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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Live in America’s Water Systems

Bacteria found in plumbing may sicken thousands each year
For adults with acute Plasmodium vivax or P. falciparum

KAF156 Active for Adults With Vivax, Falciparum Malaria

Antimalarial activity seen with multiple and single dose, with no serious adverse events
Gonorrhea samples taken last spring from seven patients in Honolulu showed resistance to azithromycin at dramatically higher levels than typically seen in the United States

CDC: Higher Levels of Resistance Seen in Gonorrhea Treatment

First cluster of cases to show increased resistance to both azithromycin and ceftriaxone
An experimental drug

Laquinimod Appears Effective Against Multiple Sclerosis

Animal study indicates laquinimod slows disease progression, but human trials needed
Parkinson's disease patients with glucocerebrosidase gene mutations have increased risk for dementia and death

Dementia, Mortality Risk Up for GBA Carriers With Parkinson’s

Mortality risk remained greater in carriers after introduction of dementia as time-dependent covariate
An experimental DNA-based vaccine for Zika virus has proceeded to human safety trials

Animal Study Finds DNA-Based Vaccine Effective Against Zika

Human safety trials are already under way, researchers add
Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among older people in the United States

CDC: Falls Leading Cause of Injury, Death in U.S. Seniors

Falls cause millions of injuries and soaring health care costs, CDC report shows
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Decline in eGFR Mainly Linear in Type 1 Diabetes

Trajectories in eGRF decline were linear for about 87 percent of patients, accelerating for 6 percent
Congenital brain abnormalities are similar for confirmed and presumed Zika infections

Findings to Help Radiologists ID Zika Virus Infection at Imaging

Similar brain abnormalities seen in confirmed and presumed congenital Zika infections
In obese patients

Changes in Blood Microbiota in Obese With Liver Fibrosis

Among obese patients, 16S rDNA concentration significantly higher for those with liver fibrosis