News tagged with lactic acid bacteria
A sticky solution for identifying effective probiotics
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Scientists have crystallised a protein that may help gut bacteria bind to the gastrointestinal tract. The protein could be used by probiotic producers to identify strains that are likely to be of real benefit to people.
Good Bacteria Can Be 'EZ Pass' for Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax
Feb 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that the good bacteria found in dairy products and linked to positive health benefits in the human body might also be an effective ...
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Massage after exercise myth busted
May 07, 2009 |
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A Queen's University research team has blown open the myth that massage after exercise improves circulation to the muscle and assists in the removal of lactic acid and other waste products.
Scientists uncover how superbug Staph aureus resists our natural defenses
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Mar 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Washington have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) “superbug” strains, resists our body's ...
Scientists discover technique to help 'friendly bacteria'
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Sep 21, 2007 |
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There is currently a great deal of interest in the health-associated properties of probiotics, also known as ‘beneficial’ or ‘friendly’ bacteria, and prebiotics, the food needed for the growth of probiotic when inside our ...
Nutritious new low-sugar juice targeted for diabetics, individuals with high blood sugar
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Scientists in China are reporting development of a low-calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice custom-designed for millions of individuals with diabetes and pre-diabetic conditions that involve abnormally high ...
Nature's own chemical plant
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Petroleum is the feedstock for many products in the chemical industry. However, this fossil fuel is becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. Renewable raw materials are an alternative. But can the likes of bioethanol be ...
Genomic comparison of lactic acid bacteria published
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Oct 17, 2006 |
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With public concerns at a fevered pitch over the bacterial contamination of spinach, it is easy to lose track of how bland and deprived our world would be without the contribution to our food supply of such benign microbial ...
Cooked ham with 39-day shelf life possible
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Sep 04, 2007 |
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An Irish scientist said cooked ham might soon be given a 39-day shelf life by preserving it with a bacterium.
Plastic protein protects bacteria from stomach acid's unfolding power
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A tiny protein helps protect disease-causing bacteria from the ravaging effects of stomach acid, researchers at the University of Michigan and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have discovered.
'Invisible' bacteria dupe the human immune system
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Feb 19, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of York have characterised an important new step in the mechanism used by bacteria to evade our immune system.
Ridding meat of E. coli
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Jul 03, 2008 |
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You may be able to enjoy a rare hamburger soon, thanks to a discovery made by a team of University of Alberta researchers.
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