News tagged with mycobacterium avium
Wildlife as a source for livestock infections
A bacterium possibly linked to Crohn's disease could be lurking in wild animals. According to research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map), can be transm ...
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Daily bathroom showers may deliver face full of pathogens, says study
While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising new ...
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens
Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Scientists unveil mechanisms of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Newly published research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, sheds light on a poorly understood, acute illness called Immune Reconstitution ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Gamma interferon a wake-up call for stem cell response to infection
Most of the time, the body's blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells remain dormant, with just a few producing blood cells and maintaining a balance among the different types.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Experimental immune-boosting drug worsens TB in mice
An experimental drug that boosts production of the immune system protein interferon worsens tuberculosis (TB) in mice, according to scientists from the National Institutes of Health. The drug acts indirectly ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 12, 2010 |
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How clean is your knife?
A new fast-acting disinfectant that is effective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and prions could help to reduce the spread of deadly infections in hospitals, according to research published in the February issue of Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Veterinary college develops vaccine for Johne's disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine that prevents Johne's disease, a condition that leads to $220 million to $250 million in losses annually to ...
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Dec 08, 2008 |
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Scientists discover bacteria that can cause bone infections
Scientists have discovered that a bone infection is caused by a newly described species of bacteria that is related to the tuberculosis pathogen. The discovery may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of similar infections, ...
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Oct 17, 2008 |
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Pathogen that causes disease in cattle also associated with Crohn's disease
People with Crohn's disease (CD) are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes a digestive-tract disease in cattle called Johne's disease. The role this bacterium may or may not play in ...
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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Better and faster: Distinguishing non-TB pulmonary disease from TB
A diagnostic kit shows new promise for distinguishing between tuberculosis (TB) and its infections from disease caused by related mycobacteria family, which mimic TB and other lung disease in symptoms but require distinctly ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 01, 2008 |
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The 'MIP-MAP' game: Indian bug is the ancestor of Crohn's disease pathogen
An Indian team of researchers led by Seyed E. Hasnain of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), University of Hyderabad, India has found that a seemingly unknown mycobacterial organism Mycobacterium indicus pranii (MIP) could ...
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Oct 03, 2007 |
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