The cornea—the transparent protective outer layer of the eye critical to helping us see—produces a delicate and limited immune response to fight infections without damaging our vision, according to a new study from the ...
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Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease which can cause very serious symptoms. In particular, patients suffer from chronic bacterial infections that can lead to respiratory failure. It is caused by mutations in the CFTR ...
May 24, 2022
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New research from The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to better treatment options for a rare but very lethal type of bacterial infection.
May 20, 2022
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It's estimated one in 10 people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will have lingering symptoms, but most people will improve over time.
May 20, 2022
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A team of researchers affiliated with a large number of institutions in China, has found that low concentrations of a certain metabolite in diabetic patients may explain why they are more susceptible to COVID symptoms. In ...
A common culprit of skin and respiratory infections, Staphylococcus aureus is highly unpredictable. Between 20 and 30 percent of people carry quiet colonies on their skin and in their nostrils, which seldom cause problems ...
May 19, 2022
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McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage.
May 17, 2022
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Unlike other infectious diseases that affect the lungs, the immune response to fight tuberculosis (TB) infections develops at least twice as slowly. Until recently, the dynamic interplay between bacteria and the host's immune ...
May 17, 2022
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Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney have published the first study showing why people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe ...
May 17, 2022
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Bacterial infections, such as dysentery caused by Shigella, are responsible for millions of deaths each year, but whether these bacteria are also able to interfere with the body's ability to fight the infection was previously ...
May 13, 2022
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