2017年1月13日 · Another vaccine uses whole, live attenuated parasites but carries a strong risk of full infection. In this study, the vaccine made from genetically modified parasites creates an immune response in human volunteers and did not lead to development of malaria, or significant symptoms or side effects.

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. A group of researchers led by Dr. Justin Boddey, Dr. Sara Erickson, and Ms ...

2017年6月27日 · The search is on to find antibiotics that will work against superbugs — bacteria that are rapidly becoming resistant to many drugs in our antibiotic arsenal. By carefully choosing antibiotics that killed bacteria in different ways, a team of researchers found that combinations of three antibiotics — ones that are ineffective against …

2017年3月24日 · According to Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris of The Chirurgeon's Apprentice, hospitals during the first half of the nineteenth century were known as "Houses of Death." Victorian hospitals were breeding grounds for infection. The sick and dying were often given little ventilation and clean water. The hospitals were extremely crowded, dirty, and were barely managed. The sick would often lie in their own ...

2017年6月22日 · The number of Legionnaires' cases in New York over the last couple weeks has led to concern and recommendations of caution for those at risk. The bacteria grows in water, especially in larger water systems like those at hotels. Conditions are improving for its growth as temperatures rise for summer. A warm environment is more hospitable for Legionella and risky for people. Additionally, more ...

2017年2月23日 · With new diet and health claims coming at you everyday, it's sometimes hard to know what to believe. Well, here's a bright spot: A pair of studies confirm that whole grains are healthy for you, and for the diversity of microbes living in your gut. Grains, and the breads made from them, have fed humans for millennia. All grains start out whole, and corn, barley, farro, oats, rye, and wheat are ...

2024年1月18日 · Lack of appetite often signals a cold or flu. Eating can be the last thing we want to do when we have a sore throat or are too fatigued or achy to even get out of bed. When hungry, we don't feel as strong as when we are well fed—and we more than likely aren't as strong. The scientific world used to think that's how bacteria worked, too. When bacteria had ample nutrients available—when we ...

2017年3月22日 · Tremendous strides have been made in the treatment and outlook for patients infected with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus. Treatment with a combination of antiretroviral drugs can keep patients with HIV alive for decades, without symptoms of the infection. The trouble is, if HIV-infected people stop taking their medications, the virus takes over in full force again—because the virus ...

2017年3月27日 · There has been an outbreak of syphilis in Oklahoma County with 75 confirmed cases connected by a social network driven by drug use and sex. The Oklahoma City-County Health Department (OCCHD) and the Oklahoma State Department of Health confirmed the epidemic, which infected people aged 14 to 47, according to KFour.com. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum which is spread by ...

2017年8月17日 · Viruses and bacteria make up the invisible world around us. Invisiverse sees the world through this microbe lens: how they impact our health, our world, and the environment in stunning ways. Find the latest, news, information and studies on microbiology here at Invisiverse.