Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Cyclosporiasis infections are surging this summer. Extreme diarrhea is a hallmark sign of the parasitic infection.Health officials don’t yet know the source of the ...

The mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins—proteins that ...

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Patients who used antibiotics, especially for gastrointestinal (GI) infections, had a higher risk of developing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) than those who did not use antibiotics. “While ...

Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the microbiome and increase the risk of gut infections in surprising ways, a new Nature study shows. Antibiotics taken to treat an infection also kill some of the good ...

Mucosal surfaces that line the body are embedded with defensive molecules that help keep microbes from causing inflammation and infections. Among these molecules are lectins, proteins that recognize ...

Intelectin-2 could be useful in treating inflammatory bowel disease and antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists, the class of drugs that includes semaglutide and similar medications now widely prescribed for diabetes and weight loss, have been linked in recent analyses to a lower rate of ...