs studied in patients with rare immune diseases - 5 day(s) ago
This month the first study within the DRIMID consortium (DRIMID stands for Drug Rediscovery for Rare Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases) has started. This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of the drug filgotinib (approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis) in three rare immune diseases (Behçet’s disease, idiopathic inflammatory myositis, IgG4-related disease). DRIMID aims to investigate whether this drug – despite the absence of formal drug approval – can also be used to treat these rare immune diseases.
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.@DukeU researchers created an #Influenza vaccine that encourages the immune system to target part of the virus surface that is less variable. Their approach worked well in experiments with mice and ferrets and may lead to more protective flu #Vaccines. https://t.co/ssCPDi2Zi5