Immunology
Covert tactics used by bacteria to trick human immune system
McMaster University researchers have found a new way bacteria evade the human immune system and promote infection.
Oct 23, 2018
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News tagged with salmonella
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breakthrough in designing a better Salmonella vaccine
UC Davis researchers announce in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week a breakthrough in understanding which cells afford optimal protection against Salmonella infection—a critical step in developing ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut bacteria byproduct protects against Salmonella, study finds
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a molecule that serves as natural protection against one of the most common intestinal pathogens.
Jul 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new machine learning tool could flag dangerous bacteria before they cause an outbreak
A new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium, Salmonella are more likely to cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning has been developed. The tool, created ...
May 8, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find single letter of genetic code that makes African Salmonella so dangerous
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified a single genetic change in Salmonella that is playing a key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections currently killing around 400,000 people each ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Medications
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may fight infectious disease
That statin you've been taking to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke may one day pull double duty, providing protection against a whole host of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever, chlamydia, and malaria.
Aug 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetically altered bacteria help destroy cancerous tumors in mice
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Korea has found that genetically altering a type of bacteria and injecting it into cancerous mice resulted in the disappearance of tumors in ...
Medical research
Antimicrobial found to calm inflamed gut in mice
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with the University of California has found that introducing a type of antimicrobial protein called a microcin into the guts of mice with inflamed bowels caused a reduction in the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Public health concern as superbug breaches Australia's final drug defence
The first evidence of a superbug in a domestic cat that could infect humans and livestock has been discovered in Australia.
Oct 27, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eggs from small flocks just as likely to contain Salmonella enteritidis
Eggs from small flocks of chickens are just as likely to be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis—often referred to as SE—as eggs sold in grocery stores, which typically come from larger flocks, according to researchers ...
Sep 14, 2016
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