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NewsToddler diagnosed with rareMycobacterium marinum infection following iguana bite
A 3-year-old girl was infected with an unusual Mycobacterium marinum infection, that developed following an iguana bite, report the doctors who treated her at this year’s ECCMID in April.
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Fruit fly gut remodels itself to create home for beneficial microbiome species
The digestive tract of fruit flies remodels itself to accommodate beneficial microbiome species and maintain long-term stability of the gut environment, according to new research.
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Researchers solve the cell structure responsible for travellers diarrhoea
Researchers have found that pili used by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli to attach to host intestinal epithetlia are fine-tuned for their preferred microenvironment, such as the gut or the urinary tract.
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Study finds widespread side effects from commonly overprescribed antibiotics for patients
A major new study finds that overprescribing and inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is not only leading to antibiotic resistance – but also causing significant patient harm.
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White-tailed deer blood kills bacteria that causes Lyme disease
The blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness.
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Lab-made antibodies offer potential cure for yellow fever
New research indicates lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.
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Study finds evidence of resistance to COVID-19 drugs
Resistance to Paxlovid is already evident among viral SARS-CoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug known as a protease inhibitor could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 infections, a new study suggests.
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Researchers ID plant-based compound that inhibits reactivation of the HIV viral reservoir
Researchers have zeroed in on a promising compound that targets HIV reservoirs that persist in people living with HIV despite the presence of anti-HIV therapy.
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Team designs molecule to disrupt SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanism
A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has designed a molecule that disrupts the infection mechanism of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and could be used to develop new treatments for COVID-19 and other viral diseases.
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Proof of concept study uses bacteria to deliver radiation therapy to tumours
Researchers are using bacteria as an adapter to connect powerful radiation therapy to cancer cells.
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Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut use nitrogen from breast milk to support baby’s health
Beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support paediatric nutrition and development.
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Study finds diverse differences in microbes in breast tumours from women of different races
The breast tumours of Asian, black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression, according to new research by investigators at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Source: National Cancer Institute Potential ...
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Finger-prick test developed for ‘trich’ a common, undiagnosed STI
A quick, affordable diagnostic test may help curb one of the most prevalent but least discussed sexually transmitted infections.
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Intestinal contents of thrushes killed in window collisions reveal shifting gut microbiomes
A study of bodies of migratory birds killed in window collisions over the years helps to uncover the relationship between birds and the microbes living in their guts—which appears to be wildly different from mammals and their microbiomes.
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Scientists developing drug candidates that could prevent germination of C diff
New research could lead to a drug that susceptible people take before infection starts.
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Scientists warn of rise in flesh-eating bacterial infection due to global warming
Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of the United States, researchers predict. Vibrio vulnificus bacteria grow in warm shallow coastal waters and can infect a cut or insect bite ...
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Lethal Toxoplasma parasite strain killed California sea otters and could threaten other marine life
Necropsies of sea otters show they died of a virulent form of Toxoplasma infection first detected in mountain lions in Canada.
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Co-infection with ‘superbug’ bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication up to 15 times
New research has revealed that IsdA, a protein found in all strains of Staph A., boosts SARS-CoV-2 replication by 10- to 15-fold.
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Healthy men who have vaginal sex have a distinct urethral microbiome
A new study shows that the urethra of healthy men is teeming with microbial life and that a specific activity - vaginal sex - can shape its composition
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Emerging fungal infection sees dramatic increase in cases and transmission in 2 years
A study of US national surveillance data has found that cases of Candida auris, a highly contagious fungal infection, rose drastically between 2019 and 2021, reflecting increased transmission.
