Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells
A bacterium that is the most common cause of pneumonia—a leading cause of death worldwide—can damage DNA in lung cells, a new study has shown.
Jun 16, 2015
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News tagged with streptococcus
Genetics
Exchange of genetic material between harmless bacteria could be reservoir of antibiotic resistance
Researchers have found that a harmless bacterium could be a source for antibiotic resistance in treatments against such diseases as pneumonia, bacteraemia and meningitis. Their results could help in the design of better strategies ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study questions practice of placenta eating by new moms
(HealthDay)—You may have heard that some new mothers choose to eat their own placenta after childbirth. But there's no indication the trendy practice offers any health benefits, and some evidence it could prove dangerous, ...
Sep 29, 2017
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Medical research
New method to increase survival in sepsis discovered
Sepsis, the body's response to severe infections, kills more people than breast cancer, prostate cancer and HIV/AIDS combined. On average, 30 percent of those diagnosed with sepsis die.
Nov 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two Group A Streptococcus genes linked to 'flesh-eating' bacterial infections
Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild nuisances like strep throat to life-threatening conditions including pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome and the flesh-eating disease formally known ...
Sep 22, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study identifies link between household air pollution and child pneumonia
A new study published in The Lancet Global Health involving researchers from the University of Liverpool, provides greater understanding of the impact household air pollution can have on the development of child pneumonia.
Feb 22, 2022
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Cardiology
How oral health may affect your heart, brain and risk of death
Dental cavities could significantly increase the risk of a life-threatening stroke from bleeding in the brain, according to new research.
Mar 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The nasal ecosystem, viral infection, and a bacterium that causes pneumonia
Researchers at LSTM, along with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh and the University Medical Center Utrecht, have looked at the impact of the natural microbial flora or microbiota in the nose and viral co-infection ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study identifies a key cellular mechanism that triggers pneumonia in humans
The relationship between influenza and pneumonia has long been observed by health workers. Its genetic and cellular mechanisms have now been investigated in depth by scientists in a study involving volunteers and conducted ...
Dec 11, 2018
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Other
IADR/AADR publish study on dental caries vaccine
In a report on a preclinical investigation titled "Flagellin Enhances Saliva IgA Response and Protection of Anti-caries DNA Vaccine," lead author Wei Shi, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his ...
Oct 25, 2011
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