Study reveals many in southern Norway underestimate dangers posed by ticks
Ticks are found all over the world. There are more than 900 species, and many of them pass on dangerous diseases to both humans and animals.
Oct 9, 2025
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Bacteria: News and Research on Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria
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Wrongfully accused: Research acquits mosquitoes as carriers for Lyme disease
The verdict is in! Scientists have cleared mosquitoes of any responsibility in the spread of Lyme disease, and say ticks are solely to blame for the pervasive disease.
Oct 6, 2025
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Magnesium inhibits colorectal cancer carcinogenesis by increasing vitamin D-synthesizing bacteria
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have demonstrated in a precision-based clinical trial that a magnesium supplement increases gut bacteria in humans that have been shown to synthesize vitamin D and inhibit ...
Sep 23, 2025
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From spice to sugar: Westernized diets are reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes
A new international study led by researchers at UBC Okanagan has found that Indo-Canadians, or Canadians who were born in Canada with Indian descent, experience major shifts in their gut microbiome as their diets become more ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Lyme disease: What to know about symptoms, treatment and prevention
Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, a potentially disabling infection caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to people and pets.
Sep 22, 2025
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Gut bacterial adhesion mechanism revealed as target for novel colorectal cancer therapies
Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is an anaerobic bacterium notably enriched in the gut microbiota of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and may play a role in CRC both by colonizing tumor cells and suppressing immune ...
Sep 19, 2025
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One dose of antibiotic treats early syphilis as well as three doses, clinical trial shows
Researchers have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG) successfully treated early syphilis just as well as the three-injection regimen used by many clinicians in the United States and ...
Sep 3, 2025
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The chronic symptoms of Lyme disease
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterial species that can spread to people and animals from the bite of a deer tick—also called a black-legged tick—carrying the bacteria, according ...
Aug 5, 2025
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Bacteria in the digestive system may work to maintain balance both directly and indirectly
Intestinal bacteria are important for human health as they help digest food and regulate immune function. Thus, in recent years, it has become clear that gut microbiota dysbiosis, an imbalance in types and composition of ...
Aug 1, 2025
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Soft drinks can affect communication of gut bacteria and immune system
Consumption of soft drinks, supplemented with white sugar, alters the DNA of gut bacteria and affects the host immune system. The good news? These effects are reversible.
Jul 21, 2025
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