Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Pathogenic bacteria hijack probiotic signal to activate virulence factor production and promote its survival
Are probiotics effective in preventing infections? what is their efficacy in physiologically relevant settings? We explored the beneficial effects of a human probiotic against a human pathogen in infection-relevant environments and discovered few unexpected but translationally relevant findings.
A call for individual risk stratification on early morbidity and mortality in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Behind the paper of „Predictors of early morbidity and mortality in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: data from five randomized, controlled, phase III trials in 3700 patients” - an international team effort from the HOVON, EMN and GMMG study groups.
Bridging the gap: immunobridging large-scale efficacy data of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003) from children and teenagers to adults
Behind the Paper : LeFevre, I., et al. Bridging the immunogenicity of a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TAK-003) from children and adolescents to adults. NPJ Vaccines 8, 75 (2023).
Microbial co-occurrences on catheters from long-term catheterized patients
This study determines the positive and negative microbial co-occurrences between uropathogenic species in the lower urinary tract microenvironment of long-term catheterized patients.