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  2. Discovery of disease-causing pathogens - Wikipedia

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    2. Pre-existing theories of disease: Before a pathogen is well-recognized, scientists may attribute the symptoms of infection to other causes, such as toxicological, psychological, or genetic causes. Once a pathogen has been associated with an illness, researchers have reported difficulty displacing these pre-existing theories. [3] [4] 3.

  3. MCR-1 - Wikipedia

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    The gene was first discovered in E. coli (strain SHP45) from a pig in China April 2011 and published in November 2015. [6] [7] It was identified by independent researchers in human samples from Malaysia, China, [1] England, [8] [9] Scotland, [10] and the United States.

  4. How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases - AOL

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    A recently published analysis by BCG found at least 75 "AI-discovered molecules" have entered clinical trials with many more expected. "That they are now routinely going into clinical trials is a ...

  5. Kuru (disease) - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, researchers at the Medical Research Council discovered a naturally occurring variant of a prion protein in a population from Papua New Guinea that confers strong resistance to kuru. In the study, which began in 1996, [ 31 ] researchers assessed over 3,000 people from the affected and surrounding Eastern Highland populations, and ...

  6. Mysterious illness, dubbed "disease X," has killed dozens in ...

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    A mysterious illness, which the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling "disease X," has killed at least 31 people — mostly children — in the remote Panzi region of the ...

  7. Zoonotic origins of COVID-19 - Wikipedia

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    Several studies found only weak signs of adaptive evolution early in the COVID-19 pandemic. [ c ] Kang et al. wrote that SARS-CoV-2 had exhibited relatively little genetic variation by 2021. [ 47 ] Tai et al. wrote that population expansion rather than positive selection explained the mutation frequency spectrum during the early pandemic. [ 49 ]

  8. Timeline of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori

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    This strategy advocates the use of noninvasive testing to evaluate for H. pylori and simply treating if found, even in the absence of ulcer disease documented on endoscopy. [53] 2005 Warren and Marshall are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on H. pylori and PUD. [60]

  9. 1950 Wynder and Graham Study - Wikipedia

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    This study was a retrospective, case-control study that compared smoking habits of 684 individuals with bronchogenic carcinoma to those without the condition. [12] The survey included questions about smoking: starting age, 20 year tobacco consumption, brands used; as well as inquires about exposure to hazardous agents in the workplace, alcohol use, and causes of death for family members.