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Pathogenic genetic variations found to boost the risk of H. pylori–related stomach cancer

Medical Xpress

A large case-control study by international researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan has found that people who carry certain genetic risk factors for gastric (stomach) cancer have a much greater risk if they have also been infected by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

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Solving a mystery: How the TB bacterium develops rapid resistance to antibiotics

Scienmag

Credit: SDSU For a slow-growing microbe that multiplies infrequently, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB) has long puzzled researchers as to how it develops resistance to antibiotics so quickly, in a matter of weeks to months.

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Small RNA as a central player in infections

Scienmag

Credit: (Image: Chair of Molecular Infection Biology II / University of Wuerzburg / SCIGRAPHIX) More than half of the world’s population carries the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in their stomach mucosa.

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A new era in diagnostics: The growing demand for POC testing

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the pursuit of improving patient care, the continued development of POC testing can help support future demand for rapid diagnosis and treatment, with opportunities to implement successful POC facilities expanding over the years as the technology has improved.

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Cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic uncovered

Scienmag

Work allows genomic monitoring for epidemic strains of Vibrio cholerae bacteria The evolution of epidemic and endemic strains of the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae in Argentina has been mapped in detail by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the (..)

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

XTalks

Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The bacterium then secretes pDNA-protein complexes, triggering an immune response to treat and prevent infection associated with the delivered genes.

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In Medieval Times, Plagues ‘Sped Up’ With Each New Outbreak

The Pharma Data

Previous genetic studies identified the pathogen that causes plague, including the Black Death of 1348, which killed more than one-third of Europe’s population, and the Great Plague of 1665. Growth rates for both epidemics are more consistent with bubonic plague, which is transmitted by bites of infected fleas, the researchers said.