According to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), outbreaks of the fungal pathogen Candida auris (C. auris) in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), may be linked to multi-use patient equipment, such as thermometers.
A sepsis awareness and management program has demonstrated overall success in terms of improved sepsis detection but has led to an increase in the number of E. coli bloodstream infection cases presented, study reports
Discoveries by Stanford University School of Medicine explained why older people's immune systems often don't work so well, aging of the immune system, and why the environment matters more than heredity in generating these age-related differences.
Some basic health insurance policies offer maternity cover, however, it is an add-on benefit and may cover less compared to a separate maternity plan.
A collaborative team of researchers at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, and Oxford University has found that elevated levels of certain types of lipids (fat molecules) in the brain may be an early sign of Parkinson's disease (PD)
Little is still known about the exact causes of irritable bowel syndrome. An international team with significant involvement from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has provided initial clues about the organic triggers of the disease.
Researchers from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have discovered why many cancer patients experience severe pain when treated with the anticancer drug bortezomib. The study, to be published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, suggests that a drug already approved to treat multiple sclerosis could mitigate this effect, allowing myeloma patients to successfully complete their treatment and relieving the pain of myeloma survivors.
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may be more effective than the standard drug currently used to stop women bleeding after childbirth
The isolation and spectroscopic identification of eight new tetrabrominated tyrosine alkaloids from the Polynesian sponge Suberea ianthelliformis showed cytotoxicity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition activities.
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania found that early childhood caries result from dental plaque that contains both bacteria and fungus working together to make the biofilm on the teeth more pathogenic and difficult to remove. Now they have shown that these two types of microorganisms synergize to enhance drug resistance, enabling the fungal cells to avoid being killed by antifungal therapies. Yet simultaneously targeting the matrix produced by the bacteria along with the fungus offers a way around this protection.
According to the study, researchers suggest that in cataract surgery for young children, intraocular-lens power calculations may introduce error and overcorrection
A high-sensitive blood test can aid concussed hockey players when it might be safe to return to play. In a study published by the journal Neurology, researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, has identified a superior blood-based biomarker for assessing subtle brain injury.