Scientists and mainstream doctors are turning to holistic and alternative health experts in their droves, due to the ever-increasing rise in antibiotic resistance. A recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine found that scientists were able to successfully cure kidney infections without the need for antibiotics for the very first time. Naturalnews.com reports: The study focused on “innate immunity,” which is the body’s first line of defense and can be used even against pathogens that have never been encountered before. Prior research has shown that innate immune responses typically contain two major components: an antibacterial defense that actively destroys the invaders, and an inflammatory response that helps create an environment hostile to the pathogen and favorable to immune agents and healing processes. Inflammation can be damaging to tissues, however, and may cause further health problems if it gets out of hand. “So the question has been: Can you find a way of treating infections by stopping the bad part of the immune defense and still keep the antibacterial defense?” researcher Catharina Svanborg said. “This is what we have done in our model.” Focusing the immune response The study was conducted on mice infected with a bacterium that can [...]