News tagged with strep bacteria
How flesh-eating bacteria attack the body's immune system
Aug 13, 2008 |
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"Flesh-eating" or "Strep" bacteria are able to survive and spread in the body by degrading a key immune defense molecule, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine and Skaggs ...
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False test results seen in maternal screening
Jun 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A massive effort to test pregnant women for a deadly germ they can spread to their babies has yielded a bad surprise - a high rate of wrong test results that led some infants to miss out on treatment.
Scientists drill holes through deadly bacteria's Kevlar-like hide
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Dec 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To protect themselves from human defenses, disease-causing bacteria have evolved a cell wall made from a nearly impenetrable tangle of tightly woven strands. That’s made it difficult for scientists ...
Engineered protein shows potential as a strep vaccine
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Mar 06, 2008 |
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A University of California, San Diego-led research team has demonstrated that immunization with a stabilized version of a protein found on Streptococcus bacteria can provide protection against Strep infections, which afflict ...
Antibodies to strep throat bacteria linked to obsessive compulsive disorder in mice
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Aug 11, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may ...
New research aims to eliminate Streptococcus infections
Mar 06, 2008 |
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Professor Howard Jenkinson in the Department of Oral & Dental Science (Dental School) has been awarded a grant of £285,000 from The Wellcome Trust to research ways to combat diseases caused by Streptococcus ...
Researchers seek to make cavity-causing bacteria self-destruct
Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]Larger goal to eliminate key enzyme's contribution to all strep and staph disease[/B] Bacteria that eat sugar and release cavity-causing acid onto teeth may soon be made dramatically more vulnerable to their own acid. Res ...
Shuttle brings space-grown strep bacteria back for study
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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When the space shuttle Endeavour touched down at the Kennedy Space Center August 21, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston microbiology and immunology department chairman David Niesel was waiting by the runway, ...
Wyeth seeking approval for advanced infant vaccine
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Drugmaker Wyeth on Tuesday sought U.S. approval to sell a new version of its blockbuster infant vaccine Prevnar that protects against more strains of a bacteria that causes pneumonia and other diseases.
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 ...
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 ...
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