Fungal Starship transposons for interspecies gene transfer
This Genome Watch article highlights how giant fungal Starship transposons may facilitate the horizontal transfer of smaller transposable…
COVID-19 Alters Sleep Breathing Patterns
New research indicates that while COVID-19 does not alter core sleep apnea physiology, it may affect how patients…
Prospective evaluation of a large language model clinical decision support system in the emergency department
Hoot, N. R. & Aronsky, D. Systematic review of emergency department crowding: causes, effects, and solutions. Ann. Emerg.…
![Toxoplasma parasites are shown in green, with host and parasite nuclei in blue. The iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein ISCU, shown in magenta, localizes to the parasite mitochondria and highlights their structure. ISCU is one of the targets regulated by TgPRO. [Whitehead Institute/Lourido Lab]](https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Low-Res_TgPRO-article-image-380x220.jpeg)
Parasite-Specific Protein Helps Toxoplasma Adapt to Crowded Conditions
Toxoplasma parasites are shown in green, with host and parasite nuclei in blue. The iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein…
Heavy rainfall and flooding raise infectious disease risks across Europe
From contaminated drinking water to flood-related pathogen exposure, European evidence shows how extreme rainfall can create cascading infectious…
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder in a public healthcare setting: a randomized controlled trial
This study of psilocybin assisted-therapy for TRD—to our knowledge, the first RCT in this population to assess feasibility…
Divergent impacts of explainable AI for dermatological diagnosis on clinicians versus lay people
Study design We designed two complementary large-scale experiments to evaluate human−AI collaborative diagnostic performance across expertise levels (Fig.…
Using DNA sequencing for accurate identification of microbial infections in cystic fibrosis patients
Lung infections are a constant risk for people living with cystic fibrosis (CF), a life-threatening genetic disorder which…
Impacts of pollution on the soil microbiome
Rodríguez-Eugenio, N., McLaughlin, M. & Pennock, D. Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality (FAO, 2018). Montanerella, L. et al.…
Mycetoma remains neglected 10 years after WHO recognition
When I met Tesfaye at Boru Meda General Hospital, he vaguely remembered the thorn. He was 15 when…
Intelligenome, Cornell Partner on Portable TB Diagnostic
The collaboration will focus on a point-of-care testing platform designed to detect tuberculosis from respiratory and blood samples.…
Invasive Mold Disease to High ICU and Ventilation Rates
New CDC surveillance data from 2020 to 2024 shows that half of patients with invasive mold infections require…