Blastocystis-positive IBS patients show higher IL-8 levels
A cross-sectional study found substantially higher serum IL-8 in Blastocystis-positive IBS patients than in uninfected controls, while subtype 3 predominated ...
Tag: PCR
Rapid Malaria Test Shows High Sensitivity but Weak Specificity During Peak Transmission Season
A study of 511 participants in Nigeria found that a PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic test detected most malaria infections during high ...
Avian malaria found in nearly 40 percent of wild birds in Guatemala’s transforming dry forest
A first molecular survey of wild birds in Guatemala's Motagua Valley found avian malaria in 38 percent of sampled birds, ...
Lumpy Skin Disease Virus Suppresses Key Immune Genes in Cattle, Study Finds
A field study of naturally infected cattle in India reveals that lumpy skin disease virus broadly suppresses both Th1 and ...
New SCAR Markers Identify Deadly Aspergillus Fungi in Lung Fluid Samples
Mexican researchers have developed three SCAR molecular markers that detect Aspergillus section Fumigati, A. flavus, and A. niger directly in ...
New Genetic Toolkit Promises to untangle Species Boundaries in Land Snails and Beyond
Researchers have identified 61 validated single-copy nuclear PCR markers derived from ultraconserved elements that can cheaply discriminate species-scale clades, demonstrated ...
Stomach Bug in Children Shows Alarming Antibiotic Resistance, Study Finds
A study of 145 Chinese children found that over 80 percent of Helicobacter pylori isolates resisted clarithromycin and metronidazole, while ...
Hidden Herpesvirus Reactivation Linked to Severe Childhood Colitis Flare-Ups
A Turkish study finds that cytomegalovirus DNA in colon tissue is associated with severe disease activity and corticosteroid resistance in ...
Ticks and Tropical Theileriosis Mapped Across Northern Pakistan’s Livestock Herds
A year-long survey in northern Pakistan combined tick collection, microscopy and 18S rRNA sequencing to map Theileria annulata infection and ...
Hidden Malaria Duo: First Evidence of Delayed Dual Plasmodium Infection in an Ivorian Patient
A case report in BMC Infectious Diseases describes the first evidence of a Plasmodium falciparum–Plasmodium ovale co-infection in an Ivorian ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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