In the battle between our immune systems and cholera bacteria, humans may have an unknown ally in bacteria-killing viruses known as phages. In a new study, researchers from Tufts University, Massachusetts General Hospital, ...
Sep 2, 2014
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As bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, more people will become infected and die of untreatable bacterial infections. By 2050, drug-resistant infections are predicted to kill ten million people a year.
Nov 16, 2023
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E. coli is a well-known risk factor in food preparation and hygiene, but how does it cause damage in the body and how does an outbreak have the power to send hundreds to hospital, potentially with kidney damage?
Sep 18, 2023
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Many people have experienced infections from E. coli, which are primarily seen as inconvenient and unpleasant. For some patients, like those with blood cancer, however, there is a risk that the bacteria will travel into the ...
May 9, 2023
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A drug-resistant bacteria linked to recalled eye drops has now killed three people.
Mar 22, 2023
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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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An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated ...
Jun 9, 2022
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In the current situation when the fear of virus infections in the public is common, it is good to remember that some viruses can be extremely beneficial for mankind, and even save lives. Such viruses—phages—infect bacteria. ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Sometimes, the best defense against hostile invaders is a good, long nap. Or at least, that strategy seems to work for bacteria.
May 31, 2019
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In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses successfully treated a cystic fibrosis patient suffering from a deadly infection caused by a pathogen that was resistant ...
May 17, 2019
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