Gastroenterology
Study shows how the intestine's nervous system affects gut microbes
Sometimes, a gut feeling is literal.
Feb 10, 2022
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PLoS Pathogens
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Examining the variant within us
Most studies on the development of new coronavirus variants focus on the dynamics within the population. Researchers at the Technion present new findings on the development of the virus within the individual, i.e., what happens ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers target 'Jekyll and Hyde' bacteria behind respiratory infections
Researchers have discovered a way to kill a type of bacteria that causes millions of respiratory infections in children and the elderly, paving the way for more effective treatment.
Jan 27, 2022
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Medications
Researchers discover way to disarm potentially deadly Listeria bacteria
University of Queensland researchers have unlocked a way of fighting Listeria infections, which can cause severe illness in pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems.
Jan 24, 2022
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Medications
Does new study really show that hydroxychloroquine might be effective against omicron?
Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug controversially touted as a cure for COVID despite a lack of robust evidence, is creating renewed interest as a potential treatment for omicron.
Jan 13, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Tomato concentrate could help reduce chronic intestinal inflammation associated with HIV
New UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation that is associated with HIV. Left untreated, intestinal inflammation can accelerate ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Medical research
Novel approach to COVID-19 vaccine shows early promise
A Western University team's novel approach to developing a COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in inducing a robust immune response, early data shows.
Dec 20, 2021
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Immunology
Researchers focus on menacing 'superbug,' hoping to identify what makes patients susceptible
Scientists around the world have been working in earnest to improve understanding of an increasingly virulent superbug, Clostridium difficile. The highly contagious hospital-acquired pathogen, designated by the Centers for ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 Delta variant may have increased ability to evade vaccine-induced immunity: study
Vaccines are effective in decreasing hospitalization and deaths from COVID-19 infection but the emergence of viral variants of concern may diminish their efficacy. A study publishing December 2nd in PLOS Pathogens by Emma ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify animal model for two emerging tick-borne hemorrhagic viruses
Pigtailed macaques are a candidate model organism for two hemorrhagic diseases of public health concern: Kyasanur Forest disease and Alkhurma hemorrhagic disease, report Rebecca Broeckel at the National Institutes of Health ...
Dec 2, 2021
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