(HealthDay)—Even if your takeout dinner was prepared by a cook who has COVID-19, there’s little need to worry about your risk of infection, according to an expert in viruses. “Restaurant kitchens can be one of the safest places in this coronavirus outbreak because they already practice strict hygiene protocols to avoid foodborne illness,” said Paula...
by Cassandra Pattinson, Kalina Rossa and Simon Smith, The Conversation Getting a good night’s sleep can be difficult at the best of times. But it can be even harder when you’re anxious or have something on your mind—a global pandemic, for example. Right now though, getting a good night’s sleepcould be more important than ever....
by Ian Demsky, University of Michigan Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center are shedding new light on the way microorganisms that live in the gastrointestinal tract can affect the development of colorectal cancer. Some types of gut bacteria are better than others at stimulating certain immune cells, specifically CD8+ T cells, in...
(HealthDay)—Stomach acid suppression medications increase the odds of intestinal colonization with multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDROs), according to a review and meta-analysis recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Roel P.J. Willems, M.D., from the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, and colleagues analyzed data from 26 observational studies to examine the association between the use of gastric acid suppressants...
VIB (THE FLANDERS INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY) Screening DNA of Parkinson’s patients in the Christine Van Broeckhoven laboratory (VIB-UAntwerpen Center for Molecular Neurology) identified a new risk gene for Parkinson’s disease. Mutations in ATP10B resulted in loss of ATP10B protein. The function of the ATP10B gene was revealed by the Peter Vangheluwe lab (KU Leuven, Laboratory...
PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces such as doorknobs could instantly kill them off? Purdue University engineers have created a laser treatment method that could potentially turn any metal surface into a rapid bacteria killer – just by giving the metal’s surface...
MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, Minn. — As COVID-19 testing becomes more widely available, it’s vital that health care providers and public health officials understand its limits and the impact false results can have on efforts to curb the pandemic. A special article published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings calls attention to the risk posed by overreliance on...
By shuffling DNA in and out of one gene, syphilis stays a step ahead of the immune system to resist eradication. The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, new research from UW Medicine in Seattle suggests. The finding may help explain how syphilis can hide...
Based on the study from Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the once infected and now cured of the coronavirus still have a chance to reactivate within their body. This happens to be the case for some individuals who are thought to be cured or immune from the disease after winning their fight against...
By Nhx Tingson The novel coronavirus infection has no universal symptom, although the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) note dry cough, fever, and shortness of breath as the most common signs of COVID-19. Nevertheless, there have been accounts of “atypical” COVID-19 cases wherein people who tested positive...
