'Low risk' antibiotic has led to an almost untreatable superbug, study finds

byThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityVRE bacteria on a petri dish and Rifaximin antibiotics. Credit: Adrianna TurnerA new study has found that an antibiotic for liver disease

Updated on: November 07,2024

'Low risk' antibiotic has led to an almost untreatable superbug, study finds

byThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityVRE bacteria on a petri dish and Rifaximin antibiotics. Credit: Adrianna TurnerA new study has found that an antibiotic for liver disease

Updated on:November 07,2024

Air pollution's dual threat: Health and economic impacts on aging societies

Updated on: April 14,2025

Air pollution's dual threat: Health and economic impacts on aging societies

Updated on:April 14,2025

Hong Kong to ban vaping in public by mid-2026

Updated on: April 09,2025

Hong Kong to ban vaping in public by mid-2026

Updated on:April 09,2025

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin

Updated on: November 14,2024

Promising tuberculosis therapy safe for patients with HIV, finds study

byTexas Biomedical Research InstituteResearchers compare the impacts of cART by itself versus cART plus the IDO inhibitor in lung tissue of nonhuman primates with both TB and SIV. Left: Followin

Updated on:November 14,2024

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risksby Claire Kowalick,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioValproic acid use is associated with diminished risk of

Updated on: September 25,2024

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risksby Claire Kowalick,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioValproic acid use is associated with diminished risk of

Updated on:September 25,2024

How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms

by Lancaster UniversityHigh fat diet induced obesity protects mice from chronic T. muris infection. Percentage change in basal start weight in wild-type C57BL/6 mice receiving 12 weeks of CD or H

Updated on: June 17,2024

How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms

by Lancaster UniversityHigh fat diet induced obesity protects mice from chronic T. muris infection. Percentage change in basal start weight in wild-type C57BL/6 mice receiving 12 weeks of CD or H

Updated on:June 17,2024

COVID-19 antibody testing needn't be perfect to guide public health and policy decisions

by University of Utah Health SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile it's too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue "immunity passports", antibody tests that are available t

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 antibody testing needn't be perfect to guide public health and policy decisions

by University of Utah Health SciencesCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhile it's too soon to use COVID-19 antibody testing to issue "immunity passports", antibody tests that are available t

Updated on:April 10,2024

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.

Updated on: August 06,2024

Historical smallpox vaccination may confer some protection against mpox disease

byUniversity of GlasgowVACV and MPXV are significantly less neutralized by sera from patients born after 1971. (a) A total of 430 serum samples were tested for their capacity to neutralize MPXV.

Updated on:August 06,2024

Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease

byMass General BrighamAssembled Laboratory “Go Kit” Cart. Credit:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology(2024). DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.143Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as

Updated on: November 14,2024

Experts develop laboratory toolkit for patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Marburg virus disease

byMass General BrighamAssembled Laboratory “Go Kit” Cart. Credit:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology(2024). DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.143Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as

Updated on:November 14,2024

Afucosylated immunoglobulin found to be a possible indicator of severity of dengue and COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010.

Updated on: March 26,2024

Afucosylated immunoglobulin found to be a possible indicator of severity of dengue and COVID-19

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010.

Updated on:March 26,2024

New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu—study finds lack of immune protein increases risk

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityColorized micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (in pink). This flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poult

Updated on: December 04,2024

New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu—study finds lack of immune protein increases risk

by Emily Caldwell,The Ohio State UniversityColorized micrograph of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (in pink). This flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and causing outbreaks in poult

Updated on:December 04,2024

Caseload strain linked to patient survival during delta wave of COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAcross hospital types, there is a comparably detrimental relationship between COVID-19 caseload and patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in theAnnals

Updated on: October 04,2024

Caseload strain linked to patient survival during delta wave of COVID-19

by Elana GotkineAcross hospital types, there is a comparably detrimental relationship between COVID-19 caseload and patient survival, according to a study published online Sept. 10 in theAnnals

Updated on:October 04,2024