Johannes Kepler University of Linz

Hand hygiene versus continued glove use in simulated nursing care: a crossover study on microbial kinetics and unintended transmission

Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) hands are primary vectors for pathogen transmission. While non-sterile examination gloves (NSG) are intended to protect against contamination, they are often perceived as a substitute for hand disinfection (HD). This crossover simulation study in studen...

NEW INC Y12 Creative Science: A Longitudinal Art–Science Study of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis

RationaleDespite growing recognition that emotion is shaped by the whole body, research models have remained largely brain-centric, overlooking microbial and biochemical systems in the gut.The microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) represents one such underexplored layer: gut microbes...

DNA methylation of silencer-annotated regions at the MGMT locus in the context of promoter and enhancer methylation in glioblastoma and melanoma brain metastases

Abstract Background MGMT promoter methylation is a well-established biomarker in glioblastoma, its relevance in melanoma brain metastases remains controversial. Recent studies indicate that methylation of MGMT enhancers contributes to MGMT regulation, whereas the role of silencer...