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A plant-forward menu is linked to lower diabetes risk Regimens that sideline animal products are associated with both environmental and health benefits, according to study of nearly 24,000 people.

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A multi-adjuvant personal neoantigen vaccine generates potent immunity in melanoma A personalized neoantigen peptide vaccine formulated with Montanide plus poly-ICLC and administered with local ipilimumab plus systemic nivolumab induces robust neoepitope-specific T cell responses an...

A multi-adjuvant personal neoantigen vaccine generates potent immunity in melanoma: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Available projects for research degrees | University of Tasmania - Co-infection and immunity in wildlife Two independent Tasmanian devil facial tumours (DFT1, DFT2) are infect...

Our amazing team @menzies-research.bsky.social @utas.edu.au is still accepting applications for a PhD scholarship this week. Not many scholarships available, so domestic applicants will have the best chance of winning the scholarship.
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The Multiple Sclerosis Research Flagship and Centre of Research Excellence (MS-CRE) at Menzies is recruiting PhD students across a range of disciplines. Successful applicants will join one of the largest Multiple Sclerosis research groups in the world. More: msresearchflagship.org.au/multiple-scl...

A rare case of rabies-like Australian bat lyssavirus infection

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Rabies control via co-creation: A model for sustainable one health interventions Author summary Rabies remains endemic in Kenya due to low vaccination coverage and limited public awareness. A mass dog rabies vaccination campaign was implemented in Machakos County between 2021 and ...

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Post-exposure prophylaxis regimen of rabies monoclonal antibody and vaccine in category 3 potential exposure patients: a phase 4, open-label, randomised, active-controlled trial RmAb was safe and well tolerated and showed protective efficacy against rabies. A PEP regimen containing RmAb plus PVRV was immunogenic with long-term persistence of immune response.

Post-exposure prophylaxis regimen of rabies monoclonal antibody and vaccine in category 3 potential exposure patients: a phase 4, open-label, randomised, active-controlled trial - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibody PEP for rabies Human monoclonal antibodies targeting rabies glycoprotein have been proposed as a potential alternative to rabies immunoglobulin to neutralise rabies virus at the wound site until sufficient virus neu...

Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibody PEP for rabies - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Loss of ICOSL expression in the progression to cervical carcinoma | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Early-life infectious disease exposure, the “hygiene hypothesis,” and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease | PNAS Exposure to infectious disease in early life may have long-term ramifications for health and lifespan. However, reducing pathogen exposure may not ...

Early-life infectious disease exposure, the “hygiene hypothesis,” and lifespan: Evidence from hookworm disease | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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🐾 PhD student Sujatha Mayadunnage from our School of Science is leading vital research to protect #wombats from road collisions and disease. Her project is using data from the #WomSAT platform to make a difference. 🔗 Read her story and get involved: tinyurl.com/4s52z6xc #PhDAtWestern

The protein craze: scientists talk supplements — and who should take them Most people can get enough protein from food, but certain groups can benefit from protein powders and related products.

"proteins have been the only macronutrient that has never been vilified"
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Bucking the trend - recovery from near continent-wide extinction by a marsupial micro-predator during drought Recoveries of threatened species are rare, often requiring intensive and costly species-specific conservation interventions. Yet in arid Australia wit…

"Large scale suppression of threats reversed the decline of a threatened species".
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Protein functional site annotation using local structure embeddings | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The latest eruption of Kilauea is underway, and she's shootin' sideways this time around!

USGS live stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...

A sit in the sauna can save endangered frogs Anthony Waddle’s unconventional approach resulted in a stunningly practical solution to fight a deadly fungal infection.

"No one asks an accountant, or someone making money from money, what their greater purpose is.” Yet, someone like me working to conserve frogs is treated as if that’s not a real job... what I do is important, because we are saving species from the face of extinction"
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Registration for the Wild and Comparative Immunology 2026 #WACI2026 conference is open! Register early at space is limited.
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How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike This researcher struggled in grad school—until he embraced it as a time for learning

How a Ph.D. is like riding a bike | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Natural molecular glues spur next-gen small molecules for ‘undruggable’ targets - Nature Biotechnology Inspired by natural molecular glues, drug hunters are chasing protein–protein interactions with next-gen small molecules tuned for enhanced tissue specificity and reduced toxicity.

#TheAnswersAreOutThere
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Intranasal measles virus– and mumps virus–based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission | PNAS The emergence of immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants highlights the need to develop a mucosal SARS-CoV-2 vaccine that can provide broad p...

New approaches look interesting.
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Maskell et al. uncover how growth factors & cytokines fuel transmissible Tasmanian devil cancers.

PDGFR boosts tumour spread; TGFβ triggers EMT-like shifts.

Findings could guide vaccines & therapies to save this endangered species.

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Good luck! Hope for the best, prepare for the worst!

Vampire bats’ mutual grooming helps spread innovative rabies vaccine A gel that bats lick off one another’s fur could help prevent rabies outbreaks in cattle, a growing problem in Latin America

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From livestock to wildlife, veterinary immunology is key to understanding the immune system. 🐷🐓🐑

Our @discovimmunol.bsky.social highlights for #IVIS2025 showcase research changing how we understand immunity across species.

Read here 👉 https://bit.ly/41BQkRO

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🌿🔬 Call for Papers: Ecoimmunology Special Collection

Explore how ecological factors shape immune responses in humans & animals - from wild systems to lab models.

🧪 Submit your work: bridging ecology + immunology!

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Studying ecoimmunology? 🌍🧬

Submit your work to Discovery Immunology’s new Ecoimmunology Special Collection, exploring how ecological factors shape immune responses in humans & animals.

📢 Editors: Dr Iris Mair & Prof Kathryn Else

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Bogong moths use a stellar compass for long-distance navigation at night - Nature Every spring, Bogong moths use the starry night sky as a compass to navigate up to 1,000 km towards their alpine migratory goal.

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