Medical Xpress
MARCH 29, 2023
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.
Scienmag
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Study will influence the global elimination strategy for yaws Genome sequencing has shed light on the re-emergence of the bacterium that causes yaws, a neglected tropical disease of the skin, bones and joints. The re-emergence followed a mass drug administration (MDA) campaign that aimed to eliminate the disease in Papua New Guinea.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Scienmag
OCTOBER 1, 2020
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 (..)
The Pharma Data
JULY 11, 2021
Since then, there has been an increasing body of findings that the microbiome, which is sometimes also referred to as the second human genome, is not only of central importance for digestion, but also influences, if not controls, at least a large number of body functions. The immune system is mentioned particularly frequently.
XTalks
DECEMBER 24, 2020
From isolating SARS-CoV-2 in early January to sequencing its genome shortly thereafter and having a prototype vaccine against it within days, scientific process and progress have held steadfast throughout the pandemic. Infectious disease expert, epidemiologist and director of the Yale Institute for Global Health at Yale University, Saad B.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
81 
Let's personalize your content