Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice. Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may ...

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June 18 (UPI) --Japan is reporting a record spike in infections caused by a rare and deadly tissue-damaging bacteria. According to Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, cases of ...

Fungi are having a cultural moment, thanks in large part to the horror franchise The Last of Us, in which society has collapsed after an outbreak of a fungal infection that turns humans into violent, ...

In recent years, a growing number of scientific studies have backed an alarming hypothesis: Alzheimer's disease isn't just a disease, it's an infection. One such study, published in 2019, suggested ...

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher. The ...