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Newswise: Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection: study
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 3:40 PM EST
Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection: study
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The study findings point to the potential of interleukin-13 antibodies — approved for use in humans — as a treatment to protect against bacterial pneumonia in patients with zinc deficiency.

Newswise: Study Challenges Assumptions About How Tuberculosis Bacteria Grow
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 2:50 PM EST
Study Challenges Assumptions About How Tuberculosis Bacteria Grow
Tufts University

The rod-shaped tuberculosis (TB) bacterium, which the World Health Organization has once again ranked as the top infectious disease killer globally, is the first single-celled organism ever observed to maintain a consistent growth rate throughout its life cycle. These findings, reported by researchers on November 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology, overturn core beliefs of bacterial cell biology and hint at why the deadly pathogen so readily outmaneuvers our immune system and antibiotics.

   
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 2:20 PM EST
How microbes create the most toxic form of mercury
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

SLAC’s SSRL helps pin down key players in the microbial production of methylmercury, a poison that can accumulate in fish.

Release date: 15-Nov-2024 2:05 PM EST
DOE’s Quantum Computing User Program releases request for information to gather input on quantum computing access
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy's Quantum Computing User Program at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility is releasing a Request for Information to understand the latest in quantum computing hardware, software tools and user engagement.

Newswise: Researchers Uncover Achilles Heel of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
13-Nov-2024 7:30 PM EST
Researchers Uncover Achilles Heel of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
University of California San Diego

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium availability. This limitation potentially could be exploited to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Newswise: ‘Walk this Way’: FSU researchers’ model explains how ants create trails to multiple food sources 
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 1:55 PM EST
‘Walk this Way’: FSU researchers’ model explains how ants create trails to multiple food sources 
Florida State University

A team of Florida State University researchers led by Assistant Professor of Mathematics Bhargav Karamched has discovered that in a foraging ant’s search for food, it will leave pheromone trails connecting its colony to multiple food sources when they’re available, successfully creating the first model that explains the phenomenon of trail formation to multiple food sources.

Newswise: Multi-disciplinary teams respond to recent hurricanes to measure real time impacts of storm surge, waves
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 12:15 PM EST
Multi-disciplinary teams respond to recent hurricanes to measure real time impacts of storm surge, waves
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A joint team, including WHOI researchers, recently mobilized to investigate the real-time impacts of storm surge and waves from Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Newswise: New pathways for Alzheimer's prevention
Release date: 15-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
New pathways for Alzheimer's prevention
University of Delaware

A new study from the University of Delaware will look at Alzheimer's disease (AD) and examine how changes in arterial stiffness and brain tissue in midlife adults could contribute to cognitive decline. The study aims to pinpoint early risk factors and explore preventive interventions.

Release date: 15-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Press Release: Angela McMillen Ayres Appointed Interim Executive Director of GW’s Graduate School of Political Management
George Washington University

The Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) at the George Washington University is delighted to announce the appointment of Angela McMillen Ayres as Interim Executive Director. ...

Release date: 15-Nov-2024 12:00 PM EST
Expert Available: Trump Promises to Close the Department of Education
George Washington University

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to close the Department of Education. ...


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