• All of the participants were healthy at the time of enrolment, and they provided samples of their oral bacteria as well as information about their drinking habits. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • She also notes, however, that further research is now needed to understand how different types of alcoholic drinks independently influence the development of oral bacteria. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The amount of oral bacteria was two times higher in the ACS group for the combination of the bacteria streptococci spp, P. gingivalis, T. forsythia and T. denticola. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Another reason people diagnosed with ACS may have higher oral bacteria could be due to their infectious susceptibility and lack of an adequate host inflammatory response, which may induce other systemic vascular effects participating in the onset of ACS. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Stripping certain mouth bacteria of their access key to group of other pathogenic oral bacteria might help avoid gum disease and tooth loss. (medindia.net)
  • Oral bacteria called Treponema denticola frequently gang up in communities with other pathogenic oral bacteria to produce destructive dental plaque. (medindia.net)
  • Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that a molecule on the surface of Treponema called CTLP acts as the key pass that grants the bacterium access to the community, by allowing it to latch onto other oral bacteria. (medindia.net)
  • The latest study backs up previous work in Professor Jenkinson's lab on the workings of harmful oral bacteria. (medindia.net)
  • How do oral bacteria cause problems? (washdent.com)
  • Heightened levels of total body inflammation worsen rheumatoid arthritis, and the cause of that inflammation is in part due to oral bacteria. (washdent.com)
  • Recent studies have proven that elevated amounts of oral bacteria, usually also causing gum disease, can raise blood sugar and cause inflammation of beta cells. (washdent.com)
  • Recent medical studies point to poor oral health, and high levels of certain oral bacteria in our gums with the increased risk to develop Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. (washdent.com)
  • In addition, the direct effects of those oral bacteria to cause atherosclerosis in vessels within the brain create significant risk for stroke and vascular types of dementia. (washdent.com)
  • Chronic gum disease involving oral bacteria is a risk factor for the development of certain cancers, including those involving the pancreas, esophagus, colon, lungs and the head and neck. (washdent.com)
  • A study published in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience says a common oral bacteria ( Fusobacterium nucleatum ) might exacerbate the progression of Alzheimer's disease. (boingboing.net)
  • Deer are vitally important to the survival of deer ticks, but they are not involved with transmitting the Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi," explains senior author Stephen Rich , professor of microbiology. (umass.edu)
  • Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi . (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • Knowledge of Borrelia is expanding as better tools to analyse the bacteria are becoming more widely used. (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • The genus Borrelia is a member of the larger family of bacteria called Spirochaetes which were originally thought to be spiral shaped. (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • Those are the words--and the multiple exclamation points--of Tara Moriarty, proprietor of the Moriarty Lab , an infectious diseases research lab that studies primarily Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (huffpost.com)
  • Deer ticks are vectors of Borrelia burgdorferi , the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. (stanford.edu)
  • A new Stanford Medicine study in lab dishes and mice provides evidence that the drug azlocillin completely kills off the disease-causing bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi at the onset of the illness. (stanford.edu)
  • It is caused by the spirochete (corkscrew-shaped) bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and close relatives and mainly spread through the bite of infected ticks. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • The researchers then analyzed the biological samples and combined these results with the data on the participants' drinking habits in order to understand which bacteria thrived in the oral microbiota of people who don't drink and those who do. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The abundance of harmful bacteria, as the researchers note, can lead to the development of heart diseases, as well as cancers of the head and neck and gastrointestinal cancer. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Dec. 8, 2020 Researchers have identified a novel mechanism by which periodontal disease may cause metabolic syndrome. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers then grew the Lyme disease germ in test tubes and added the deer serum. (umass.edu)
  • Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian have demonstrated that patients with Crohn's disease have an overabundance of a type of gut bacteria called adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC), which promotes inflammation in the intestine. (genengnews.com)
  • This finding of a weak spot in the gut bacteria may lead to more targeted therapies for Crohn's disease, according to the researchers. (genengnews.com)
  • Adherent-invasive E. coli are enriched in the intestinal microbiota of patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and promote intestinal inflammation," the researchers wrote. (genengnews.com)
  • To find this vulnerability, the researchers targeted a process the AIEC bacteria uses to convert a byproduct of sugar fermentation in the gut to grow. (genengnews.com)
  • The researchers then genetically engineered AIEC bacteria to lack a key enzyme called propanediol dehydratase. (genengnews.com)
  • Scientists' struggle to create robots tiny enough to imprint microscopic patterns onto microchips and for medical purposes may soon be over, for UC Berkeley researchers have said that it may be possible to create new species of slave bacteria to perform such jobs instead. (medindia.net)
  • The California researchers subsequently detected this new bacterium in diseased potatoes. (apsnet.org)
  • Some researchers think this may be due to drug-tolerant bacteria living in the body and continuing to cause disease," said Rajadas, who is also a member of the Lyme Disease Working Group at Stanford. (stanford.edu)
  • Researchers have determined that seven herbal medicines are highly active in test tubes against B. burgdorferi , the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, compared to the control antibiotics, doxycycline and cefuroxime. (lymedisease.org)
  • The researchers tested these extracts' effectiveness in vitro (outside of a living organism) against the free-swimming "planktonic" form of the bacterium as well as against microcolonies. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • The researchers also found that the autoimmune reaction can be suppressed with an antibiotic or vaccine designed to target the bacteria, they said. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The findings, published in Science, suggest promising new approaches for treating chronic autoimmune conditions, including systemic lupus and autoimmune liver disease, the researchers said. (scitechdaily.com)
  • With either approach, the researchers were able to suppress the growth of the bacterium in the tissues and blunt its effects on the immune system. (scitechdaily.com)
  • To understand the difference between this microorganism and the strains that do not cause the disease, the researchers conducted a study in which they compared the genome of a strain isolated from an Australian patient with HUS (EH41) with a Brazilian strain isolated from cattle dung (Ec472/01). (thecattlesite.com)
  • The findings might one day lead to better ways to treat and prevent the often-deadly disease, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • So in the new study, the researchers set out to determine which genes in the bacteria's genome contribute most to the disease. (livescience.com)
  • But when the researchers tested human tissue from a patient with a flesh-eating infection, they found that at least six of the "key" genes identified in the monkey model were also activated in human disease. (livescience.com)
  • In one new study, published yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by University of California, San Francisco researchers discovered specific gut microbes connected to MS in patients, demonstrating that these microbes engage in regulating immune responses in mouse disease models and suggesting that the microbes play a role in the neurodegeneration inherent in MS. (genomeweb.com)
  • In another study published in the same issue of PNAS, a team led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology with contributions from Cekanaviciute and UCSF colleague Sergio Baranzini compared the gut microbiota of 34 monozygotic twin pairs discordant for MS. While they found no major differences in the overall human microbial composition, the researchers saw a significant increase in bacteria such as A. muciniphila. (genomeweb.com)
  • For example, the researchers found that at least one MS-associated bacteria could confuse the immune system into attacking myelin as well as the bacteria. (genomeweb.com)
  • According to the researchers behind the study, the results open up the door to new opportunities for preventing and treating the disease. (lu.se)
  • By studying both healthy and diseased mice, the researchers found that mice suffering from Alzheimer's have a different composition of gut bacteria compared to mice that are healthy. (lu.se)
  • The researchers also studied Alzheimer's disease in mice that completely lacked bacteria to further test the relationship between intestinal bacteria and the disease. (lu.se)
  • To clarify the link between intestinal flora and the occurrence of the disease, the researchers transferred intestinal bacteria from diseased mice to germ-free mice, and discovered that the mice developed more beta-amyloid plaques in the brain compared to if they had received bacteria from healthy mice. (lu.se)
  • The researchers will continue to study the role of bacteria in the development of Alzheimer's disease, and test entirely new types of preventive and therapeutic strategies based on the modulation of the gut microbiota through diet and new types of probiotics. (lu.se)
  • The study, published recently in the journal Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases , demonstrates that the blood of the white-tailed deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease, a potentially debilitating illness. (umass.edu)
  • The deer were believed to have no exposure to ticks and the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. (umass.edu)
  • Understanding the behavior of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease is essential to figuring out how to treat it effectively--just as figuring out how HIV works was essential to preventing the development of AIDS. (huffpost.com)
  • The bacterium that causes Lyme disease is related to the one that causes syphilis , and the symptoms of untreated, progressive Lyme unsurprisingly are likewise similar , ranging from nerve pain and arthritis to severe neuropsychiatric dysfunction and deadly sudden heart failure . (huffpost.com)
  • Screening thousands of drugs, Stanford scientists determined that in mice, azlocillin, an antibiotic approved by the Food and Drug Administration, eliminated the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. (stanford.edu)
  • Their findings were published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe , in a paper entitled " Adherent-invasive E. coli metabolism of propanediol in Crohn's disease regulates phagocytes to drive intestinal inflammation . (genengnews.com)
  • Changing one metabolic pathway in one type of bacteria can have a big impact on intestinal inflammation," explained Monica Viladomiu, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in medicine in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology and the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine. (genengnews.com)
  • Specifically, the study suggests that analyzing intestinal bacteria could be a promising way to predict health outcomes as we age. (technologynetworks.com)
  • the study found that the antibiotics prevented the age-related increase in bacteria levels and improved intestinal function during aging. (technologynetworks.com)
  • Scientists have known that bacteria in the gut, along with environmental and genetic factors, contribute to the debilitating intestinal ailment of Crohn's disease (CD). (case.edu)
  • New research from Lund University in Sweden has shown that intestinal bacteria can accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease. (lu.se)
  • Because our gut bacteria have a major impact on how we feel through the interaction between the immune system, the intestinal mucosa and our diet, the composition of the gut microbiota is of great interest to research on diseases such as Alzheimer's. (lu.se)
  • The hallmark of the pathologic report was the marked infiltration by foamy macrophages of joints and aortic valves, and prominent deposits of fat within intestinal mucosa and mesenteric lymph nodes, which made Whipple consider this case an obscure disease of fat metabolism and propose the name intestinal lipodystrophy. (medscape.com)
  • Pg is associated with gum disease, including gingivitis and periodontal disease. (medscape.com)
  • Detke added that periodontal disease affects about 65 million Americans. (medscape.com)
  • Previous research has linked periodontal disease with an increased risk for AD. (medscape.com)
  • One study cited by Detke showed individuals with a severe form of the gum disease declined by six points on the AD Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) in 6 months vs only one point among those with mild or no periodontal disease. (medscape.com)
  • The presence of specific bacteria and combinations of bacteria in periodontal pockets might be an explanation for the relationship between periodontal disease and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Dec. 3, 2019 Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States -- and studies show these chronic conditions may be related. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It is this interaction between different oral pathogens that is thought to be crucial to the development of periodontal disease. (medindia.net)
  • Professor Howard Jenkinson, who led the study, said that periodontal disease and bleeding gums are common ailments, affecting many groups of people, including the elderly, pregnant women and diabetics. (medindia.net)
  • Inhibiting CTLP would deny Treponema access to the bacterial communities responsible for dental plaque, which in turn would reduce bleeding gums and slow down the onset of periodontal disease and tooth loss. (medindia.net)
  • Heart disease is not periodontal disease located in your chest. (washdent.com)
  • Advanced periodontal disease is associated with 2.5 fold increase in smoking related cancers. (washdent.com)
  • Flavonoids effects against bacteria associated to periodontal disease and dental caries: a scoping review. (bvsalud.org)
  • The infected ticks then pass the bacterium on to humans when they feed on people. (umass.edu)
  • This research paved the way for the next stage of research where the profile of bacteria present in the oral cavities of cats, dogs and humans were compared. (waltham.com)
  • Importantly, it was discovered that the species of bacteria present in cats' mouths were quite different to those found in humans and shared greater overlap with those found in dogs. (waltham.com)
  • Bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response, according to a new Yale study. (scitechdaily.com)
  • There are at least 40 types of Legionella bacteria, half of which are capable of producing disease in humans. (jrank.org)
  • Research led by Federico Rey has found some microbes in the guts of humans and mice may help control the buildup of plaque in arteries, the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, by gobbling up a group of inflammatory chemicals before they can circulate in the body. (universityresearchpark.org)
  • Some strains of Escherichia coli bacteria, which normally live in the digestive tract of humans and other animals, produce Shiga toxin, one of the most potent bacterial toxins known, and are therefore known as STEC, short for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli . (thecattlesite.com)
  • But in 2016, Mahmoud A Ghannoum, professor and director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, was the first to identify a specific fungus in humans that interacted with bacteria in the development of the disease. (case.edu)
  • Urban Puerto Rican anoles, for instance, had a high frequency of a particular bacterium that is common in humans and associated with a diet high in protein and animal fats. (the-scientist.com)
  • The beaches were found to have levels of bacteria considered dangerous to humans by the World Health Organisation (WHO). (yahoo.com)
  • According to the guidelines, every 100 millilitres of beach water must have fewer than 200 enterococcus faecalis - a bacteria living in the gastrointestinal tracts of humans that can cause a variety of infections. (yahoo.com)
  • In humans, these bacteria are most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The data suggests that MS-derived microbiota potentially contain factors that precipitate an MS-like autoimmune disease in mice, and more importantly, in humans. (genomeweb.com)
  • Many bacteria are present in humans as normal microbiota, often in large numbers and in many areas (eg, in the gastrointestinal tract and skin). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Plague is an infectious disease that affects animals and humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Their findings , now published in the journal Microbiome , indicate that although a nightly drink may delight the palate, it will likely promote the growth of harmful bacteria in the mouth while at the same time stunting the development of helpful, probiotic bacteria. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Improved understanding of the causes and health impacts of oral dysbiosis [bacterial imbalance] can lead to microbiome-targeted approaches for disease prevention," they conclude. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Atopic dermatitis (AD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can lead to alterations in the microbiome, and disruptions in the skin and gut barrier. (medindia.net)
  • The results provide an opportunity to investigate how changing the bacteria that make up our gut microbiome affects Parkinson's. (studyfinds.org)
  • As the infection worsens, the body responds with needed but sometimes destructive inflammation due to selected type of bacteria. (washdent.com)
  • When this type of bacteria is administered into the body, it migrates to the cancerous tissues and starts to grow, and then deploys distinct mechanisms to destroy solid tumors. (wikipedia.org)
  • The earliest research of this type of bacteria was highlighted in 1813 when scientists began observing that patients that had gas gangrene, an infection caused by the bacteria Clostridium, were able to have tumor regressions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The CDC-endorsed blood tests miss a great number of infections for various reasons, which has resulted in states such as Virginia passing laws that require physicians disclose to their patients that a negative Lyme disease test does not necessarily mean that a patient does not have Lyme disease . (huffpost.com)
  • For that reason and because of the great variation among patients' symptoms, a huge number of Lyme disease infections go undiagnosed and untreated. (huffpost.com)
  • In a recent study, persons with mouth infections involving Porphyromonas gingivalis, Pg, and Fusobacterium nucleatum, Fn, have a significantly increased risk of developing rheumatoid disease. (washdent.com)
  • Flesh-eating" bacteria can cause serious infections that can result in loss of limbs and even death. (livescience.com)
  • Infections with flesh-eating bacteria, known medically as necrotizing fasciitis or necrotizing myositis, can spread quickly in the body and destroy skin, muscle and connective tissue. (livescience.com)
  • It may be, for example, that the genes the bacteria use to survive in people with strep throat are very different from those that are used for infections in muscles. (livescience.com)
  • ST. LOUIS , July 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequoia Sciences announced it has received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its novel, investigational vaccine designed to treat recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. (prnewswire.com)
  • The North American Emerging Infections Network reported that about 80 percent of responding infectious disease physicians had treated a UTI caused by the most resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). (prnewswire.com)
  • Some active tumor-homing bacteria can be harmful to the human body, since they produce toxins that disturb the cell cycle which results in altered cell growth and chronic infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • Over the past decades, major food safety crises, such as the epidemic of the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease linked to bovine spongiform encephalitis and outbreaks of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections that affected many countries, have profoundly influenced or reshaped food safety policies and national food control systems. (who.int)
  • Lyme Disease Action: Striving for the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and associated tick borne diseases. (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • Pothineni and Rajadas have patented the compound for the treatment of Lyme disease and are working with a company to develop an oral form of the drug. (stanford.edu)
  • This study is believed to be the first time this extract has been documented to have a potential impact on B. burgdorferi , and additional laboratory and clincial studies should be conducted to investigate the potential role Cryptolepis sanguinolenta could play in the treatment of Lyme disease. (lymedisease.org)
  • Ethnobotanical plant extracts, including Ghanaian quinine and Japanese knotweed, show strong activity against B.burgdorferi, outperforming current antibiotics for the treatment of Lyme disease. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Changes in mucosal bacteria, and a switch from internal to surface antigen/antibody reactivity of a predominantly IgG1 type, leads to greater opsonisation of the respiratory burst in PMN, providing a mechanism for maintaining the inflammatory state in UC. (bmj.com)
  • A University of Louisville scientist has determined for the first time how the bacterium that causes Legionnaires disease manipulates our cells to generate the amino acids it needs to grow and cause infection and inflammation in the lungs. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • It is possible that the process we have identified presents a great target for new research in antibiotic and vaccine candidates, not only for Legionnaires disease but in other bacteria that cause illness, he says. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Legionnaires disease is a lung infection caused by the bacterium called Legionella. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • Each year, between 8,000 and 18,000 people are hospitalized with Legionnaires disease in the U.S. There is no vaccine currently available for it. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • The same process occurs in a host animal or human who inhales the bacterium and is diagnosed with Legionnaires disease. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • Legionnaires' disease is a type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria . (jrank.org)
  • The bacterial species re sponsible for Legionnaires' disease is L. pneumophila . (jrank.org)
  • As with other types of pneumonia, Legionnaires' disease poses the greatest threat to people who are elderly, ill, or immunocompromised. (jrank.org)
  • The earliest cases of Legionnaires' disease were shown to have occurred in 1965, but samples of the bacteria exist from 1947. (jrank.org)
  • The L. pneumophila bacterium , the root cause of Legionnaires' disease, causes 90% of legionellosis cases. (jrank.org)
  • Approximately 10,000-40,000 people in the United States develop Legionnaires' disease annually. (jrank.org)
  • Legionnaires' disease has occurred in children, but typically it has been confined to newborns receiving respiratory therapy, children who have had recent operations, and children who are immunosuppressed. (jrank.org)
  • People with HIV infection and AIDS do not seem to contract Legionnaires' disease with any greater frequency than the rest of the population, however, if contracted, the disease is likely to be more severe compared to other cases. (jrank.org)
  • Cases of Legionnaires' disease that occur in conjunction with an outbreak, or epidemic , are more likely to be diagnosed quickly. (jrank.org)
  • World Health Organization, 2013 (https://www.who.int/foodsafety/strategic-plan/en/, accessed 31 October 2019). (who.int)
  • CD57.R2 (2019), addresses the role of food safety in reducing communicable diseases, emphasizing the need for increased access to interventions in support of food safety along the food supply chain in order to prevent foodborne illnesses. (who.int)
  • A 2018-2019 survey on trachoma trichiasis (an advanced stage) in The Gambia found that the prevalence of the disease among people aged 15 and above ranged from 0% to 0.02%, beating the threshold required for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. (who.int)
  • Cholera is an infection of the small intestine and is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. (medindia.net)
  • For decades, the routine treatment for Lyme disease has been standard antibiotics, which usually kill off the infection. (stanford.edu)
  • The drug, which is not on the market, was tested in mouse models of Lyme disease at seven-day, 14-day and 21-day intervals and found to eliminate the infection. (stanford.edu)
  • Exposure to the Legionella bacteria doesn't necessarily lead to infection . (jrank.org)
  • A disease that arises from infection by Legionella bacteria is referred to as legionellosis. (jrank.org)
  • Managing the gum infection, first by testing for the specific bacteria involved, and then tailoring the specific treatment, will prevent tooth loss. (washdent.com)
  • George - Bacteria, like every other living organism on the planet are susceptible to virus infection. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • So if you're a bacterium, there's a whole series of different strategies that have evolved to resist the potentially lethal effects of viral infection. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • And the one that we have found - the bacteria appear to commit suicide after viral infection. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Chris - The bacteria are essentially putting themselves into isolation, albeit terminally, in order to prevent the spread of that infection through their population. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Tumor-homing bacteria are facultative or obligate anaerobic bacteria (capable of producing ATP when oxygen is absent or is destroyed in normal oxygen levels) that are able to target cancerous cells in the body, suppress tumor growth and survive in the body for a long time even after the infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • DNA mutations of the tumor homing bacteria in the body can lead to problems like extreme infection and failure of therapy as the genes that are expressed will be different and cause the bacteria to become non-functional. (wikipedia.org)
  • Trachoma is a neglected tropical eye disease that mainly affects children, with infection less common with increasing age. (who.int)
  • Trachoma is a devastating eye disease caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis . (who.int)
  • New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and collaborators around the world identified bacteria able to break down uric acid in the low-oxygen environment of the intestines and the specific genes that enable the process. (universityresearchpark.org)
  • The findings so far suggest that, depending on where the bacteria is living in the body, "it uses a very different set of genes and proteins to survive and thrive in particular niches in the human," Musser told Live Science. (livescience.com)
  • Chris - So the genes survive because the same genes are running in that entire group of bacteria, but the individual cell that got infected has wiped itself out but it doesn't really care because the genes are being propagated? (thenakedscientists.com)
  • For example, when the virulent genes of the bacteria are removed by gene targeting, a process where genes are deleted or modified, it can be reduced in pathogenicity[citation needed] (property of causing disease). (wikipedia.org)
  • Exactly how our gut microbiota composition is composed depends on which bacteria we receive at birth, our genes and our diet. (lu.se)
  • Basic research of drug-resistant bacteria, such as identifying responsible genes and enzymes, is crucial to understanding the mechanism of antimicrobial resistance and transmission. (who.int)
  • Antibiotics are often used to treat Crohn's, which can kill both beneficial and harmful bacteria, but this new strategy can potentially reduce inflammation while preserving beneficial bacteria. (genengnews.com)
  • The study found that seven of these natural product extracts at 0.25%-0.5% had better activity against the stationary phase B. burgdorferi culture than the control antibiotics doxycycline and cefuroxime, both of which are commonly used to treat Lyme disease. (lymedisease.org)
  • The standard of care for Lyme disease, a course of antibiotics over 2-4 weeks, is not always effective: at least 10-20% of treated patients continue to experience symptoms after treatment. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • This study provides the first convincing evidence that some of the herbs used by patients such as Cryptolepis, black walnut, sweet wormwood, cat's claw, and Japanese knotweed have potent activity against Lyme disease bacteria, especially the dormant persister forms, which are not killed by the current Lyme antibiotics," says Dr Ying Zhang from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Bacteria can infect any one of the trees in your garden, causing mild to extreme damage. (pioneerthinking.com)
  • Cats appear to be a bit more resistant to Salmonella, but the bacterium can infect kittens or any cat that is malnourished or under other physical stress. (always-healthy-people-and-pets.com)
  • Then generally, these infected cells burst open to release lots of new virus which then goes on to infect other bacteria in the population. (thenakedscientists.com)
  • Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for several diseases and conditions, such as cancer , heart disease , and - as it has recently been found - dementia . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Ahn and team found that alcohol consumption led to more consistent development of certain harmful bacteria in the mouth - namely, those belonging to the species Bacteroidales , Actinomyces , and Neisseria . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • We also found that the amount of periodontal bacteria results in an inflammatory response that elevates the white blood cell counts and high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels, which has also been linked in past studies to heart disease. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The team found 12 tickborne bacteria species that cause illness, including the two new bacteria. (cdc.gov)
  • The bacterium was also found to be associated with the potato-tomato psyllid ( Bactericera cockerelli ). (apsnet.org)
  • News, Harmful Bacteria Found in Hand Sanitizers. (city-data.com)
  • Bacteria found in pasteurized milk may be Crohn's culprit. (city-data.com)
  • Approximately half of the insects found to carry the bacterium were in the order Hymenoptera. (apsnet.org)
  • Scientists from the University of Colorado have found a link between fructose and Alzheimer's disease. (boingboing.net)
  • however, in Brazil, for example, a certain serotype of STEC has been found in beef and cattle dung - a natural reservoir for these bacteria - but never in patients diagnosed with HUS. (thecattlesite.com)
  • A common probiotic, or "good" bacteria, found in our stomachs that helps maintain digestive health appears to be able to slow, and even reverse, the accumulation of a protein known to be associated with Parkinson's. (studyfinds.org)
  • In particular, infants, young children, the elderly, and people with a weakened immune system can develop through the found Shiga-Toxin producing E. coli Baktierien (EHEC) and severe disease courses. (crunchtime-records.com)
  • However, many ways to enhance the safety of tumor homing bacteria in the body has been found. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parabacteroides distasonis , a bacteria found at lower than usual levels in MS patients, triggered an immune-regulatory response as well. (genomeweb.com)
  • This bacterium is found in rodents and their fleas and occurs in many areas of the world, including the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Whipple pointed out the existence of great numbers of peculiar rod-shaped bacteria found in extracts of lymph node tissue and lamina propria of the intestine. (medscape.com)
  • Crown Gall is a disease that affects the roots and stems of woody plants, attacking fruit trees and roses. (pioneerthinking.com)
  • Lyme disease affects more than 300,000 people annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (stanford.edu)
  • This program will cover how bacterium affects the janitorial and custodial professions and how it applies to cleaning. (digital-2000.com)
  • EDINBURGH, Scotland - Parkinson's disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that greatly affects movement, can have a detrimental impact on one's quality of life. (studyfinds.org)
  • NCEZID scientists have discovered two tickborne bacteria not previously known to cause illness in people. (cdc.gov)
  • A little context for the uninitiated: Lyme disease is a complex illness that is arguably the most politically controversial disease since the emergence of HIV/AIDS --and one of the most widespread. (huffpost.com)
  • Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), known as meningitis, is an uncommon but serious illness that can cause life-threatening complications or even death. (gsk.com)
  • In May, 2005 the Centers for Disease Control alerted the media to a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella with over 2 dozen documented cases of illness and likely many more that went unreported. (always-healthy-people-and-pets.com)
  • Scientists have mapped the genome of a bacterium responsible for the heart-damaging illness known as acute rheumatic fever. (sciencenews.org)
  • In vivo , in a mouse model of periodontitis, F. nucleatum accelerates the development of disease by promoting inflammatory responses in the brain, exacerbating the behavioral and pathological manifestations of the 5XFAD mice. (boingboing.net)
  • 3, 5- 8 Animal models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), using knockout or transgenic mice, only acquire characteristic lesions when their colon is populated with normal commensal bacteria, 9- 15 while germ free mice with genetic susceptibility do not develop disease. (bmj.com)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) aetiology encompasses genetic and environmental factors. (ecco-ibd.eu)
  • An imbalance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines that occurs in CD can result in disease progression. (case.edu)
  • Leading health care organizations, including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, World Health Organization and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), have declared that antibiotic resistance is one of the most serious health threats facing the world. (prnewswire.com)
  • The bacterium that causes syphilis ( Treponema pallidum ) is also a member of this family. (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • CTLP gives Treponema access to other periodontal communities, allowing the bacteria to grow and survive. (medindia.net)
  • Lowering the levels of bacteria such as Treponema denticola, Td, and Porphyromonas gingivalis, Pg and Prevotella intermedia, Pi will lessen the causes of bad breath. (washdent.com)
  • The long-term goal of this project is to develop novel antifungal and probiotic strategies that can be tested in pre-clinical and clinical studies to decrease the occurrence and duration of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel disease including Crohn's disease," said Ghannoum. (case.edu)
  • Let us not believe this prophesy made by the prophets of doom," said Velasco, hinting it was this supposed prophesy that may have fanned the unverified report that a disease caused by a flesh-eating bacteria has already afflicted victims in the province. (theglobaldispatch.com)
  • The study focused on bacteria called group A Streptococcus , the most common cause of "flesh-eating" disease . (livescience.com)
  • But exactly how group A Streptococcus causes flesh-eating disease on a molecular level isn't very well understood. (livescience.com)
  • Background: Many genera and species of Streptococcus-like bacteria (SLB) can cause infective endocarditis (IE), but little is known about the epidemiology of and the risk factors for IE in SLB-bacteremia. (lu.se)
  • Tumor homing bacteria can be genetically engineered to enhance their anti-tumor activities and be used to transport therapeutic materials based on medical needs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently, there is no approved treatment with genetically engineered bacteria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their experiments revealed that a metabolite produced by the bacteria interacts with immune system cells in the lining of the intestine, triggering inflammation. (genengnews.com)
  • As a skin pathogen, B. dendrobatidis interacts not only inhibitory bacteria than is the case for toads from sites with the host's immune system, but also with other com- not yet invaded by the pathogen. (cdc.gov)
  • Now, to learn precisely how that fungus interacts with bacteria to trigger CD, Ghannoum has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. (case.edu)
  • Scheld WM, Patel R. Introduction to microbial disease: pathophysiology and diagnostics. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Foodborne diseases are caused by hazardous physical, chemical, microbial and radioactive agents in food. (who.int)
  • Microbial hazards include prions, viruses, bacteria and parasites. (who.int)
  • Lyme disease (left) and syphilis bacteria: "They look alike, they talk alike, at times they even walk alike. (huffpost.com)
  • Elevated levels of bacteria Aa and Pg have a greater chance of recurrence or failed response to treatment of breast cancer. (washdent.com)
  • The water in this area failed to pass the WHO's cleanliness tests, which involve measuring the levels of bacteria present including E. coli, faecal matter and enterococci. (yahoo.com)
  • They identified distinct species of bacteria that were in higher concentrations in people with MS than in the general population. (genomeweb.com)
  • Pg is different from other bacteria in that it gets inside cells and relies on proteins as an energy source instead of sugars or carbohydrates. (medscape.com)
  • The bacteria release proteases called gingipains that "chop up" proteins into fragments that provide the energy, said Detke. (medscape.com)
  • The Lyme bacterium has proteins on its surface that protect it from the human innate immune system. (umass.edu)
  • The bacterium uses the amoebas cellular process to tag proteins, causing them to degrade into their basic elements of amino acids. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • However, the bacteria do not tag the proteins, but rather trick the host into tagging the proteins for degradation to generate the amino acids. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • In the laboratory, Abu Kwaik and his team saw that by inactivating the bacterial virulence factor responsible for tricking the cell into tagging proteins for degradation in mice models, the pulmonary disease was totally prevented. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • It is not a process that is well understood yet, but by first discovering how an organism gets nutrients by tricking the host into degrading proteins, and then interfering with that process, we can, in effect, starve it to death and prevent or treat the disease. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • They are usually transformed into a plasmid that contains the specific gene expression of these therapeutic proteins of the bacteria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Interfering with this process, by either reducing the bacteria's food supply or eliminating a key enzyme in the process relieved gut inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn's disease. (genengnews.com)
  • Without propanediol dehydratase, the bacteria do not set off a cascade of inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn's disease. (genengnews.com)
  • More than four million people worldwide suffer from Crohn's disease. (genengnews.com)
  • however, such cells from patients with Crohn's disease may be more responsive to bacterial products. (nih.gov)
  • Lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMCs) and peripheral blood monocytes (PBMs) were obtained from patients with Crohn's disease and control patients. (nih.gov)
  • However, LPMCs from patients with Crohn's disease spontaneously secreted tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and induced epithelial changes similar to those produced by LPS-activated PBMs. (nih.gov)
  • We conclude that LPMCs of patients with Crohn's disease are spontaneously activated, possibly by gram-negative luminal bacteria, and can directly cause significant alterations in epithelial ion transport and barrier functions. (nih.gov)
  • Could a vaccine help Crohn's disease? (city-data.com)
  • Systemic antibody responses were measured against total antigens and surface antigens of these organisms in UC and Crohn's disease (CD) patients, together with healthy controls. (bmj.com)
  • How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate Crohn's disease? (case.edu)
  • Uncovering how the connection between bacteria and fungus works will lead to a clearer understanding of why some people develop Crohn's disease," said Ghannoum. (case.edu)
  • Gut bacteria have been linked to a range of diseases, including autoimmune conditions characterized by immune system attacks of healthy tissue. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Definitive diagnosis relies on specific laboratory tests for the bacteria, bacterial antigens, or antibodies produced by the body's immune system . (jrank.org)
  • The disease occurs when the immune system attacks the body's myelin that wraps around nerve cells. (genomeweb.com)
  • Lacking this bacteria might encourage the immune system to overreact to harmless microbes in people with MS, causing harmful inflammation. (genomeweb.com)
  • Thus, B. burgdorferi s.s. is most often associated with arthritis, particularly in North America where it is the only known cause of Lyme disease, B . garinii is associated with neurological symptoms and B. afzelii with the chronic skin condition, acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA). (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • By 2000, these symptoms were observed in US potato fields, particularly in the Pearsall and lower Rio Grande valley areas of Texas, and by 2004-2005 the disease was causing significant economic damage in these areas (see the PDF from Center for North American Studies ). (apsnet.org)
  • The study suggests it could also be effective for treating patients infected with drug-tolerant bacteria that may cause lingering symptoms. (stanford.edu)
  • Frustrated by the lack of treatment options for Lyme disease patients with lingering symptoms, Rajadas and his team began hunting for a better alternative in 2011. (stanford.edu)
  • For the first time, azlocillin was also shown to be effective in killing drug-tolerant forms of B. burgdorferi in lab dishes, indicating that it may work as a therapy for lingering symptoms of Lyme disease. (stanford.edu)
  • Since traditional antibiotic approaches fail to resolve symptoms in up to 25% of patients treated for Lyme disease and many suffer disabling effects of the disease, there is a need for novel treatment proven effective against B. burgdorferi ," said the paper's co-author Sunjya K. Schweig, MD , CEO and co-director, California Center for Functional Medicine and Scientific Advisory Board Member, Bay Area Lyme Foundation. (lymedisease.org)
  • These data may provide a basis for the clinical improvement of patients who take herbal medicines, particularly those whose chronic symptoms may be due to persistent bacteria that are not killed by conventional Lyme antibiotic treatment. (lymedisease.org)
  • Heavy rainstorms have been observed to wash away the ooze so that it is not visible on blighted branches, but the presence of kermes scale insects as well as disease symptoms such as fallen branches and blighted leaves are still present (R. Sitz, personal communication ). (apsnet.org)
  • While there are medications available that help control its symptoms, there is no known cure for the disease. (studyfinds.org)
  • Studies that identify bacteria that are beneficial in Parkinson's have the potential to not only improve symptoms but could even protect people from developing the condition in the first place," she concludes. (studyfinds.org)
  • 1952: Paulley was first to report a case of a patient with histologically proven Whipple disease whose symptoms responded to chloramphenicol. (medscape.com)
  • This eponymous outbreak prompted further investigation into Legionella and it was discovered that earlier unexplained pneumonia outbreaks were linked to the bacteria. (jrank.org)
  • Outbreaks of this dangerous disease continue to occur, impacting families, health systems and society. (gsk.com)
  • Such a network would assist countries, especially when dealing with cross-border outbreaks of resistant bacteria. (who.int)
  • To shed light on this link, a Yale research team focused on Enterococcus gallinarum, a bacterium they discovered is able to spontaneously "translocate" outside of the gut to lymph nodes, the liver, and the spleen. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Bacteria are extremely small organism, ever-present in practically every environment on planet earth. (pioneerthinking.com)
  • In summary, Lyme disease is the most rapidly spreading infectious disease in the country , newly infecting over 300,000 Americans every year. (huffpost.com)
  • For more infectious disease news and information, visit and "like" the Infectious Disease News Facebook page and the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show page . (theglobaldispatch.com)
  • Our study offers clear evidence that drinking is bad for maintaining a healthy balance of microbes in the mouth and could help explain why drinking, like smoking, leads to bacterial changes already tied to cancer and chronic disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham. (worldwidehealth.com)
  • The diseases to be studied using the new type of scan include asthma, lung fibrosis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). (worldwidehealth.com)
  • The overarching message from our latest study as well as previous work is that regular tooth brushing and maintaining a healthy mouth is vitally important to keep harmful mouth bacteria at bay," he stressed. (medindia.net)
  • Although this study supports past findings, further research is needed to evaluate the effects of reducing specific bacteria such as T. forsythia and T. denticola on reducing the risk for ACS," said Kenneth A. Krebs, DMD and AAP president. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The FDA has issued a warning on two Puerto Rican brands of hand sanitizer that are liable to coat your hands in dangerous bacteria instead of sanitizing them. (city-data.com)
  • The mysterious "flesh-eating" disease being reported recently the province of Pangasinan by Philippine media outlets is not necrotizing fasciitis according to provincial health officer, Dr. Ma. (theglobaldispatch.com)
  • As tick season kicks in across the country, the executive director of the University of Massachusetts Amherst-based New England Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEWVEC) and his team have completed research that offers a promising lead in the fight against Lyme disease. (umass.edu)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year some 476,000 people are diagnosed with and treated for Lyme, the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S. (umass.edu)
  • The results of the study may one day lead to new strategies and approaches for Lyme disease prevention and treatment, says lead author Patrick Pearson, a Ph.D. student in NEWVEC, whose upcoming doctoral examination focuses in part on this research. (umass.edu)
  • In these experiments we determined that white-tailed deer serum kills the Lyme bacterium. (umass.edu)
  • The next important question will be to understand exactly how deer blood kills Lyme bacteria," Pearson says. (umass.edu)
  • The Lyme disease bacterium is passed to juvenile blacklegged (Ixodes scapularis) deer ticks from mice the arthropods feed on. (umass.edu)
  • Or maybe we could use this somehow to our advantage to reduce the incidence of Lyme disease in the wild. (umass.edu)
  • When B. burgdorferi was originally described it was believed to be the only species responsible for Lyme disease. (lymediseaseaction.org.uk)
  • Why Is An Obscure Study About Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria So Popular Online? (huffpost.com)
  • Scientific American is among the many mainstream outlets that discussed the findings, which may represent a major step in making the ever-gray world of Lyme disease science more black and white. (huffpost.com)
  • All of the interest," Moriarty says, "is because it's [about] Lyme disease, and although there are some biomechanics folks following it, all other followers are biologists (mainly microbiologists), and hugely, members of the Lyme disease advocacy and support communities. (huffpost.com)
  • is a documentary that addresses the complexities and controversies surrounding the Lyme disease epidemic. (huffpost.com)
  • however, in 2012 and 2013, the deaths of three relatively young Massachusetts residents (ages 26-38) were discovered by a coroner to have been caused by Lyme disease. (huffpost.com)
  • We are hoping to repurpose it as an oral treatment for Lyme disease. (stanford.edu)
  • Do You Have Lyme Disease? (lymedisease.org)
  • Our hope is that findings from this study could point to new therapeutic options for doctors and their patients, and pave the way for clinical research to help patients with persistent Lyme disease," said Linda Giampa, executive director, Bay Area Lyme Foundation. (lymedisease.org)
  • Lyme disease, also called borreliosis , is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern hemisphere. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • The discovery of novel treatments against Lyme disease is therefore of great interest. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • These findings are exciting as they offer opportunities for improved treatment of persistent Lyme disease, which is not helped by the current standard treatment. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • This was surprising, as anecdotal and preclinical studies suggested that they might be effective, and they are often used in the community of Lyme disease practitioners and patients. (neurosciencenews.com)
  • Evidence indicates that oral microbiota dysbiosis [imbalance] is related to local oral diseases, such as periodontitis and dental caries and potentially to systemic diseases, including gastrointestinal cancers and cardiovascular disease," they explain. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • This scoping review focused on exploring the efficacy of flavonoids against bacteria associated with dental caries and periodontal diseases . (bvsalud.org)
  • The study primarily investigated bacteria associated with dental caries , followed by periodontopathogens. (bvsalud.org)
  • This might be one of several explanations as to why elevated bacteria and the combination of specific pathogens in periodontal pockets can be linked to a history of ACS," said Stefan Renvert, DDS, PhD and Department of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Legionella bacteria account for 2-15% of the total number of pneumonia cases requiring hospitalization in the United States. (jrank.org)
  • Drinking alcohol can heighten the risk of many ills, such as heart disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • People who suffer from rheumatic fever sometimes develop rheumatic heart disease, which causes about 3,600 deaths in the United States each year. (sciencenews.org)
  • Dec. 23, 2021 Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein, called fibrin, prevented bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease in mice, according to new research. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The process was then reversed, and the disease became evident when the mice, infected by the disabled bacteria, were injected with amino acids to compensate for the inability of the altered bacteria. (infectioncontroltoday.com)
  • Thirteen patients picked up the bacteria from animals bought at retail pet stores: Seven from mice or rats bought to feed to pet snakes, two from hamsters and four from pet mice or rats. (always-healthy-people-and-pets.com)
  • Mice without bacteria had a significantly smaller amount of beta-amyloid plaque in the brain. (lu.se)
  • It was striking that the mice which completely lacked bacteria developed much less plaque in the brain", says researcher Frida Fåk Hållenius, at the Food for Health Science Centre. (lu.se)
  • Scientists have recently begun to connect a wide variety of diseases, including diabetes and Parkinson's, among many others, to changes in the microbiota, but they do not yet know exactly what healthy microbiota look like. (technologynetworks.com)
  • NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) - A pair of newly published studies has established a potential role for specific gut bacteria in the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting therapeutic targeting of the microbiota as a potential treatment for the disease. (genomeweb.com)
  • Despite this, very little was previously known about the bacterial species associated with the disease. (waltham.com)
  • The possibility that E. coli O157:H7 was a contaminant in cookie dough surprised even the most experienced microbiologists here in CDC's Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch. (cdc.gov)
  • Then we added tiny magnetic beads treated so they'll stick to the antigen on the cell wall of E. coli bacteria. (cdc.gov)
  • If present, E. coli cells would stick to the beads, and then we used a magnet to pull the beads (and any bacteria) out of the slurry. (cdc.gov)
  • Yes David, cooking the cookie dough as directed on the package should kill any E. coli bacteria in the product. (cdc.gov)
  • In granting Fast Track status, the FDA acknowledges that recurrent UTI caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is a serious condition for which there is an unmet medical need. (prnewswire.com)
  • 2 It is estimated that about half of these patients have UTI caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (prnewswire.com)
  • View of How can we ?ght against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in the World Health Organization Western Paci?c Region? (who.int)
  • The public health community is faced with the global challenge posed by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, including meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)-producing enterobacteriaceae. (who.int)
  • In today's world of international travel, the globalization of drug-resistant bacteria is a pressing issue for public health professionals. (who.int)
  • In the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region, as well as other regions in the world, more and more new types of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria have come to the forefront. (who.int)
  • In this perspective article, we consider four focus areas for countries in the Western Pacific Region to consider when strategizing their response to antimicrobial resistant bacteria. (who.int)
  • Constructing a standardized surveillance system in the Region would provide useful data to monitor and assess the pattern and frequency of resistant bacteria. (who.int)
  • The WHO South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Regional Offices are collaborating to build up standard laboratory methods and surveillance systems to monitor resistant bacteria in both regions. (who.int)
  • The vaccine against E. gallinarum was a specific approach, as vaccinations against other bacteria we investigated did not prevent mortality and autoimmunity," he noted. (scitechdaily.com)
  • The vaccine was delivered through injection in muscle to avoid targeting other bacteria that reside in the gut. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Sequoia's vaccine is designed to create an immune response preventing bacteria from colonizing the urinary tract, and it recently completed its first clinical trial in women. (prnewswire.com)
  • NCEZID scientists are using another AMD method that reveals key molecules in other tickborne bacteria that are challenging to study. (cdc.gov)
  • Our study examined if nonpathogenic bacteria or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), can affect epithelial function in the presence of monocytes/macrophages. (nih.gov)
  • The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that this bacterial access key could be a drug target for people who are at high risk of developing gum disease. (medindia.net)
  • News, Soda Fountains Squirt Fecal Bacteria, Study Finds. (city-data.com)
  • A purpose-built MRI research unit has been established to study a range of respiratory diseases. (worldwidehealth.com)
  • The focus of investigation in this study was to consider the potential of arthropods in the dissemination of the bacterium involved in drippy blight disease, Lonsdalea quercina . (apsnet.org)
  • This study aims to determine the icrobiology of the bile culture and antimicrobial susceptibility in patients with symptomatic gallstone disease in our setup. (nepjol.info)
  • This prospective study included patients admitted in surgery department with a diagnosis of symptomatic gallstone disease and subjected for laparoscopic or open cholecystectomy from 1st of October 2015 to 30thSeptember 2016. (nepjol.info)
  • The results from this study are exciting as they show a link between bacteria in the gut and the protein at the heart of Parkinson's, alpha synuclein. (studyfinds.org)
  • Our study is unique as it shows a direct causal link between gut bacteria and Alzheimer's disease. (lu.se)
  • Gum Disease Bacteria a New Treatment Target for Alzheimer's? (medscape.com)
  • An oral, experimental medication that targets the bacteria that causes gum disease may offer a "new treatment paradigm" for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD), new research suggests. (medscape.com)
  • The findings were presented at the 14th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) Conference. (medscape.com)
  • The optogenetic activation of hippocampal astrocytes can be viewed as a novel therapeutic avenue for addressing Alzheimer's disease. (medindia.net)
  • In Alzheimer's disease condition, the control and adjustment of ABCA7 levels in response to inflammation and the decrease in the availability of cholesterol. (medindia.net)
  • New Atlas says the link between gum disease and Alzheimer's disease "sits on the fringes of dementia research" but that a " growing number of scientists have begun to take the idea somewhat seriously , and studies have slowly started to dig into the association . (boingboing.net)
  • Beta-amyloid plaques are the lumps that form at the nerve fibres in cases of Alzheimer's disease. (lu.se)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)/James Archer. (medscape.com)