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Dietary fiber promote inflammation in gut: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to researchers, a type of dietary fibre called inulin, which is used in health supplements and have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut, as well as other parts of the body.
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Scientists find out how organic compound affects drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists suggested how an organic molecule affects bacteria that are resistant to drugs and have found that it can suppress and destroy a pathogen that can cause significant disease or, in some circumstances, death.
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Study finds dietary fibre promote allergy-related type of inflammation in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers discovered that dietary inulin fiber change the metabolism of certain gut bacteria, which in turn triggers what scientists call type 2 inflammation in the gut and lungs.
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Scientists test 'smart' red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The platform, described in a new paper in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, could help to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, say the scientists. They modified and then tested red blood cells as a carrier for one of the world's only remaining resistance-proof antibiotics: Po
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Research finds gut-brain connection for social behavior
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Social behavior is a complex phenomenon involving many parts of the brain. Researchers found that gut microorganisms cut out excess connections in brain circuits for social development.
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Researchers find effects of organic compound on drug resistance bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Recently, researchers have found that the germ and several other clinically significant bacteria, including as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, were susceptible to the bacterial killing action of hydroquinine, an organic chemical found in the bark of some t
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Researchers learn why certain people attract mosquitoes more than others
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The female mosquito will hunt down any human, but some of us get bitten far more than others. The answer to why may be hidden in our skin.
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New medicine discovered to be beneficial for treating complicated urinary
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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Study reveals how naturally occurring compound kills major drug resistant
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists analysing the effects of an organic compound on drug resistance bacteria have discovered how it can inhibit and kill a germ that causes serious illness or in some cases death.
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Scientists discover why some people are mosquito magnets
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
It's impossible to hide from a female mosquito, she will hunt down any member of the human species by tracking our CO2 exhalations, body heat, and body odor. But some of us are distinct "mosquito magnets" who get more than our fair share of bites. Blood type, blood sugar level, consuming gar
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Researchers using magnetic bacteria to fight tumors
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists around the world are researching how anti-cancer drugs can most efficiently reach the tumors they target.
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Study reveals why brain cells are needed for fever
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The body's response to infection or inflammation is fever, which also serves as a defence mechanism against things like viruses and bacteria. The body releases molecules called cytokines into the bloodstream when it is infected or inflammatory. The blood-brain barrier, a system of microscopi
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