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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.

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Role of purinoreceptors in the release of extracellular vesicles and consequences on immune response and cancer progression
Highlights Extracellular nucleotides are key actors of cell signalling through P2 receptors Dysregulated vesicle release is implicated in...
David Ojcius
Nov 7, 20246 min read
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Traditional approaches and recent tools for studying inflammasome activity
Inflammasomes play a major role in the immune response to infection, development of #autoimmune disease, and control of #cancer. Western...
David Ojcius
Aug 16, 20241 min read
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How our microbiome is shaped by family, friends and even neighbors
People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...
David Ojcius
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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Review on association of fungi with development and progression of carcinogenesis in the human body
Highlights •Long-term #Candida infection contributes to #oralcancer development. •Candida species contribute to tumor induction along...
David Ojcius
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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The Health Toll of Poor Sleep
#sleep deprivation increases the risk of developing #heart disease, #cancer, #dementia, high blood pressure, stroke & Type 2 #diabetes....
David Ojcius
Dec 8, 20215 min read
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Within an Antarctic sea squirt, scientists discover bacteria with promising anti-melanoma properties
Scientists identify a bacterial species that resides within Synoicum adareanum (a species of ascidian common to the waters of...
David Ojcius
Dec 2, 20213 min read
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mRNA vaccines changed the course of the pandemic. Now, they could cure all kinds of other diseases
#mRNA vaccines changed the course of the #COVID19 pandemic. Now, they are being developed to cure other diseases such as #AIDS, #cancer,...
David Ojcius
Nov 22, 20213 min read
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A commonly found parasite could treat certain types of cancer
Researchers have shown that #immunotherapy with a type I ΔGRA17 mutant #Toxoplasma gondii induces inflammatory responses in the injected...
David Ojcius
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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Human Blood Harbors Cell-Free Microbial DNA
After controlling for high levels of bacterial contamination in their lab and reagents, researchers detect microbial genetic material in...
David Ojcius
Jul 13, 20213 min read
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After COVID-19 successes, researchers push to develop mRNA vaccines for other diseases
#mRNA #COVID19 #coronavirus #vaccines #COVIDvaccine #cancer mRNA vaccines are now in the limelight as a key tool for tackling COVID-19,...
David Ojcius
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Antibiotics Can Treat Human Diseases Like Cancer – Not Just Bacterial Infections
#antibiotics #ribosomes #molecularbiology #cancer According to researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, the antibiotics used to...
David Ojcius
May 30, 20212 min read
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Biologists Discover a Trigger for Cell Extrusion – Process for Eliminating Unneeded Cells
#cancer #extrusion #apoptosis Study suggests this process for eliminating unneeded cells may also protect against cancer. For all...
David Ojcius
May 10, 20213 min read
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Study sheds light on longstanding question of why cancer cells get their energy from fermentation
Study sheds light on the longstanding question of why #cancer cells get their energy from #fermentation (the #Warburg effect)....
David Ojcius
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Cancer microbiome reveals which bacteria live in tumors
Researchers discover that normal & cancerous organ tissues have a slightly different #microbiota composition, bacteria from these...
David Ojcius
Jan 14, 20211 min read
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Mindfulness Can Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer Survivors
A study provides empirical evidence that #mindfulness has a significant impact on the brain of women suffering from neuropathic pain...
David Ojcius
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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