This Bacteria Could Be a Signal That Your Baby's Coming Early
2017年2月10日 · The rate of preterm birth has been increasing in the United States for unknown reasons, causing increased health risks for infants born too soon. But researchers may have found a signal that could help doctors plan ahead for, or even prevent, early birth with a simple swab of the vagina and cervix during pregnancy.
How Bacterial Toxins Can Turn Our Immune System Against Us
2017年6月19日 · Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (colored green) interacting with a human immune cell. Image via NIAID. The new study revealed that MAIT cells might hold the key to the effects of the potentially-deadly cytokine storm created during toxic shock syndrome, and to why our bodies don't effectively get on top of the types of infections that cause toxic shock syndrome.
Melting Ice Sheets Are Releasing Toxins in Our Water
2017年7月10日 · Windborne microbes shifting in the snows of the great ice sheet of Greenland may be able to neutralize some of the industrial contaminants oozing out of the melting ice. Greenland is a long way off, and we tend to dismiss what happens there as not impacting us here — out of sight, out of mind, as they say. But the problem — and the possibility of microbial …
These Infections Are Likely to Get Worse as the Climate Changes
2017年8月22日 · When comparing pathogens to climate drivers, the study team found that 99, or 63% of the pathogens were likely to respond to at least one climate driver. Fifty-eight, or 37%, of the pathogens, like HIV, did not show sensitivity to climate variables. That narrows the field of pathogens likely to go askew because of environmental change.
The Giving Plant: Same Asian Plant Used for Arthritis Treatment …
2017年7月7日 · Natural remedies used through the ages abound, especially in Asian medicine. The willow-leaved justicia plant, found throughout Southeast Asia, has traditionally been used to treat arthritis, but scientists have just discovered it contains an anti-HIVcompound more potent than AZT. AZT was the first drug approved to treat HIV, and is still used in HIV combination …
Genetically-Modified Parasites Could Save People from Malaria
2017年1月13日 · You might feel the bite, you might not, but an infected mosquito has injected you with a parasite named Plasmodium falciparum, a single-cell protozoa that quickly takes up residence in your body. You don't feel a thing as the parasite infects your liver and begins to multiply. But then tens of thousands of parasites spill into your bloodstream and start eating …
Contaminated Breast Milk Devices Lead to Devastating Infant Injury
2017年7月21日 · Foodborne infections often occur through the contamination of equipment, food-prep tools, and unsanitary surfaces. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reminds us that breast pump parts are part of the food-delivery chain — and they can become contaminated too.
Researchers Discover Key Proteins Malaria Uses to Infect the …
2017年3月28日 · When the mosquito that carries the malaria parasite (Plasmodium falciparum) bites someone, the parasite must travel to the liver where it undergoes part of its lifecycle before infecting red blood cells and spreading to its next host. Until now, the first step of how the parasite gets to the liver hasn't been clear.
Ebola Drug May Offer Safe and Effective Treatment for SARS
2017年6月28日 · Coronaviruses are common viruses, and most of us catch one at some point — they cause about 30% of all common colds. A new accidental discovery could help fight these viruses, even the deadlier, emerging ones.
Defective, Infectious Proteins Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
2017年8月7日 · More than one in ten people in the US have type 2 diabetes — that's over 29 million people. It's characterized by excessive sugar (glucose) in the blood due to the development of resistance to insulin, the hormone that normally metabolizes glucose.