MeSH tree: B03.510.024
Preterm babies with very low birth weight who received a probiotic alongside antibiotics had fewer multidrug resistant bacteria and a more typical gut microbiome, a new study shows.
Aug 15, 2025
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A medication developed in the 1950s to treat Parkinson's disease may offer a powerful new tool in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
Aug 12, 2025
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Vaginal health is tightly linked to the balance of bacteria in the microbiome, especially certain species of Lactobacillus. When this balance is disturbed—a condition known as dysbiosis—it can lead to increased risk of infections, ...
Aug 12, 2025
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What infectious disease is deadliest worldwide? HIV? COVID-19? Malaria?
Aug 11, 2025
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A new study shows that the human gut microbiota can pinpoint whether an adult lives in Wuhan or Shiyan, two cities 500 km apart in China's Hubei Province, with 94% accuracy. This microbial signature is strongly linked to ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Tuberculosis (TB) was the leading cause of death in the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries. By 1900, TB—which usually attacks the lungs but can affect almost any part of the body—had killed one in seven people who ...
Jul 16, 2025
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A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers. But the vaccine doesn't prevent adults from developing the ...
Jul 14, 2025
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Nearly one in four infants lacks enough healthy gut bacteria essential for training their immune systems, putting them at greater risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as allergies, asthma, and eczema by ...
A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that affects millions worldwide.
Jun 26, 2025
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In 2017, scientists at Cincinnati Children's revealed that using antibiotics to protect newborns from dangerous infections often comes with a long-term consequence—a permanently underdeveloped immune system that can make ...
Jun 9, 2025
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