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Whole genome analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis highlights risks with current method of tracking

In a study released today in Nature Genetics, researchers have found that Chlamydia has evolved more actively than was previously thought. Using whole genome sequencing the researchers show that the exchange of DNA betwee ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phone app to diagnose sexually transmitted infections

(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative plan in the UK aimed at cutting rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs, also known as sexually transmitted diseases or STDs) such as herpes, gonorrhea, and chlamydia ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Parasite and bacterium illustrate convergent evolution: Both hijack cells' 'post office'

The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis exemplify convergent evolution, the development of a similar biological trait in unrelated lineages, according to research presen ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaccine against chlamydia not far away

When a woman becomes infected with Chlamydia, the first white blood cells that arrive at the scene to fight the infection are not the most effective. This is shown by a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. This discovery ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chlamydia may play role in a type of arthritis

Spondylarthritis (SpA) represents a group of arthritidies that share clinical features such as inflammatory back pain and inflammation at sites where tendons attach to bone. It includes ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Portable device will quickly detect pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Cornell professors will combine their inventions to develop a handheld pathogen detector that will give health care workers in the developing world speedy results to identify in the field ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fears for koalas as study reveals 'marked decline'

Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Seniors' sex lives are up -- and so are STD cases

Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active - if not always healthy - sex life.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alaska ranks No. 1 for chlamydia

Alaska again ranks first in the nation for chlamydia and is second for gonorrhea, state public health officials announced Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

US takes aim at purported sex disease 'cures'

The US government said Tuesday it is taking steps to remove from the market a host of online products that promise to cure HIV, herpes, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

WSU files for patent on researcher's vaccine technology for chlamydia

A Wayne State University School of Medicine researcher has developed a potential first ever vaccine for Chlamydia, the world's most prevalent sexually transmitted disease and the leading cause of new cases of blindness.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A more definitive test for a common sexually transmitted infection

A study from the microbiology lab at Rhode Island Hospital has found that a new test may be more accurate in identifying a common sexually transmitted infection (STI), Trichamonos vaginalis (TV). The researchers also noted ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Free in-home kits help encourage STD testing in young people

Up to half of sexually active young people will get a sexually transmitted disease by the time they are 25, yet many don't seek testing because it may be difficult, costly or embarrassing.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young minority women screened at higher rate for chlamydia than young white women

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Scientists explain link between chlamydia and ectopic pregnancy

Women who have had chlamydia are at greater risk of an ectopic pregnancy because of a lasting effect of the infection.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0