Chronic lung diseases are often accelerated and exacerbated by polymicrobial infections. An international study team led by MedUni Vienna has identified two types of these so-called dysbioses in cystic fibrosis. They display ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Red and yellow and pink and green—your urine can sing a rainbow too. You may be surprised to find out it can be purple and orange and blue. And a myriad of other unusual colors besides.
Jun 10, 2024
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A person's age, sex and location are correlated with the chance that they have a bloodstream infection that is resistant to antibiotics, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine by Gwenan Knight of the London School ...
Mar 14, 2024
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Findings from a new study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal mBio reflect the important role that the gut microbiome (communities of bacteria) plays in ...
Mar 13, 2024
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A new study describes the use of phage therapy to eradicate multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a living organism (in vivo) with important new implications for antibiotic resistance.
Feb 21, 2024
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A new study suggests a naturally-occurring material is an effective disinfectant for contact lenses, worn by millions of people worldwide.
Feb 7, 2024
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New research has identified positive steps toward a better understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), specifically in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
Jan 18, 2024
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The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could result ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Aversion to an offending smell can be an indicator of the organism's capacity to protect itself from harmful substances and live longer. This at least is what happens in the case of nematodes of the species Caenorhabditis ...
Oct 25, 2023
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A scorpionfish protein could prove a powerful tool for treating multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a preliminary study published today in eLife.
Jul 18, 2023
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