Genetics
Anti-typhoid gene found, may improve vaccines
Scientists said Monday they had found a variant of a gene that confers a near five-fold protection against typhoid fever, which kills millions of people each year.
Nov 10, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MRSA biofilms in joint fluid make infections tough to tackle
Physicians have long speculated at the hard-to-treat nature of joint infection. In an article published in Journal of Infectious Diseases, Thomas Jefferson University scientists, in collaboration with scientists at the National ...
Oct 2, 2014
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Cardiology
How pneumonia bacteria can compromise heart health
Bacterial pneumonia in adults carries an elevated risk for adverse cardiac events (such as heart failure, arrhythmias, and heart attacks) that contribute substantially to mortality—but how the heart is compromised has been ...
Sep 19, 2014
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Medical research
Team identifies possible bacterial drivers of inflammatory bowel diseases
Yale University researchers have identified a handful of bacterial culprits that may drive inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, using patients' own intestinal immune responses ...
Aug 28, 2014
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Pediatrics
Identifying kids, teens with kidney damage risk after first urinary tract infection
Children and adolescents with an abnormal kidney ultrasonography finding or with a combination of a fever of at least 102 degrees and infection with an organism other than E.coli appear to be at high risk for renal scarring ...
Aug 4, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The human parasite Leishmania is a probiotic for the fly that carries it
The Leishmania parasite, which causes the human disease leishmaniasis, acts as a probiotic in the insect that transmits it to humans, protecting them from bacterial disease. Findings published in the open access journal Parasites ...
Jul 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Meningitis diagnosis prompted W.Va. clinic probe
A health official says an investigation that found syringes were being reused at a West Virginia pain management clinic was triggered by patient who developed bacterial meningitis.
Jul 22, 2014
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Medical research
Protein's 'hands' enable bacteria to establish infection, research finds
When it comes to infecting humans and animals, bacteria need a helping hand.
Jul 15, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows significant increase in antibiotic use across the world
Global use of antibiotics is surging, according to Princeton University researchers who have conducted a broad assessment of antibiotic consumption around the world.
Jul 11, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover novel protein complex with potential to combat gastric cancer caused by bacterial infection
A team of scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) discovered that a protein named IL23A is part of our stomach's defence against bacterial infection ...
Jul 4, 2014
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