Immunology
Individual response to flu vaccine influenced by gut microbes
A new study in healthy adults suggests that antibiotics may reduce the effectiveness of the flu vaccine.
Sep 6, 2019
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Dentistry
Why antibiotics are overused in dentistry
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are overused in dentistry because many patients mistakenly believe they have a penicillin allergy. But such allergies are rare and should be investigated by a doctor, says Bodil Lund, chair of the ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Medications
Targeted treatment may prevent chronic Lyme disease
Chronic Lyme disease has frustrated doctors and patients alike for years. The severe, lingering symptoms, such as chronic fatigue, muscle and joint pain, arthritis, or cognitive difficulties, have disrupted patients' lives ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic breakthrough: Team discovers how to overcome gram-negative bacterial defenses
Scientists report that they now know how to build a molecular Trojan horse that can penetrate gram-negative bacteria, solving a problem that for decades has stalled the development of effective new antibiotics against these ...
May 10, 2017
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Medications
Think you are allergic to penicillin? There is a 90 per cent chance you may not be anymore
Over 90% of people recorded as having a penicillin allergy may not actually be allergic. Experts Misha Devchand and Dr. Jason Trubiano from Austin Health in Melbourne review the new Australian guidelines on antibiotics in ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Medications
Antibiotics may have lasting impact on the immune system of children
Scientists want to know whether taking antibiotics early in life can disrupt your immune system function lifelong.
Apr 14, 2016
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Gastroenterology
Infecting gut microbes with CRISPR-loaded virus demonstrates potential for microbiome gene editing
In a first, researchers at the UC San Francisco have successfully used the DNA-editing system, CRISPR to alter the genomes of bacteria living in the guts of mammals, a development which stands to advance our understanding ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the microbiome could tackle antibiotic resistant infections in the lungs
Understanding how microbes contribute to respiratory health and immunity could help tackle drug resistant infections in the lungs, say scientists.
Aug 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study uncovers weakness in C. diff toxin
A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), uncovers the long-sought-after, three-dimensional structure of a toxin primarily responsible for devastating Clostridium difficile infection ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Candida auris is a new drug-resistant fungus emerging globally
Early identification of Candida auris, a potentially deadly fungus that causes bloodstream and intra-abdominal infections, is the key to controlling its spread. Its emergence has highlighted gaps in fungal identification ...
Jul 30, 2019
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