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New food is designed to nurture healthy gut microbes
A new study shows that a therapeutic food designed to repair the gut microbiomes of malnourished children is better than standard therapy in supporting their growth. The research, published online April 7, 2021, in The New England Journal of Medicine, was a collaboration between Washington University School of Medicine and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where the clinical trial was conducted. Pictured, a mother feeds her child one of the therapeutic foods as part of the clinical trial. (Photo: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research)
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A new type of therapeutic food specifically designed to repair the gut microbiomes of malnourished children is superior to standard therapy in promoting growth, according to the results of a proof-of-concept clinical trial conducted in Bangladesh.
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Fight against STDs lost amid coronavirus testing blitz
Fight against STDs lost amid coronavirus testing blitz
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Transmission electron micrograph, TEM, showing herpes simplex virions
After an unprecedented push to test and track COVID-19, public health workers are grappling with a worrisome side effect: a collapse in screening for sexually transmitted diseases that have been on the rise for years.
Testing for diseases like chlamydia and gonorrhea plummeted in many parts of the U.S. last year as COVID-19 sapped away resources and staff. Health officials say this testing gap left them unable to track or control outbreaks of the diseases, which were already at record levels before the pandemic.
Major boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may also protect their babies from the virus. The researchers found a major boost in antibodies against the COVID-19 virus in breast milk starting two weeks after vaccination, and this response was sustained for the course of the study, which was almost three months long. (Photo: Getty Images) By Gerry Everding
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Nursing mothers who receive a COVID-19 vaccine may pass protective antibodies to their babies through breast milk for at least 80 days following vaccination, suggests new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.