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Scientists from Spain and India lead an international project to develop n
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the increase of multi-resistant bacteria is an ongoing threat to global public health, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. In 2019, 1.27 million people died from antibiotic-resis
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Coating could be a game changer to kill Covid virus, germs in minutes: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): In our centuries-old struggle against germs, we may soon have a new weapon: the first long-lasting coating that can kill bacteria and viruses in minutes and continue to kill them for months at a time.
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Researchers find hydroquinine in trees has potential to kill drug-resistan
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Washington [US], September 5 (ANI): Researchers discovered that a naturally occurring chemical known as hydroquinine has bacterial killing potential against numerous pathogens in a recent study.
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Sri Lanka's audit report calls for action against officials, Chinese firm
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 5 (ANI): After the fertilizer deal between Sri Lanka and China caused the island nation's exchequer a loss of USD 6.9 million as the stock of fertilizer was rejected in December 2021 over reports that it contained harmful bacteria, Sri Lanka's audit report call
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Researchers find tree compound that has potential to kill drug-resistant b
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Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found a naturally occurring compound, known as hydroquinine, has bacterial killing activity against several microorganisms.
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New method of bacterial polysaccharide export in pathogens
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Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): In Gram-negative bacteria, which include some of the most devastating human pathogens, just two mechanisms for the export of polysaccharides have been identified so far. Now a research team has identified an entirely novel third mechanism for how polysacchar
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China pushes Sri Lanka to continue with organic fertilizer project despite
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 29 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan government rejected an order of organic fertilizer from a Chinese company on the issue of the presence of harmful bacteria, Beijing is pressuring Colombo to continue with its organic fertilizer project.
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Peanut allergies can be reversed in mice by targeting microbiome: Study re
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Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Researchers found that people with dietary allergies experience minor symptoms when exposed to triggering foods, others experience potentially disastrous consequences. Butyrate, a bacterial compound produced by healthy microbiomes, has shown promise in labo
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Sri Lanka suffered loss of USD 6.9 mn in Chinese fertilizer deal
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): The fertilizer deal between Sri Lanka and China has caused the island nation's exchequer a loss of USD 6.9 million as the stock of fertilizer was rejected in December 2021 over reports that it contained harmful bacteria.
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Dietary allergies can be reversed in mice by targeting microbiome: Study
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): According to a study, several people with dietary allergies have minimal symptoms when they are exposed to triggering foods, others have potentially catastrophic effects. Butyrate, a bacterial chemical produced by healthy microbiomes, has showed promise in l
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Scientists determine structure of key player in antibiotic resistance
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Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): With antibiotic-resistant bacteria on the rise, scientists have been searching for ways to shut down the Type IV secretion system (T4SS), a protein complex on the outer envelope of bacterial cells that helps them to exchange DNA with neighbouring bacteria an
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This pollution season, a value for money solution by Nirvana Being to conv
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): The onset of the peak pollution season brings an alarming rise in health issues. Air pollution is directly linked with allergies, asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory infections and diseases, which can be debilitating, force children to miss
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