Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vitamin D improves immune response to tuberculosis, study finds
A rare patient has made it possible for researchers to prove that vitamin D—the "sun vitamin"—helps the body fight tuberculosis.
Jan 9, 2023
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First evidence drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung, increasing infection risks
A new Oxford University study released during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week has significant findings on how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises and persists. The results, published today in Nature Communications, provide ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wildlife park's 'splash pad' found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids
Splash pads—those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids—can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.
Aug 4, 2022
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New understanding of 'superantigens' could lead to improved staph infection treatments
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart. In high-income countries, it's the leading cause ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Researchers team up to unravel mysteries of puzzling bacterial signals in our blood
A type of bacteria that live in our mouths and guts send signals—in the form of lipids—through our blood, which could be good or bad, depending on the context. A multi-disciplinary collaboration of UConn researchers based ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Understanding C. diff infection
Clostridioides difficile is a bacterium that causes an infection of the large intestine. The bacterium is often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff. Some people carry C. diff bacteria in their intestines but never become ...
Jun 6, 2022
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A potential new test for diagnosing Lyme disease
For scientists and clinicians alike, one of the Holy Grails for successfully treating and curing Lyme disease is developing tests that identify the disease sooner, show when people are cured of infection, and can diagnose ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Immunology
How changing gut microbiota can affect lupus disease activity in mice
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine found that introducing a single bacterium called segmented filamentous bacteria (SFB) to the gut microbiota causes detrimental effects ...
Jan 7, 2022
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Can a dangerous microbe offer a new way to silence pain?
Anthrax has a scary reputation. Widely known to cause serious lung infections in humans and unsightly, albeit painless, skin lesions in livestock and people, the anthrax bacterium has even been used as a weapon of terror.
Dec 20, 2021
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Potential target for treating and diagnosing Lyme disease discovered
You don't have to go far to find ticks. Just step outside and look for some grass. Look to the top of the shiny, green blade—usually ankle high. A tick might be there, waiting.
Nov 30, 2021
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