Research finds that antibiotic resistance genes are prevalent in the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of food borne illness. The team finds that more than half of the C. jejuni, isolated from patients in Michigan, are genetically protected against at least one antibiotic used to fight bacterial infections. The team’s full report appears in...
Month: <span>October 2023</span>
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Could acne bacteria actually help skin barrier function?
Some acne-related bacteria on the skin may help improve its function. Sky-Blue Creative/Stocksy – Researchers investigated the effects of acne-related bacteria, C. acnes, on skin barrier health.– They found that C. acnes increases skin lipid production and boosts the skin’s barrier function, keeping it lubricated and increasing antimicrobial activity.– The findings could lead to novel...
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Study highlights wide-ranging health benefits of using CPAP machines
By Bronwyn Thompson They can be challenging devices to wear, but new research shows CPAP machines address more than just sleep apnea. Depositphotos While effective in treating sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines are not the easiest to adapt to, which is why around 50% of those with sleep apnea give up on...
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Postnatal depression sufferers who take medication have boosted mental health, relationships and better behaved children, study shows
By XANTHA LEATHAM | DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Giving mothers with postnatal depression antidepressants could improve the behaviour of their children at the age of five, a study suggests. Up to 15 per cent of women experience postnatal depression, with symptoms including a persistent feeling of sadness and low mood, lack of enjoyment and interest in...
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Can This Common Medication Help Reduce The Risk Of Long COVID?
Casey Clark A new study sheds some light on using metformin as a long COVID prevention tool. It seems like every time you turn on the news or open your phone, new information about COVID-19 pops up. Most of this information is pertinent to the latest variant EG.5, also called “Eris,” but recently, other more...
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Eat your veggies: Writing ‘produce prescriptions’ could boost patients’ health
by Cara Murez An apple a day may be just what the doctor ordered. New research on “produce prescription” programs finds that when access to free fruits and vegetables is offered, recipients see measurable benefits in health and hunger. “To me, this shows that there’s a very strong proof of concept behind produce prescriptions and...
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EXPERTS RAISE ALARM ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS FOR KIDS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes may have unintended and adverse consequences for children’s health, according to a team of clinicians, exercise scientists, pharmaceutical scholars, ethicists, and behavioral experts. Their commentary appears as a perspective...
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Turncoat T cells underlie assault on small intestine amid gluten-induced chaos of celiac disease
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWheat, barley and rye contain a protein that can produce severe intestinal symptoms in people with celiac disease, and a team of scientists at Columbia University in New York has now identified distinct signatures of immune system cells that drive the disorder. Celiac disease is marked...
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Resistant E. coli rises despite drop in ciprofloxacin use
by Leila Gray, University of Washington School of Medicine Microbiology lab media plates show E. coli bacteria growing on E. coli selective agar (pink) and blood agar (red). Credit: Sokurenko Lab/UW MedicineAfter a nearly three-fold drop in prescriptions for the antibiotic ciprofloxacin between 2015 and 2021, the rates of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli bacteria circulating in...
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Higher dose and shorter tuberculosis treatment proven safe for patients
by St. George’s University of London Kaplan–Meier Time to Unfavorable Outcome for the Primary mITT-M Population. The inset shows the same data on an enlarged y axis. aHR denotes adjusted hazard ratio; mITT-M, modified intention-to-treat microscopy positive; R, rifampicin; SR1, study regimen 1; and SR2, study regimen 2. Credit: NEJM Evidence (2023). DOI: 10.1056/EVIDoa2300054A higher...