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Deadly Fungal Infections Causing a ‘Silent Pandemic’, Scientists Warn

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But bacteria aren’t the only mutating pathogens we need to worry about. Fungal infections are also adapting beyond the means of our medicine, causing a “silent pandemic” that needs […]

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Scientists discover curious clues in the war between cf bacteria

Scienmag

UNC School of Medicine researchers describe in detail the different weaponry bacteria use to establish infection in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, depending on their age Credit: Cotter lab, UNC School of Medicine Several different kinds of bacteria can cause lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF).

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‘Last resort’ antibiotic pops bacteria like balloons

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Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of ‘last resort’ kills bacteria. Credit: IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Scientists have revealed how an antibiotic of ‘last resort’ kills bacteria. The antibiotic colistin has become a […].

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Breakthrough in understanding ‘tummy bug’ bacteria

Scienmag

Credit: University of Exeter Bioimaging Unit Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then “wake up” Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine bacterium that can cause gastroenteritis in humans when eaten in raw or undercooked shellfish such as oysters and mussels.

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Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape

Pharmaceutical Technology

“In the last 20 years, this is the biggest buzz in the vaccine market for Lyme disease,” said Yale School of Medicine associate professor Sukanya Narasimhan, PhD, about the Phase III VLA15 trial. Lyme disease is also known as borreliosis, which refers to the borrelia bacteria that cause the condition.

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Swallowing this colonoscopy-like bacteria grabber could reveal secrets about your health

Scienmag

Credit: Purdue University photo/Mark Simons Your gut bacteria could say a lot about you, such as why you’re diabetic or how you respond to certain drugs. But scientists can see only so much of the gastrointestinal tract to study the role of gut bacteria in your health. What comes out of you is just a […].

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Fungi find their way into cancer tumors, but what they’re doing there is a mystery

STAT News

For a while, scientists thought the trillions of microbes on our bodies lived in landscapes connected to the outside world — our skin, hair, and gut — but research in the last few years has shown that’s not so. Read the rest…

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