A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers ...

Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays. New evidence suggests that modulating the microbiome may ...

Restoring the gut microbiota through fecal microbiota transplantation reversed these effects. The treatment replenished CX3CR1-positive NK cells, reduced lung damage, and improved survival. Targeted ...

When parts of the small intestine are diseased or die, the treatment can involve surgically removing the affected tissue. Although lifesaving, the procedure—referred to as a radical small bowel ...

Visit CNNhealth.com, your connection for better living "Within a week," she recalled, "I was eating normally again." Scientists have known for decades that probiotics can boost your health. That's why ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...

Karina Xavier, group leader at GIMM. The breakthrough began when the team noticed something unusual in their antibiotic-treated mice: animals carrying ARO112 showed remarkable resistance to infection.

Cases of norovirus and the flu are jumping around the country. Both viruses can make you sick for days. Here’s what infectious disease doctors want you to know about the differences between the ...

Tapeworm infections were common in the late 19th century due to a lack of food safety laws and meat inspections. Historical accounts from Muncie detail tapeworms growing to dozens of feet long inside ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: HIV infection remains a major public health problem. It is associated with co-infections, including intestinal parasitic infections. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. 2 Parasitology and Mycology Department, Brazzaville University Hospital, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. 3 ...

Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and investigate the factors associated with intestinal parasitic diseases in children from an urban slum in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional ...