New York : Targeting certain gut bacteria with an antibiotic or vaccine may offer a promising new treatment approach for autoimmune diseases, new research suggests. The findings, published in the journal Science, showed that bacteria found in the small intestines of mice and humans can travel to other organs and trigger an autoimmune response. “Treatment […]
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Antibiotic misuse may adversely affect cancer treatment
New York : Long-term antibiotic overuse or misuse may make people drug resistant and vulnerable to infection, impacting cancer treatment efficacy in a negative way, new research suggests. Antibiotic use is known to have a near-immediate impact on our gut microbiota and any negative impact of antibiotics on cancer treatment appears to go back to […]