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Diversity of Staphylococci on Human Skin Characterized at Sites Across the Body

Findings from this study provide additional knowledge about the different species and subspecies of staphylococci that live on the human skin and how these different types of bacteria have adapted to varied skin areas.
Clinical Research Computational Biology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Skin Biology
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Children With Autoimmune Muscle Disease Who Have Certain Autoantibodies in Their Blood Are More Likely to Have Severe Disease

Testing for MAA may be clinically useful in children with myositis. Given the association between MAA and severe disease, children with myositis who have one or more MAA types may need to receive more aggressive treatment than those without these autoantibodies.
Clinical Research Immunology Muscle Biology
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The Microbiomes of People with Recombination-Activating Gene (RAG) Deficiency Have Distinct Features, Including Antimicrobial Resistance Signatures

The study characterizes the colonization of eukaryotic RNA viruses in RAG-deficient patient population and also demonstrates the importance of these patients as potential reservoirs of viral persistence and evolution.
Clinical Research Computational Biology Genetics and Genomics Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Skin Biology

NIAMS Remembers Scientist Emeritus Paul Plotz, M.D.

https://www.niams.nih.gov/es/node/14266

NIAMS is saddened to share the news that Paul Plotz, M.D., who dedicated nearly four decades of service to science at the NIH, passed away on January 13, 2024, at the age of 86 after a long illness. Dr. Plotz was a world-renowned rheumatologist, immunologist, and researcher known internationally as an expert in myositis, an inflammatory muscle disease and rare autoimmune condition. He retired from NIH in 2011 after serving in a variety of leadership roles, including as chief of the NIAMS Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch, as well as acting scientific director and acting deputy director. He also was senior

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