All Disease Pathology articles
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NewsStudy uncovers how low-carb diet drives colorectal cancer development
A new study suggests that a low-carbohydrate diet promotes the growth of a strain of E. coli that produces DNA-damaging colibactin, which drives genetic mutations and predisposes tumour development.
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NewsA surprising link between Crohn’s disease and the Epstein-Barr virus
A longitudinal study has revealed strong and surprising evidence showing that exposure to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can lead to a higher risk of Crohn’s disease. Researchers are now trying to find out the mechanistic actions in their associations.
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NewsScientists track pneumonia-causing bacteria as they infect the blood stream
A new study has shown various dissemination patterns can be adopted by Klebsiella pneumoniae that causes systemic infection, i.e. bacteremia.
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NewsAsthma and antibiotic use may predict nasal polyp recurrence after endoscopic sinus surgery
A recent study suggests that patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, who had undergone endoscopic sinus surgery, have a higher chance of undergoing revision sinus surgery that removes nasal polyps if they have asthma and are using antibiotics.
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NewsResearch team receives $1.5 million to study neurological disorders linked to long COVID
A significant grant was awarded for an upcoming research of cellular and molecular mechanisms in the neurological challenges posed by long COVID-19.
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NewsChanging relationship between viral replication and the severity of hepatic necroinflammatory damage in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection
This study aimed to clarify the relationship between HBV replication and hepatic inflammation during disease progression of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
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OpinionHas a viral contribution to Alzheimer’s disease been in front of our noses this whole time?
The concept that a viral infection may induce pathology in regions far from its active location is gaining traction. Could this phenomenon also be at play in Alzheimer’s disease?
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NewsCo-infection by novel species of parasite found in visceral leishmaniasis patient
Genome sequencing of clinical samples from a child has revealed the simultaneous presence of the protozoan Leishmania infantum and an as-yet unnamed parasite that was identified earlier in a fatal case of visceral leishmaniasis.
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NewsRemnants of ancient virus may fuel ALS in people
Researchers have identified a surprising new player in ALS or motor neurone disease - an ancient, virus-like protein best known for its essential role in enabling placental development.
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NewsSugar cane pathogen delivers promising new antibiotic candidate
A potent plant toxin with a unique way of killing harmful bacteria has emerged as one of the strongest new antibiotic candidates in decades.
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NewsLake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among very few in US
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba to which he is thought to have been exposed at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, experts say.