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Scientists discover new role of small RNAs in Salmonella infections
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Salmonella is a food-borne pathogen that infects millions of people each year. These bacteria rely on a complex network of genes and gene products to sense environmental conditions. Researchers investigated the role of small RNAs in helping Salmonella express their virulence genes in a new p
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Researchers find association between oral bacteria, brain abscesses
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research, bacteria that cause oral infections may also play a role in patients developing potentially fatal brain abscesses.
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Scientists engineer probiotic to prevent infection of large intestine
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Scientists from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have created a probiotic to restore bile salt metabolism, found in the gastrointestinal tract, to counter the onset and effects of Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI).
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Research: Drying process could be key step in the development of life
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research could help explain crucial early steps on the path of life that led from a pool filled with simple amino acids to bacteria, redwood trees and people.
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IIT Guwahati report multifunctional enzyme that can breakdown woody biomas
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have studied the efficacy of a specific bacterial endoglucanase enzyme, RfGH5_4 from Ruminococcus flavefaciens in breaking down woody biomatter into a simple sugar that can be fermented efficiently to produce bioethanol.
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Study finds microscopic training grounds allow B cells fight against speci
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The microscopic biological structures known as germinal centres are the immune system's weapons-development facilities if B cells are the immune system's munitions manufacturers, producing antibodies to eliminate hazardous infections.
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Probiotic bacteria in fermented foods help rid bad breath
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a pooled data analysis of the available research, probiotic bacteria commonly found in fermented foods like yoghurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup may help lessen the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis).
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Researchers discover new bacterial therapy approach to treat lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The most lethal form of cancer both domestically and globally is lung cancer. Patients have very limited options as a result of the failure of several of the currently accessible medications. Bacterial therapy has been a promising new approach to treating cancer, however even though this tre
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Bacterial Therapies with Pharma Drugs could help treat Cancer: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a research published in the journal 'Scientific Reports' bacterial therapeutics mixed with other therapy modalities could increase treatment efficacy while minimizing side effects.
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Research traces health benefits of tomatoes towards gut microbes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favourable profile in young pigs, researchers have found.
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Probiotic bacteria found in fermented foods might help dispel bad breath
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Probiotic bacteria usually found in fermented foods, such as yoghurt, sourdough bread, and miso soup, might help dispel the embarrassment of persistent bad breath (halitosis), finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
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Researchers suggest antibiotic that works against multidrug-resistant bact
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The use of antibiotics is essential in the management of numerous bacterial illnesses. Researchers have created analogues of a novel antibiotic that works well against bacteria that are multidrug resistant, opening a new front in the battle against these illnesses.
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