Study gives significant knowledge to forestalling worldwide pandemics Kumar Jeetendra | May 17, 2021 Whether it’s plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host’s initial immune response plays an integral role in determining whether infection occurs and to what level it spreads within a population, new University of Colorado Boulder research indicates. From parasitic flatworms transmitted by snails into individuals in developing nations, to zoonotic spillover …
Genomic study tracks the rise of multidrug resistant E.coli Kumar Jeetendra | May 17, 2021 Antibiotic resistance in E.coli has been steadily rising since the early 2000s despite attempts to control it, a new study suggests. In the biggest genomic survey of E.coli to date, that took more than 16 years in Norway, researchers have successfully tracked the spread of antibiotic resistant genes and have demonstrated that these genes are …
Growing genomic research into different ancestries yields more and better outcomes Kumar Jeetendra | June 1, 2021 Currently published in Nature Genetics, their findings demonstrate that expanding research into different ancestries yields more and better results, in addition to ultimately benefitting global patient care. Up to now nearly 87 percent of genomic research of the type was conducted in Europeans. The global study team examined data across a wide assortment of cohorts, …
MRI screening and designated biopsies could diminish overdiagnoses of prostate malignant growth Kumar Jeetendra | July 10, 2021 Many countries do not have nationwide prostate-cancer screening. Current methods lead to overdiagnoses, unnecessary biopsies, and unnecessary biopsies. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have published a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine. It shows that targeted biopsies and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), could reduce overdiagnoses by up to half. These results were …
