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Trypanosoma cruzi: Study suggests metabolism influences drug resistance

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New insight on how a parasite can resist current therapies has been published in the open-access eLife journal. The study in cultures of human cells infected with Trypanosoma...

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Lyme disease guidelines released: Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease have been developed by a multidisciplinary panel led by the Infectious...

SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 None of the mutations currently documented in the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear to increase its transmissibility in humans, according to a study led by UCL researchers. The analysis...

College student alcohol use up during COVID-19 pandemic

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 While it’s no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal...

Plasmodium vivax malaria: GSK and MMV present positive data on pediatric treatment

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 GSK and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today presented positive data from the TEACH study of tafenoquine, an 8-aminoquinoline, for the prevention of relapse (radical cure)...

COVID-19 unexpected consequence: Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 according to article

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A new article in The Lancet  has called for urgent international action to prevent potentially devastating measles epidemics in the coming years. Lead author Professor Kim...

COVID Study: Antibody Shows Potential to Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Mutant Strains

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Abpro Corporation today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article in the scientific journal Nature Communications titled, “Characterization of neutralizing antibody...

University of Maryland research could accelerate efforts to develop new anti-viral drugs to fight flu, Ebola, and novel coronaviruses like COVID-19

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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) have discovered new drug compounds to potentially treat the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The...

Sleep apnea may be risk factor for COVID-19

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The question of sleep apnea as the risk factor for COVID-19 arose in a study conducted by the Turku University Hospital and the University of Turku on patients of the first wave of the pandemic. This is...

Staphylococcus aureus: Uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment to thrive

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The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment for a common type of superbug to thrive unchecked and do its worst damage, according to new research by University of...