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Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense

Scienmag

In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the body’s own immune responses to fight infections.

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Research Shows How Gut Bacteria Can Help Fight Cancer

XTalks

Increasing research into the gut microbiome has revealed new and emerging roles for the ‘good bacteria’ in our bodies, with the latest being a new study that shows how they can help the immune system attack cancer cells. Related: Characterizing the Tumor Microbiome: Bacteria Found in Tumors May Predict Response to Therapy.

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2021 Young Scientist Award winners announced

The Pharma Data

For their remarkable scientific contributions, doctoral student Julia Klaus, Zurich University VetSuisse Faculty, and Dr Yasmin Parr from the MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research, have received the 2021 ABCD Young Scientist Award. To foster young talent development in the feline health research community.

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Mutations leading to omicron variant did not enable virus to fully escape immune system

The Pharma Data

People who gained immunity – either through vaccination or exposure – against the original strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also are likely to have some protection against the pathogen’s omicron variant. The samples were stored after the researchers measured the T cell response.

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New Research Shows IBS Symptoms May be Caused by Gut Infections

XTalks

Through laboratory and clinical studies, the scientists discovered that blockade of histamine could help alleviate IBS symptoms. While diseases like celiac are associated with inappropriate activation of the immune system triggered by food antigens, this is not the case in IBS. Mouse and Human Studies.

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Merck’s Capvaxive Wins FDA Approval as First Pneumonia Vaccine Designed for Adults

XTalks

According to a November 2023 readout, Capvaxive also elicited superior immune responses for ten of the 11 serotypes not covered by Prevnar 20. Related: Pneumococcal Vaccination for Adults: Conversation with Vaccine Scientists Dr. Heather Platt and Dr.

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What is Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Signs, Causes and Treatments

Olympian Clinical Research

According to the American Academy of Dermatology , scientists believe that when a hair follicle becomes clogged with keratin, bacteria breed within it. When a hair follicle has more keratin and bacteria than it can hold, it bursts, causing the cyst-like breakout associated with HS. It’s also not caused by poor hygiene.