Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The tiny killer in your gut
The world's smallest arms race could be happening right now in your gut.
Aug 19, 2022
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News tagged with gut infection
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds probiotic bacillus eliminates staphylococcus bacteria
A new study from National Institutes of Health scientists and their Thai colleagues shows that a "good" bacterium commonly found in probiotic digestive supplements helps eliminate Staphylococcus aureus, a type of bacteria ...
Oct 10, 2018
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New treatment reduces E. coli, may offer alternative to antibiotics
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections, and they tend to come back again and again, even when treated. Most UTIs are caused by E. coli that live in the gut and spread to the urinary tract.
Jun 14, 2017
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Taking antibiotics during pregnancy is linked to increased risk of child infection, hospitalization
A new study by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has revealed children born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy may have up to a 20 per cent higher risk of being hospitalised with infection.
Feb 5, 2018
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Neuroscience
Scientists examine how a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms
Sometimes the end of an intestinal infection is just the beginning of more misery. Of those who contract traveler's diarrhea, for example, an unlucky few go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic inflammation ...
Jan 10, 2020
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Medical research
When good gut bacteria get sick
Being sick due to an infection can make us feel lousy. But what must the ecosystem of bacteria, or microbiota, colonizing our guts be going through when hit with infection? A study from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) ...
Jul 11, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotics are 'avoidable trigger' for bowel disease
Scientists at The University of Manchester have shown for the first time how antibiotics can predispose the gut to avoidable infections that trigger bowel disease in mice.
Oct 25, 2018
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Make-up of gut microbiome may be linked to long COVID risk
The make-up of the gut microbiome may be linked to a person's risk of developing 'long COVID' many months after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, suggests research published ...
Jan 25, 2022
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Gut bacteria byproduct protects against Salmonella, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that serves as natural protection against one of the most common intestinal pathogens.
Jul 26, 2018
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Medical research
Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu
Microbes that live in the gut don't just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system. Now, a new study shows that a particular gut microbe can prevent severe flu infections in mice, likely by breaking ...
Aug 3, 2017
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