Twenty-six years. That is roughly how much of our lives are spent asleep. Scientists have been trying to explain why we spend so much time sleeping since at least the ancient Greeks, but pinning down the exact functions of sleep has proven to be difficult. During the past decade, there has been a surge of...
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Breakthroughs and challenges in fungal vaccine development
by American Society for Microbiology Aspergillus spp. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe microbiological world is comprised of many organisms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Though not generally regarded as pathogens by the greater public, fungi can cause an array of severe diseases, especially in immunocompromised populations. In Oct. 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the WHO...
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Breakthroughs hailed in childhood TB prevention
by Claudia Caruana and Ruth Douglas, SciDev.Net More funding is needed to combat Koch’s bacillus, the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. Credit: NIAID, ( CC BY 2.0 ) Taking a common antibiotic could more than half the risk of children becoming sick with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to findings presented this week at a conference...
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For breakthroughs in slowing aging, scientists must look beyond biology
Incorporating social and behavioral factors alongside biological mechanisms is critical for improving aging research, according to a trio of studies by leading social scientists A trio of recent studies highlight the need to incorporate behavioral and social science alongside the study of biological mechanisms in order to slow aging. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license)...