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Automated process helps test city sewage for SARS-CoV-2, allowing researchers to forecast the region’s caseload one to two weeks ahead of clinical diagnostic reports

Atopic dermatitis can be persistent, and those affected may need to try various treatments over months or years to control it. Even if treatment is successful, signs and symptoms may return. Now, researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine, report they have identified a universal strain of bacteria derived from healthy human skin that can treat atopic dermatitis.

Advances in sequencing technology mean that scientists are on the verge of finally finishing an end-to-end human genome map.

Trials launched in the U.K. are exploring the safety and impact of mixing coronavirus vaccines from separate manufacturers

Would your skin actually be better off? What would you honestly smell like?

Jennifer Elwell, a nurse at UC San Diego, has been breastfeeding since her eight-month-old son was born. She also recently completed both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A new study by UC San Diego biologists has revealed insights on the intricate, adaptive mechanisms of a protective system employed by the cells of mammalian immune systems. These defenses have evolved to set a type of tripwire that produces an immune response against attack from viruses.

How gut microbes can influence mental health and what you can do about it.

Student behavior and a range of risk mitigation strategies are credited for UC San Diego’s success.

AZoSensors speaks with Jesse Jokerst who heads up the Jokerst group at UC San Diego. The group has recently developed an affordable COVID-19 monitoring sensor that can be applied to facemasks. The team’s research has benefitted from a $1.3 million investment from the National Institutes of Health as part of the NIH’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Radical (RADx-rad) program for COVID-19.

Scientists suggest the vampire finch evolved to drink blood to survive the volcanic archipelago’s harsh environment and scarce resources

Thursday: The University of California’s new president, Dr. Michael Drake, discusses testing and sports.

The immune systems of some people who have not been exposed to the novel coronavirus could have some familiarity with the pathogen — possibly helping to reduce the severity of illness if that person does get Covid-19, a new study suggests.

According to Mary Poppins, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. In the case of coronavirus, a cloak of sugar helps the virus infect. This sugary-coating disguise, made of molecules called glycans, tricks the human immune system into identifying the microbe as harmless. The resulting recognition failure keeps the body from generating the defensive antibodies needed to destroy the invading coronavirus.

Science is continuing to shine a light on the links between gut bacteria and all kinds of health conditions, ranging from depression, to autoimmune disease, to Alzheimer’s and PTSD. A US research team working to further unravel its secrets has happened upon a specific signature of gut bacterial species, which it found could be used to detect liver fibrosis and cirrhosis with an accuracy of greater than 90 percent.

CMI Partner, Panasas, storage expansion clears the way for sequencing massive amounts of genomic data that could hold clues to how coronavirus spreads? and how it could be cured

Combining surfing and science to understand more about our microbiome

The coronavirus is covered in a sugary exterior which makes it hard for the body to fight against it. UC San Diego chemists have zoomed in the coronavirus and uncovered a detailed picture of this shield, so that vaccine and antiviral developers can find ways to get through it.

During the induction period, patients in the treatment group had higher incidences of infections and serious infectious compared to placebo.