Medical research
How animal research is helping fight antibiotic resistance
People do not expect to die from a simple infection. But that might change: the world is running out of effective antibiotics.
Sep 17, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New bacterial strain linked to scarlet fever, sore throat and sepsis
A team of scientists led by Imperial College London have discovered a new strain of group A streptococcus bacteria.
Sep 10, 2019
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Medical research
Novel approach leads to potential sepsis prevention in burn patients
Immediately following severe burns, bacteria reach the wound from different sources, including the patient's skin, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts and health care-related human contact. Within the wound, bacteria ...
Sep 4, 2019
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Medical research
Molecular scissors technique to prevent the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial communities
The decreased efficacy of antibiotics is a global problem and hinders the therapeutic outcome of previously treatable bacterial infections. In Europe, an estimated 33,000 people die due to antibiotic resistant bacterial infections ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Cardiology
Inflammation triggers silent mutation to cause deadly lung disease, study shows
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that inflammation in the lungs of rats, triggered by something as simple as the flu, may wake up a silent genetic defect that causes sudden onset cases ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi
The pathogen Clostridium difficile, which causes one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the United States, may have accomplices that until now have gone largely unnoticed.
Aug 28, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dietary zinc protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Researchers have uncovered a crucial link between dietary zinc intake and protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae, the primary bacterial cause of pneumonia.
Aug 22, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UTI discovery may lead to new treatments
Sufferers of recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs) could expect more effective treatments thanks to University of Queensland-led research.
Aug 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First ever phase 1 trial of genital chlamydia vaccine finds it is safe and provokes immune response
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection worldwide, but national screening programmes and antibiotic treatment have failed to decrease infection incidences.
Aug 13, 2019
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Neuroscience
Study explores blood-brain barrier leakage in CNS infections
A new study published in the journal mBio shines light on the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that occurs during many infections of the central nervous system. The findings implicate interferon gamma, a major cytokine ...
Aug 6, 2019
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