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Understanding extinct microbes may influence the state of modern human health
Jan 05, 2009 |
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The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant professor in the Department ...
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Babies, Bacteria and Breast Milk: Genome Sequence Reveals Evolutionary Alliance
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As every parent discovers, human babies are bubbling, burping processing plants that take in milk, extract compounds useful for rapid growth and development, and unceremoniously excrete the byproducts. Those ...
Friendly gut bacteria lend a hand to fight infection, study suggests
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite responsible for to ...
Bacteria in urinary tract infections caught making burglar's tools
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) make more tools for stealing from their host than friendly versions of the same bacteria found in the gut, researchers at Washington University School of ...
Probiotic bacteria can induce monocyte-derived dendritic cells maturation?
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Probiotic bacteria are widely used to relieve the symptoms of many disorders such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, diarrhea, and allergies. Probiotic mixtures have also been found to reduce the symptoms of diarrhea. In children ...
Antimicrobials: Silver (and copper) bullets to kill bacteria
Nov 09, 2009 |
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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 ...
White Blood Cell Uses DNA 'Catapult' to Fight Infection
Aug 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. and Swiss scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how a type of white blood cell called the eosinophil may help the body to fight bacterial infections in the digestive tract, according to ...
Persistent bacterial infection exploits killing machinery of immune cells
Nov 02, 2008 |
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A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them. This discovery may lead to new ...
Bacteria 'launch a shield' to resist attack
Nov 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Researchers Examine How Viruses Destroy Bacteria
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Viruses are well known for attacking humans and animals, but some viruses instead attack bacteria. Texas A&M University researchers are exploring how hungry viruses, armed with transformer-like weapons, attack bacteria, which ...
Simple test could offer cheap solution to detecting landmines
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Scientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines.
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