Researchers have discovered how a protein molecule in immune cells promotes the production of nitric oxide, a potent weapon in the cells' arsenal to defend the body from bacterial attack. The protein may offer a target for ...
Jun 20, 2014
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Three patients with chronic kidney failure treated at a dialysis center in Los Angeles County, California contracted a bacterial infection in the blood (sepsis) caused by improper cleaning and disinfection of a reusable medical ...
Jun 5, 2012
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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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Albert Alexander was dying. World War II was raging, and this police officer of the county of Oxford, England, had developed a severe case of sepsis after a cut on his face became badly infected. His blood was now teeming ...
Mar 14, 2022
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued Best Practice Advice with recommendations for the appropriate use of antibiotics for four common bacterial infections, as overuse, resistance, and long and unnecessary use ...
Apr 6, 2021
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A Singapore led study has shown that Hepatitis B Virus Infection (HBV) exposure increases the immune system maturation of infants, which may give a better survival advantage to counteract bacterial infection during early ...
Mar 25, 2015
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Clinical trials for a dengue fever treatment could start within a year, following a discovery by University of Queensland scientists.
Sep 9, 2015
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Low doses of the anti-cancer drug imatinib can spur the bone marrow to produce more innate immune cells to fight against bacterial infections, Emory researchers have found.
Apr 1, 2015
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Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine have discovered that cells infected by viruses or bacteria send out a "don't eat me" signal to avoid attack by the body's immune system.
Jul 15, 2020
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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have discovered how lung cell exhaustion affects a patient's ability to fight diseases.
Nov 1, 2018
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