All Infectious Disease articles – Page 11
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NewsDevice holds promise for diagnosing TB’s missing millions
Investigators collaborating on new chip-based technology using dielectrophoresis to selectively isolate <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> from sputum from suspected TB patients in underserved areas report promising results
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NewsDrug-resistant fungi thriving in the most remote regions of Earth
New research has found that a disease-causing fungus — collected from one of the most remote regions in the world — is resistant to a common antifungal medicine used to treat infections.
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NewsHospital infection shows dual colonisation strategy
Researchers have uncovered why one of the most dangerous nosocomial pathogens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is so difficult to combat - it follows a dual strategy, with some bacteria colonizing the tissue surface while others spread in the body.
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NewsFungal infections are an unintended consequence of advanced immunotherapy
Researchers have shown how clinical use of some monoclonal antibodies may cause life-threatening systemic fungal infections.
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NewsDisabling sensor halts malaria parasite in its tracks
UNIGE scientists have identified a new type of molecular sensor that enables the malaria parasite to infect human cells or mosquitoes at just the right moment
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NewsResearch tool reveals how staph hides in human cells
Researchers have discovered how Staphylococcus aureus, a common bug that can cause one of the most serious bacterial infections, hides inside human cells to avoid detection by the immune system.
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NewsSpinout to develop 20-minute test following STI surge in UK
A University of Birmingham spinout has received funding to finesse a point-of-care test for rapid diagnosis of gonorrhoea and chlamydia in men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women.
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NewsMicrobiome takes centre stage at keynote lecture
Dr Martin Blaser delivered the Ashford Memorial Lecture 2023, which commemorates the legacy of Dr. Bailey Kelly Ashford, who changed the infectious disease landscape of Puerto Rico in the early 20th century.
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NewsStaph mechanism for resistance to last resort drug is uncovered
New research has revealed the mechanism of transcriptional regulation via S-nitrosylation for resistance to last resort drug vancomycin in Staphylococcus aureus.
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News4,000-year-old plague DNA found – the oldest cases to date in Britain
Researchers have identified three 4,000-year-old British cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague – the oldest evidence of the plague in Britain to date.
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NewsSalmonella escapes host’s defences using two-pronged approach
Researchers have uncovered two strategies that the Salmonella enterica bacterium uses to protect itself from the human body’s defence mechanisms, both driven by the same protein.
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NewsEarly toilets reveal dysentery in Old Testament Jerusalem
A new analysis of ancient faeces taken from two Jerusalem latrines dating back to the biblical Kingdom of Judah has uncovered traces of a single-celled microorganism Giardia duodenalis – a common cause of debilitating diarrhoea in humans.
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NewsAI deployed to find promising antibiotic to fight evasive hospital superbug
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to discover a new antibiotic which could be used to fight a deadly, drug-resistant pathogen that strikes vulnerable hospital patients.
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NewsNew vaccine boosts hopes of eliminating meningitis across Africa
A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis and blood poisoning, has found that it is safe and induces a strong immune response across five strains of meningococcal bacteria: A, C, W, Y and X.
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NewsPandemic wipes out all black sea urchins in Gulf of Eilat within 2 months
New studies reveal a deadly epidemic causing mass mortality of black sea urchins has wiped out the entire population in the Gulf of Eilat over a couple of months and threatens the coral reef.
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NewsScientists develop test for amphibian pandemic disease
A new diagnostic test showed comparable or even better results than the gold-standard assay recommended for the diagnosis of chytridiomycosis, a wildlife disease that has caused dramatic declines of amphibians globally.
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NewsLeishmania parasite manipulates organism’s defense system to keep replicating
Researchers have shown how protozoans of the genus Leishmania that cause leishmaniasis manipulate a protein that plays an essential role in the organism’s defense in order to continue to replicate, preventing the body from vanquishing the disease.
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NewsPossum poo tool predicts Buruli ulcer outbreaks
Researchers have developed a surveillance system capable of detecting elevated risks of Buruli ulcer outbreaks in Victoria, Australia, thanks to possum ‘poo’ – a breakthrough in the fight against the disease.
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NewsKissing down the epochs played role in disease transmission
Romantic kissing was a common practice in ancient times and cannot be regarded as a sudden biological trigger causing a spread of specific pathogens, a new study suggests.
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NewsCovid beta variant in Mozambique transmitted through regional migration
A genomic surveillance study in Mozambique reveals that the beta variant of the virus was transmitted through regional migration, and questions the benefits of closing borders.
