Researchers make progress in battle against Helicobacter pylori and stomach cancer
LMU researchers have discovered a weakness in the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which could be exploited to develop new drugs.
LMU researchers have discovered a weakness in the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which could be exploited to develop new drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2023
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Chemists at the Ural Federal University have created a sensor for determining the pH of human saliva. This is a fluorophore with strong and stable emission, which picks up the smallest fluctuations in the pH in biological ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 16, 2022
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Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have improved understanding of the molecular mechanisms of a key protein that makes the stomach acidic. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, could lead ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 14, 2021
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Biosensors are currently used in healthcare to monitor blood glucose; however, they also have the potential to detect bacteria. Researchers at Osaka University have invented a new biosensor using graphene—a material consisting ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 20, 2019
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As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face.
Ecology
Apr 16, 2019
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Scientists have deciphered how some types of "swimming" bacteria have evolved to be able to escape when trapped in small spaces.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2018
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A new shape-shifting polymer can target and kill Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the stomach without killing helpful bacteria in the gut. Such a treatment could improve the digestive health of billions of people worldwide ...
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2017
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Scientists at The University of Western Australia and Perth-based biotech Ondek Pty Ltd have revealed new insights into the function of an important bacterial protein in Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes stomach ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 26, 2017
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Scientists at The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with researchers at Imperial College London and Perth-based biotech Ondek Pty Ltd, have revealed new insights into the structure of an important biomolecule ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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Tiny "submarines" that speed independently through the stomach, use gastric acid for fuel (while rapidly neutralizing it), and release their cargo precisely at the desired pH: Though it may sound like science fiction, this ...
Biochemistry
Jan 23, 2017
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