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Vaping-associated lung injury findings

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's Research, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Diseases and Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease, Pneumonia

A clinical perspective article reviews various imaging manifestations of electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes, vape pens, and hookah tanks. Despite the lack of a standardized case definition for vaping-associated lung injury, the radiologist may be the first person to prompt the clinical team to ask about relevant exposures like hypersensitivity pneumonitis, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, lipoid pneumonia, and giant cell interstitial pneumonia.

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Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Food, Foodborne Illness, Immune System, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, New Species, Nutrition

An international team of researchers identifies the genetic basis for the hypervirulence of a Listeria strain that can cause severe infections.

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Multiple effects on soil from manure from cows administered antibiotics

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Forensics, Infectious Diseases, Medical Topics, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Pharmaceuticals, Today's Healthcare, Wounds and Healing

A new study found multiple effects on soils from exposure to manure from cows administered antibiotics, including alteration of the soil microbiome and ecosystem functions, soil respiration and elemental cycling.

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Researchers use game theory to successfully identify bacterial antibiotic resistance

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Bacteria, Diabetes, Educational Technology, Evolutionary Biology, Genes, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, video games

Researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes in bacteria.

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Vaccine against RSV could be in sight, researchers say

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Cold and Flu, Herpes, HIV and AIDS, Infectious Diseases, Influenza, Mumps, Measles, Rubella, Vaccines, Viruses

A vaccine for the common and sometimes deadly RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) has been elusive, but scientists say a new discovery puts them much closer to success.

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Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Genes, Infectious Diseases, Medical Topics, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Today's Healthcare, Vegetarian

Scientists have discovered an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium from a Mexican tropical forest that may help lead to a 'plant probiotic,' more robust plants and other antibiotics. Probiotics, which provide friendlier bacteria and health benefits for humans, can also be beneficial to plants, keeping them healthy and more robust. The new antibiotic, known as phazolicin, prevents harmful bacteria from getting into the root systems of bean plants.

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Common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Allergy, Asthma, Chronic Illness, Cystic Fibrosis, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Infectious Diseases, Lung Disease

Some so-called pro-allergic environments strongly promote the development of asthma and are responsible for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of asthma, especially in industrialized countries. Researchers at the GIGA of the University of Liège have identified how all these pro-allergic environments act in the same way on the pulmonary immune system to induce the development of allergic asthma.

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New study is 'chilling commentary' on future of antibiotics

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Biotechnology, Economics, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacology, Public Health, Scientific Conduct

The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the world's most dangerous, drug-resistant 'superbugs,' according to a new analysis.

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Bacteria trapped — and terminated — by graphene filter

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Graphene, Infectious Diseases, Materials Science, Microbes and More, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Spintronics, Wounds and Healing

Chemists transform their laser-induced graphene into an air filter that not only traps pathogens but also kills them with a small blast of electricity.

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The cholera bacterium can steal up to 150 genes in one go

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Biochemistry Research, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Genes, Human Biology, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, Personalized Medicine

Scientists have discovered that predatory bacteria like the cholera pathogen can steal up to 150 genes in one go from their neighbors. The study sheds light on one of the most fundamental mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer.