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What cures you may also ail you: Antibiotics, your gut and you

Biology /

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

We are always being told by marketers of healthy yogurts that the human gut contains a bustling community of different bacteria, both good and bad, and that this balance is vital to keeping you healthy. But if you target ...





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Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Dana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections. The antimicrobial properties of ...


Gut bacteria can manufacture defences against cancer and inflammatory bowel disease

Gut bacteria can manufacture defences against cancer and inflammatory bowel disease

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created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria naturally present in the human gut could produce substances that help to protect against colon cancer and provide therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.


Insecticidal toxin useless without 'friendly' bacteria accomplices

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a popular insecticide used to control pest moths and butterflies, and in some GM pest-proof crops. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...


Uncultured bacteria found in amniotic fluids of women who experience preterm births

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Yale University have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs ...


Antibiotics-resistant gulls worry scientists

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The resistance pattern for antibiotics in gulls is the same as in humans, and a new study by Uppsala University researchers shows that nearly half of Mediterranean gulls in southern France have some form of resistance to ...


Light-activated antibacterial coating is new weapon in fight against hospital-acquired infections

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new hard coating with antibacterial properties that has been tested by researchers at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute has been shown to kill 99.9% of Escherichia coli bacteria when a white hospital light was shone on its ...


Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria that cause chronic lung infections can communicate with each other to form a deadly shield against the body's natural defenses. Studying these interactions could lead to new ways of treating bacteria that are resistant ...


Bacterium with grabber arms stops intruders

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Bacteria in drinks such as Vifit stop pathogens by using grabber-like arms to cling onto intestinal walls. This discovery is made by a group of Finnish, Belgium and Dutch researchers, under the coordination of Prof. Willem ...


2 heads better than 1 in new antibiotic method

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An antibiotic that binds to a well-established target in a novel and unexpected way could be the inspiration for designing new, more potent antibacterial drugs.


Light, photosynthesis help bacteria invade fresh produce

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to light and possibly photosynthesis itself could be helping disease-causing bacteria to be internalized by lettuce leaves, making them impervious to washing, according to research published in the October issue ...



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