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Antibiotic-Resistant Typhoid Tracked & Targeted For Vaccination

Vaccines rather than antimicrobials should be used in the fight against typhoid fever, researchers say.

Hearing In Stereo: How The Brain Balances Left & Right

A study in mice has shown that the olivocochlear reflex acts as an ‘cochlear amplifier’, connecting and coordinating the left and right ears.

ICARUS1 Enables Plants To Grow At Warmer Temperatures

The discovery of a universal regulator of sensitivity to high temperatures might pave the way for climate-adapted plants.

Sunflower Enzyme Both Cuts & Glues Proteins

Asparaginyl endopeptidase are unusual enzymes that can simultaneously perform energy efficient cutting and ligation reactions.

New Ovarian Cancer Test Twice As Sensitive

The relative levels of the protein CA125 can detect invasive epithelial ovarian cancer with a sensitivity of 86 percent, study shows.

An Essential Protein That Pumps Calcium Into Breastmilk

A study in mice has revealed that the protein Orai1 is responsible for 50 percent of the calcium ions in a mother’s milk.

Virulence Factor Building Block Found Hiding In Plain Sight

The discovery of the PATR motif found in the virulence factors of many harmful bacteria could lead to the development of new broad spectrum antibiotics.

Found: Critical Regulator Of Unconventional Immune Cells

By studying patients lacking STAT3, researchers have identified the protein as essential for innate-like immune cells known as NKT and MAIT cells.

Dine With A Light Eater If You Want To Consume less

Interestingly, you could be influenced by your dining companion even if he or she is not physically present.