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Some Mice Protected Against Lyme Disease

Springtime spells tick-time. Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne disease in Switzerland: around 10,000 people a year become infected with the pathogen. The actual hosts for Borrelia, however, are wild mice. Continue reading »

Superbugs May Have A Soft Spot

The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly.

But now a research team at the University of Rochester has found a weakness in one superbug.

Cavemen Had Healthier Mouth Bacteria

DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons has shed light on the health consequences of the evolving diet and behavior from the Stone Age to the modern day.

Stomach Bug May Help Control Diabetes

A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach’s ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to research from Virginia Tech.

Medication May be in the Ocean

OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from several other institutions, have published new research that signals how the next class of powerful medications may currently reside at the bottom of the ocean. In both cases, the researchers were focused on ocean-based mollusks – a category of animal that includes snails, clams and squid and their bacterial companions. Continue reading »

Gut Bacteria Evolved with Us

An international team of researchers led by Harvard Medical School have discovered that the billions of bacteria lining our GI tracts have coevolved with us.