“The cholera bacterium has undergone important mutations in recent years, causing longer outbreaks of the disease with increased fatalities, researchers reported on Wednesday,” Reuters reports. “In a package of papers published in…
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‘Phenotype switching’ helps bacteria lie dormant inside host cells and become a reservoir for relapsing infections
A new study into Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium which is responsible for severe chronic infections worldwide, reveals how the bacteria have developed a strategy of hiding within host cells to escape the…
Researchers find food-borne bacteria can cause difficult-to-treat heart infections
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that particular strains of a food-borne bacteria are able to invade the heart, leading to serious and difficult-to-treat heart…
New Method Attacks Bacterial Infections On Contact Lenses
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a new method to fight bacterial infections associated with contact lenses. The method may also have applications…
Research Shows How Pathogenic Bacteria Hide Inside Host Cells
A new study into Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium which is responsible for severe chronic infections worldwide, reveals how bacteria have developed a strategy of hiding within host cells to escape the immune…
Star Performer In Basic Biology Labs Diagnosed With First Virus
A workhorse of modern biology is sick, and scientists couldn’t be happier. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Jacques Monod Institute in France and Cambridge University have…
Evaluating patients for genetic variations impacts adherence to antiviral therapy
In two recent studies, researchers have identified two functional variants in the inosine triphosphatase (ITPA) gene that protect patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) against anemia brought on by antiviral treatment. The…
Survival following transplant surgery for liver cancer not impacted by HIV-positive status
French researchers determined that infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impaired results of transplant surgery for liver cancer, with more HIV infected patients dropping off the transplantation wait list. The team found…
Researchers find Hispanic seniors immunization rates are particularly low
Seniors of Hispanic descent are far less likely to become immunized against the flu or pneumonia compared to similar White seniors, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers found that Hispanic…
Scientist receives grant for research on parasitic diseases through African biodiversity medicines
McGill University and McGill University scientist Dr. Timothy Geary received a $1-million grant today for landmark research into addressing parasitic diseases through medicines derived from African biodiversity. Grand Challenges Canada, Canada’s International…
Fixed Phage to develop products based on Strathclyde’s patented technology for tackling infections
A new company has been launched to commercialise an award-winning technology, developed at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, for tackling bacterial infection and contamination, including superbugs such as MRSA. Fixed Phage…
Vaccination campaigns to stop yellow fever spread get underway in E. Africa
Individuals traveling across East Africa on Friday were ordered to begin receiving mandatory yellow fever vaccines in an effort “to contain an outbreak of the disease in Uganda,” which has sickened an…
New study finds disparities in chlamydia screening
A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate…
NBC News examines drug-resistant malaria along Thai-Cambodian border
NBC News’ “World Blog” reports on the emergence of drug-resistant malaria along the border between Thailand and Cambodia. “The Pailin area [in Cambodia] is now the epicenter of a fight to contain…
Research findings reveal HIV’s hiding spot, new way to stop the virus
HIV adapts in a surprising way to survive and thrive in its hiding spot within the human immune system, scientists have learned. While the finding helps explain why HIV remains such a…