Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When you pick your nose, you're jamming germs and contaminants up there too
Come on, you know you do it.
Jul 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies kids with cancer at risk of developing lethal infections
New research published in Clinical & Translational Immunology has identified the child cancer patients at greatest risk of developing life-threatening infections, a crucial step towards the development of an early diagnostic ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Genetics
Study reveals why highly infectious cholera variant mysteriously died out
A new study reveals why a highly infectious variant of the cholera bug, which caused large disease outbreaks in the early 1990s, did not cause the eighth cholera pandemic as feared—but instead unexpectedly disappeared.
Jul 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Machine learning model helps identify resistance to key antibiotics for treating tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be one of the top ten leading causes of death worldwide, with more than 1.3 million reported deaths in 2020. The emergence and spread of drug-resistant forms of the disease have complicated ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typhoid-causing bacteria have become more resistant to essential antibiotics, spreading widely over past 30 years
Bacteria causing typhoid fever are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the most important antibiotics for human health, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. The largest genome analysis of Salmonella ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Immunology
New research on dust mites and respiratory infections
When asthmatics' respiratory tracts are exposed to dust mites, their immune response becomes less effective, which can lead to a weaker immune system. People who suffer from asthma associated with infection may therefore ...
Jun 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic-free hydrogen peroxide e-bandages treat wound infections
According to new research by investigators at the Mayo Clinic and Washington State University, e-bandages could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for managing wound infections. The findings are presented at ASM Microbe ...
Jun 12, 2022
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Medical research
Unprecedented case series advances promise of phage therapy
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated ...
Jun 9, 2022
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Medical research
A synthetic antibiotic may help turn the tide against drug-resistant pathogens
A new antibiotic, synthesized at The Rockefeller University and derived from computer models of bacterial gene products appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria. The compound, named cilagicin, works well in mice ...
May 26, 2022
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Medical research
Doxycycline after unprotected sex significantly reduced STIs
A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs)—gonorrhea, chlamydia or syphilis—were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical ...
May 26, 2022
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