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Study sheds light on antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Bacteria utilise a number of strategies to combat the treatments meant to kill them. One of the most prevalent of these weapons is ribosome-modifying enzymes. These enzymes are becoming increasingly common, appearing in clinical samples from bacteria with varying drug resistances all over th
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Nutrients in microgreens, mature vegetables differ yet both help you lose
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Young veggies known as microgreens are thought to be very good for one's health. Researchers are now seeking to find out whether microgreens, which can be readily produced at home, are the superfood that they are supposed to be, and how they compare to mature veggies.
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Why do killer bacteria affect some people more severely than others
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Group A streptococci are widespread bacteria that can cause strep throat and impetigo, among other problems. However, if the bacteria become invasive, the situation might quickly deteriorate. In this situation, the name may change to killer bacteria or flesh-eating bacteria, and it can cause
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Researchers create new rapid, reliable detection method for Coronavirus
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus can be reliably detected using commercially available mass spectrometers. In the journal "Clinical Proteomics," researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) present a new method for detecting bacterial and fungal infections that use equipment th
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Wristbands are a 'hotbed' for harmful bacteria such as E. coli, staphyloco
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Covid-19 pandemic raised the bar for disinfection to new heights. A new study examining a commonly used item may persuade you not to relax your guard just yet. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science examined the risk of pathogenic bacteria h
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Nutrients in microgreens, mature vegetables differ but both help you lose
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Young vegetables known as microgreens are said to be particularly beneficial to one's health. Researchers are now attempting to determine whether microgreens, which can be easily grown at home, are the superfood that they are claimed to be, and how they compare to mature vegetables.
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Researchers find new way to diagnose lung infections
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to expedite treatment for critically ill patients, a study headed by Nalinikanth Kotagiri of the University of Cincinnati seeks to create a new imaging technique that can recognize specific types of lung infections in real time.
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Study gives new insight into antibiotic resistance in bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bacteria use a variety of methods to fight off the medications designed to destroy them. Ribosome-modifying enzymes are one of these weapons that are most common and these enzymes are becoming more widespread
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Researchers reveal mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to antibiotic
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent investigation, pathogenic bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly improve their resistance by up to 1,000 times through a gene amplification process.
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Gut microbiome may increase risk, severity of HIV, EBV disease: Research
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The gut microbiome has drawn the interest of academics and non-scientists alike over the last decade. A recent study has revealed that the bacteria and other microbes in our gut aid in immunity, metabolism, digestion, and the fight against "bad bacteria" that try to infiltrate our systems.
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Scientists engineer bacteria that can help to detect tumor DNA
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego, and their Australian colleagues have engineered bacteria that can recognise the presence of tumour DNA in a live organism, ushering in a new era of technologically powerful biological sensors.
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Study finds how sugars in breastmilk prevent infections, preterm births
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Newborns can be kept healthy and protected from a number of ailments through breastfeeding, which has been practiced for a very long time. But some of the naturally occurring carbohydrates in breastmilk may also work to stop infections before the infant is even born.
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