Cat parasite Toxoplasma tricked to grow in a dish
In this episode:00:48 A new way to grow a tricky parasite in the labToxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes the zoonotic disease toxoplasmosis, has a complex, multi-stage life cycle. Some of these stages will only grow in the intestines of cats, making it difficult to study. Now, a team has found a way to grow one of these stages in vitro for the first time, which they hope will help researchers learn more about this parasite, estimated to have infected around 30% of the world’s population.Research Article: Antunes et al.08:50 Research HighlightsThe tiny VR goggles designed for mice, and how a squirt of water could g...
Source: Nature Podcast - December 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 1066: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses a microbiologist who was harassed during COVID pandemic sues university, use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine for poliovirus outbreak response, safety and immunogenicity of bivalent rsvpref vaccine coadministered with seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine in older adults, coffee as a dietary strategy to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection, enrollment of pediatric patients in COVID-19 interventional trials, vaccination, immunity, and the changing impact of COVID-19 on infant health, COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against post- COVID -19 condition among 589722 individuals in Sw...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 2, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
This mysterious space rock shouldn ’t have a ring — but it does
0:46 The mysterious ring in the distant Solar SystemQuaoar is a small, rocky object that lies beyond Neptune’s orbit. In an unexpected discovery, researchers have shown that this object has its own orbiting ring, similar to those seen encircling planets like Saturn. However, Quaoar’s ring shouldn’t exist, as it is at a distance far outside the theoretical limit at which rings are thought to be stable, and researchers are trying to figure out why.Research article: Morgado et al.News and Views: A planetary ring in a surprising place07:01 Research HighlightsA repurposed skin-disease drug suppresses alcohol consumption i...
Source: Nature Podcast - February 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias
Interview with Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, author of Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias—Reported Behavior, Mendelian Randomization, and Their Interactions, and Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS, author of Another Cup of Coffee Without an Arrhythmia, Please. Related Content: Coffee Consumption and Incident Tachyarrhythmias: Reported Behavior, Mendelian Randomization, and Their Interactions Another Cup of Coffee Without an Arrhythmia, Please Mendelian Randomization: How the Natural Assortment of Genes Can Mimic Randomized Clinical Trials Mendelian Randomization (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - July 19, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Wouldn't mind a cup of coffee. But is it worth all the effort?
(Source: The Discovery Files)
Source: The Discovery Files - December 17, 2020 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts
