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Tag: Bacteria
17 Results
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Research finds that viruses may have ‘eyes and ears’ on us
To optimize its strategy for survival and replication, an animal virus might want to know what kind of tissue it is in, or how robust the host's immune response is to its infection.
September 26, 2022 -
Vegan foods that contain powerful anti-inflammatory properties
There are several foods which can help reduce the risk of inflammation by providing dietary solutions
January 31, 2020 -
Indoor dust bacteria have transferable antibiotic resistance genes: Study
Bacteria can share many different types of genes as long as the genes have mobile segments of DNA.
January 26, 2020 -
Pets prevent allergies
We’ve known for years that dogs were good for our mental health.
July 23, 2019 -
Manipulating gut bacteria may cut obesity, diabetes risk
Manipulating levels and ratios of gut bacteria can help prevent obesity and diabetes.
February 15, 2018 -
Storing vital information
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. They have been objects of scientific study since the 1930s, and much of our early understanding of molecular genetics came from experiments involving these viruses. One of the most thoroughly studied of the phages that infect the bacterium Escherichia coli is bacteriophage T2. During infection, this virus attaches to...
February 13, 2018 -
New substance may help combat tuberculosis
This new substance offers hope of fighting the bacteria.
December 30, 2017 -
Eating probiotics likely to help prevent depression
Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for health, especially the digestive system
December 28, 2017 -
Gum disease bacteria linked to esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of cancer death worldwide.
December 3, 2017 -
Gut bacteria, not just genetics, linked to asthma
Researchers have found that microbes in a baby's digestive tract may also be involved.
November 28, 2017 -
Eating garlic may help combat cystic fibrosis
Researchers says that eating garlic may help combat cystic fibrosis.
November 28, 2017 -
World’s smallest data recorder built from bacteria
Researchers have converted a natural bacterial immune system into the world’s smallest data recorder, laying the groundwork for a new class of technologies that use bacterial cells for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring. The researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) in the US modified an ordinary laboratory strain of the ubiquitous...
November 24, 2017 -
Ribbed mussels could help improve urban water quality
Ribbed mussels could help improve water quality in urban and coastal locations by filtering out nitrogen, bacteria, microalgae and other contaminants, according to a study. Researchers at The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US began a two-year pilot project in 2011 to improve water quality in the Bronx River Estuary in New...
November 23, 2017 -
‘Drug-resistant organisms causing spike in infectious diseases’
ESBLs are organisms resistant to various newer generation antibiotics and can be easily transferred in the community, a study said.
November 17, 2017 -
Know how oral bacteria triggers gut diseases
The bacteria residing in your mouth activates immune cells to fuel inflammation in the gut, a study says.
November 15, 2017 -
Antibiotic apocalypse~I
The thoughtless person playing with penicillin treatment is morally responsible for the death of the man who succumbs to infection with the penicillin resistant organism. -Sir Alexander Fleming, Nobel laureate This is an age of complexities, contradictions, and challenges. Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) poses the most serious challenge to public health the world over. It is...
November 12, 2017 -
Gut bacteria linked to stroke, dementia
An overgrowth of bad bacteria can make the lining of the gut become more permeable, allowing toxins to enter the bloodstream.
November 4, 2017
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