News tagged with bacterial disease
A new strategy for developing meningitis vaccines
Bacterial meningitis is an infection of the meninges, the protective membrane that covers the spinal cord and brain. Children, elderly patients and immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk for the development of severe ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 24, 2012 |
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Research suggests why bovine TB continues to spread
The failure of the current bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication programme could be partly due to a parasitic worm that hinders the tests used to diagnose TB in cows, according to new research published this week.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2012 |
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Study reports increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile infection
A study presented by Mayo Clinic researchers during Digestive Disease Week 2012 provides clear evidence that the number of people contracting the hard-to-control and treat bacterial infection Clostridium difficile (C. di ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2012 |
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Tiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, researcher finds
A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2012 |
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Researchers show prebiotic can reduce severity of colitis
Researchers at Michigan State University have shown a prebiotic may help the body's own natural killer cells fight bacterial infection and reduce inflammation, greatly decreasing the risk of colon cancer.
Medications
May 03, 2012 |
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Invisible helpers: How probiotic bacteria protect against inflammatory bowel diseases
Yoghurt has been valued for centuries for its health-promoting effects. These effects are thought to be mediated by the lactic acid bacteria typically contained in yoghurt. Evidence from recent scientific ...
Medical research
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Bartonella infection associated with rheumatoid illnesses in humans
A bacterium historically associated with cat scratch fever and transmitted predominately by fleas may also play a role in human rheumatoid illnesses such as arthritis, according to new research from North Carolina State University.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Over-the-counter test for vaginal infection just as good as the doctor’s
For women with symptoms of the most common vaginal infection, a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health finds that an over-the-counter diagnostic test may be just as accurate as having a test perfor ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Researchers find joint failures potentially linked to oral bacteria
The culprit behind a failed hip or knee replacements might be found in the mouth. DNA testing of bacteria from the fluid that lubricates hip and knee joints had bacteria with the same DNA as the plaque from patients with ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 18, 2012 |
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A central regulator of the inflammatory response shows signs as a target for therapies against autoimmune disease
Some bacterial infections trigger the formation of structures known as granulomas, which essentially quarantine compromised cells. “Infected macrophages get surrounded by other immune cells, such as T ...
Immunology
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Decade-long study raises new questions about antibiotic use for cystic fibrosis
When it comes to treating cystic fibrosis, the current standard of aggressive antibiotic treatments may not always be the best answer, a decade-long study led by researchers at the University of Michigan has ...
Medical research
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Inner weapons against allergies: Gut bacteria control allergic diseases
When poet Walt Whitman wrote that we "contain multitudes," he was speaking metaphorically, but he was correct in the literal sense. Every human being carries over 100 trillion individual bacterial cells within ...
Immunology
Mar 25, 2012 |
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Low-calorie diet may be harmful for bowel disease patients
In a surprising result, Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet were more likely to die after being infected with an inflammation-causing ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Scientists study link between amyloid beta peptide levels and Alzheimer's disease
The effects of the bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been found to elevate amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide levels in the brain, leading to short-term deficits in learning.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots
A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
Health
Feb 22, 2012 |
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