Sugar substitutes found in many supermarket foods have been shown to kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause pneumonia and sepsis. Three artificial sweeteners used in products such as diet drinks, yogurts and desserts ...
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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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Adequately funded policies and procedures are needed to reduce health care disparities in access to, and quality of, health care for the U.S. jail and prison population says the American College of Physicians (ACP). "Health ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Clostridioides difficile, often referred to as C. difficile or C. diff, is a bacterium that causes severe intestinal illness and, as its name suggests, can be difficult to study and treat. Approximately 1 in 6 patients infected ...
Nov 16, 2022
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We know proper indoor ventilation is key to reducing the spread of COVID-19. Now, a study by MIT researchers finds that indoor relative humidity may also influence transmission of the virus.
Nov 15, 2022
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A new study conducted by researchers from Koç University İsbank Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID) reveals crucial data on the risk of preterm birth caused by the change in vaginal microbiota due to COVID 19. The ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Pfizer-BioNTech said Thursday they will test a combined coronavirus and influenza vaccine, which could potentially pave the way for better inoculation uptake for both illnesses.
Nov 3, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated in a mouse model that a specific type of T cell, one of the body's potent immune defenses, produces cytokines that are necessary for ...
Oct 25, 2022
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is placing fungi that cause diseases (fungal pathogens) in the spotlight, with a global report calling for the public and researchers to pay more attention to this overlooked group.
Oct 25, 2022
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Both the gut microbiome and virome of early life have always drawn research attention because they are strongly associated with the health status of an individual in the future. The gut virome, consisting of phages and eukaryotic ...
Oct 18, 2022
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