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Childhood exposure to bacterial toxin can trigger Colorectal cancer among
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An international team of researchers has identified a potential microbial culprit behind the alarming rise in early-onset colorectal cancer: a bacterial toxin called colibactin.
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Israeli researchers uncover key mechanism in antibiotic resistance spread
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Israeli researchers revealed on Tuesday that the way bacteria move plays a direct role in the spread of antibiotic resistance in a study that opens up new possibilities for fighting antibiotic resistance.
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'Narcos: Mexico' actor Manuel Masalva in medically induced coma after seve
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Narcos: Mexico fame actor Manuel Masalva remains in critical but stable condition after being placed in a medically induced coma following the contraction of a "very aggressive bacteria" while travelling in the Philippines
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Researchers demonstrate new technique for boosting plant growth with bacte
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a technique for encapsulating bacteria, which can subsequently be preserved and applied to plants to promote their growth and protect them from pests and infections. The technique paves the way for a variety of crop applications that will enable far
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Rifampicin drug used in TB treatment is expected to be commissioned later
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The drug Rifampicin, which is used in serious bacterial infections, particularly Tuberculosis, is expected to be commissioned this year.
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Microplastic may fuel antibiotic resistance: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections.
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Sloan Flush Technology Addresses Treated Water Reuse Challenges in complia
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12: With regulatory measures encouraging the use of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)-treated water, sanitation systems must adapt to ensure efficiency and hygiene. While the recycled grey water is essential for conservation, its storage raises concerns over microbial bui
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Study finds designing self-destructing bacteria make effective tuberculosi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Working towards more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccinations, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of mycobacteria with "kill switches" that may be activated to stop the bacteria after they elicit an immune response.
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Water of River Ganga forms phage, kills faecal coliform: BHU professor aft
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Head of the Department of Neurology at Banaras Hindu University, Professor Vijaynath Mishra, rejected the Pollution Board's claim that a concerning level of faecal coliform was found in the river and he said that the Ganga river water forms phage which kills the bacteria.
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New insights into Alzheimer's brain inflammation: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Brain inflammation, while an important aspect of the immune response, plays a negative effect in Alzheimer's disease. Unlike the acute, short-lived inflammation that fights infection, the inflammation associated with Alzheimer's is chronic and persistent. Scientists have been trying to figur
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Campylobacter jejuni believed to be trigger for GBS outbreak in Pune: Offi
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The cause behind the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in the parts of Maharashtra and Pune is believed to be bacteria Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni), said Official Sources to ANI.
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GBS: Pune Municipal Corporation crackdown on water supply sources, 30 pri
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The PMC took action against these plants after collecting water samples that were found unfit for drinking. Some plants lacked proper permission to operate, while others were contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria.
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