Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common digestive disorder with unclear causes, affecting about 10% of the global population. Researchers have now discovered that opioid delta-receptor agonists may ...

ICMR-NIV will test gastroenteritis samples from GBS patients in Pune, where 152 cases have surged, to identify potential ...

Probiotics may help with many health conditions. Although they're generally safe, it's important to talk with your doctor ...

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Acute gastroenteritis commonly causes diarrhea and vomiting in children and adolescents, resulting in many outpatient clinic visits, emergency department visits and hospitalizations, often owing ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive ... with hopes of improving treatments for critically ill patients.

Viral gastroenteritis—dubbed the "stomach flu"—is ... of this disease, which generally resolves quickly with corticosteroid treatment. There are many viruses, bacteria, and parasites that can cause ...

But as weeks turned into months, and no cause or treatment could be found, I began to realize that I wasn’t alone: that all around me was an ongoing epidemic of chronic pain. As my condition ...

Traditional methods for managing biofilms often rely on harsh chemicals or expensive treatments, which can be harmful to the environment or ineffective over time as bacteria adapt. "This study is ...

So he located all the relevant papers on a bacterial species that his laboratory studies — an organism that causes tooth decay called Streptococcus sobrinus — but discovered that he’d ...