Foodborne pathogens are very common and usually benign, but certain virulent strains of pathogens can result in severe disease and even death. Distinguishing specific strains of pathogens can help scientists better understand ...
Sep 2, 2020
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Antiretroviral therapy (ART) may well have revolutionized our ability to control HIV, but it's not necessarily a panacea.
Sep 2, 2020
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A new animation aims to shed light on the scientific process undertaken when tackling a previously unseen pathogen.
Aug 21, 2020
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To confront the many challenges that infectious diseases pose to mankind head-on, a multi-disciplinary team of bioengineers, materials-scientists and immunologists at Harvard's Wyss Institute has developed a broadly deployable ...
Aug 20, 2020
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Each year, more than 50 million Americans develop gastrointestinal issues that lead them to question the safety of their most recent meals. It's entirely possible that their distress could be caused not by the food they have ...
Aug 19, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has shed new light on the needs for improved disinfection methods, both for individuals and facilities.
Aug 6, 2020
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Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections—or do they? Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the immune response to papillomaviruses in mice and discovered a hitherto unknown mechanism ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Thus far, COVID-19 has cost at least $2.6 trillion and may cost ten times this amount. It is the largest global pandemic in 100 years. Six months after emerging, it has killed over 600,000 people and is having a major impact ...
Jul 23, 2020
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According to findings published this week in mBio, Nissle, a strain of Escherichia coli, is harmless to intestinal tissue and may protect the gut from enterohemorrhagic E. coli, a pathogen that produces Shiga toxin.
Jul 7, 2020
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The combination of ceftolozane with tazobactam broadens the range of antibiotic therapy in adults with severe infections of the lungs, the urinary tract, the renal pelvis and the abdominal cavity. In view of the increasing ...
Jul 2, 2020
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