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American Society for Microbiology via Infection Control Today
Clostridium difficile causes the most common and most dangerous hospital-born infections in the United States and around the world. People treated with antibiotics are at heightened risk because those drugs disturb the microbial balance of the gut, but observational studies have also identified a link between severe C-diff infections and use of NSAIDs, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Medical News Today
A new, smart implant that "listens" to brain signals could help treat epilepsy and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease.
Doctors use neurostimulation to treat various conditions, including epilepsy, the effects of stroke and even depression. This treatment involves using special devices that send electrical impulses to control the activity of the brain and central nervous system.
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Medical News Today
A type of immune cell that migrates from the gut to the brain appears to reduce inflammation in multiple sclerosis, according to recent research. Scientists have found that by increasing numbers of the immune cells, they could completely eradicate neuroinflammation in mice with multiple sclerosis.
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Technology Networks
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death. P. aeruginosa itself can also be infected by viruses, which can affect the clinical outcomes of cystic fibrosis patients.
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University of Oxford via Lab Manager
A growing number of genomic studies have generated important discoveries regarding human health and behavior, but new research from the University of Oxford suggests that scientific advancement is limited by a lack of diversity. They show that the people studied in genetic discovery research continue to be overwhelmingly of European descent, but also for the first time reveal that subjects are concentrated in a handful of countries — the U.K., U.S. and Iceland, and have specific demographic characteristics.
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University of Southern California - Health Sciences via ScienceDaily
A new study, conducted in mice, shows that successfully transplanted stem cells don't behave "normally" as in a healthy person without a transplant. Instead, the radiation and high-dose chemotherapy used to wipe out diseased stem cells prior to transplantation appear to trigger "extreme behavior" in the newly transplanted cells.
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University of Copenhagen via ScienceDaily
A vaccine against fatal pregnancy malaria shows promising results in the first tests in humans. The new study has taken a vaccine all the way from discovery of a mechanism through development and production to clinical trials in humans.
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HealthCanal.com
The Epstein Barr viruses are very common and in most cases, an infection causes no harm. However, sometimes the outcome is a serious disease.
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