Nanofiber-coated cotton bandages fight infections and speed healing
Cotton dressings coated with nanofibers. Credit: Darcy Rose/Cornell University An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has identified an innovative way ...
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Research team identifies new approach to fight bacterial infections
Icahn Mount Sinai researchers reveal how the self-destructive activity of bacteria can be used in the fight against antibiotic resistance. ...
Sexually transmitted infections among older people are a global public health challenge, study finds
Age-standardized incidence rates in 2019 and estimated annual percentage changes in incidence rates from 1990 to 2019 for HIV and ...
It’s the immune response, not acute viral infections, that causes neurological damage, researchers find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain For years, it has long been believed that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are ...
Study finds gut microbiota influences severity of respiratory viral infections
This image illustrates an example of gut microbiota composition dictating how resident pulmonary alveolar macrophages (AMs) respond to viral infection. ...
Immunocompromised patients and COVID infections: who is at risk?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Early in the pandemic, clinicians noticed that some immunocompromised patients had persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections, some lasting ...
One step closer to treating serious bacterial infections and sepsis
The illustration shows how the researchers' peptide treatment (pink) binds to both receptors that can detect bacterial substances (green) and ...
Aided by AI, new catheter design helps prevent bacterial infections
Schematic of the proposed CAUTI mechanism and anti-infective design process. (A) Proposed mechanism for CAUTI. Urine flows from the patient's ...
What is the story of drug-resistant infections among Israeli soldiers participating in the Gaza war?
Health officials in Israel have warned that Israeli soldiers injured in the aggression on Gaza are suffering from drug-resistant germs. ...
Microbiome information found in feces helps predict infections in liver transplant patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain In a new study, researchers at the University of Chicago were able to predict postoperative infections ...
