Search For "bacteria"
New research shows our genes shape our gut bacteria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indiana [US], July 9 (ANI): Though most studies suggest that the gut microbiome is primarily affected by our lifestyle, including what we eat or the medications we take, a new study has found a much greater genetic component at play than was once known.
Read More
Study finds cow's stomach microbes break down plastic
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], July 2 (ANI): During a new study, researchers from Austria found an eco-friendly way to reduce litter. Their findings suggested that bacteria found in the rumen, which is one of the compartments constituting a cow's stomach, can break down and digest certain types of ubiqui
Read More
Study finds how immune cells can be trained to fight infections
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): The body's immune cells naturally fight off viral and bacterial microbes and other invaders, but they can also be reprogrammed or 'trained' to respond even more aggressively and potently to such threats, report University of California- Los Angeles scientists
Read More
Membrane proteins of bacteria, humans show surprising similarities
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 26 (ANI): In a joint project, researchers have now discovered that a membrane protein found in bacteria has a similar structure and function as a group of proteins that are responsible for remodelling and rebuilding the cell membrane in humans.
Read More
Scientists need to rethink which genes linked to ageing process: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): Researchers at the National Institutes of Health fed antibiotics to fruit flies to better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease. They monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control ageing
Read More
Study suggests scientists may need to rethink which genes control ageing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): To better understand the role of bacteria in health and disease, researchers from the National Institutes of Health fed fruit flies antibiotics and monitored the lifetime activity of hundreds of genes that scientists have traditionally thought control ageing.
Read More
Researchers explore microbial ecosystem in search of drugs to fight SARS-C
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 21 (ANI): Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea have found that certain commensal bacteria that reside in the human intestine produce compounds that inhibit SARS-CoV-2.
Read More
New technique allows for identification of potential drugs to fight resist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Researchers from Miami University in Ohio have optimised a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Read More
RxSAFE sets an example of how innovation can help in times of distress
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 18 (ANI/Heylin Spark): The COVID-19 pandemic did not just create a fear of health, but it also made people apprehensive about their everyday routine. From everyday essentials to self, individuals wanted all to be safe from the virus.
Read More
Researchers find algorithm to better CRISPR gene editing
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): While researchers had first engineered CRISPR as a gene-editing technology for bacterial, plant, animal and human cells it eventually became a Nobel prize-winning revolution. The technology's potential spans from curing genetically disposed diseases to applica
Read More
Five new homeopathic drugs developed by Indian doctors at Nair Hospital sh
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi/Mumbai [India], June 7 (ANI/PR Newswire): In breakthrough research by Indian homeopath Dr Rajesh Shah in collaboration with clinical pharmacologists at Mumbai's BYL Nair Hospital, five new homeopathic drugs have shown anti-fungal and anti-bacterial effects in a laboratory model. Th
Read More
Bacteria are connected to how babies experience fear, study affirms
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): New research from Michigan State University (MSU) shows that an infant's gut microbiome could contain clues to help monitor and support healthy neurological development.
Read More