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Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.

How do dietary patterns influence inflammatory bowel disease?

Researchers used bibliometrics to analyze studies describing the effects of dietary patterns on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

7 Aug 2023

Do nutrient-enriched foods improve human health?

Researchers collated scientific evidence on advancements in research for nutrient-rich foods.

7 Aug 2023

3D analysis of inner ear provides insights into Ménière's disease

Elaborate 3D analysis of the inner ear now, for the first time, provide insights into volume changes of special structures in sufferers of the so-called Ménière's disease.

7 Aug 2023

Exploring human aging via elephant research

Indiana University researcher Daniella Chusyd is studying human aging in an unlikely way: through elephants.

4 Aug 2023

Peptoid antiviral therapy inactivates three viruses in lab tests

Just as bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance, viruses can also evade drug treatments. Developing therapies against these microbes is difficult because viruses often mutate or hide themselves within cells.

2 Aug 2023

Does COVID-19 increase the risk of future gastrointestinal disorders?

Scientists review existing literature to examine the association between acute COVID-19 and the incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms.

2 Aug 2023

AirGels: A game-changer for research on respiratory infections

Biofilms are highly resistant communities of bacteria that pose a major challenge in the treatment of infections.

1 Aug 2023

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing as an emerging modality for the diagnosis of infectious diseases

Study examined the role of plasma metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

1 Aug 2023

The microbiota connection, gut health linked to metabolic syndrome prevalence

The relationship between gut microbiota and metabolic disorders focused on BA metabolism and immunity.

1 Aug 2023

Study offers new insight into how antimicrobial resistance emerges in patients with bacterial infections

A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections.

31 Jul 2023

To protect a mother’s health: How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-‘Roe’ world

This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a Sunday last December sharing the news with his parents and looking at cribs

31 Jul 2023

NIAID awards $13.7 million grant to investigate multidrug resistant organisms in nursing homes

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $13.7 million, five-year grant to a team of researchers to investigate multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes throughout the United States.

25 Jul 2023

Targeting chronic endometritis: study reveals potential diagnostic markers

Researchers investigated the gene expression signatures and immune cell involvement in chronic endometritis (CE) for potential diagnostic markers.

25 Jul 2023

Advancing new antibiotics through the later stages of clinical testing

A report by University of Queensland researchers has warned a global crisis of antibiotic resistance is inevitable, despite promising developments in new antibiotics.

25 Jul 2023

Arming phages with heterologous effectors paves the way for successful UTI treatment

Study demonstrated how phage can be engineered to produce bacteriocins and cell wall hydrolases as antimicrobial effector genes.

24 Jul 2023

Do probiotics supplements really make a difference during antibiotic treatment? Probably not, says research

Researchers evaluated previous work conducting controlled trials of patients undergoing antibiotic therapy.

24 Jul 2023

Using bacteriophages to treat bladder infections

About one in two women are affected by cystitis during her lifetime, and many suffer from recurrent urinary tract infections.

21 Jul 2023

How the COVID-19 pandemic altered antibiotic prescribing for common bacterial infections

Investigators evaluated the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the use of antibiotics in primary care for common infections.

20 Jul 2023

Study shows how NSAIDs exacerbate C. difficile infections

Why do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) exacerbate gastrointestinal infections by Clostridioides difficile, the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide?

19 Jul 2023