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Study suggests taking common antibiotic before radiation may help body fig
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Whenever you suffer fever or infection, the first thing you are referred to is taking antibiotics as these drugs destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria.
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Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 10 (ANI): Antibiotics are known as medications that destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria. Antibiotics also lead to positive effect on human health.
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Dangerous bacteria communicate with each other to avoid antibiotics: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 2 (ANI): While suffering from viral fever or bacterial infection, the first thing one does is to take antibiotics. Some bacteria develop resistance to otherwise effective treatment with antibiotics.
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Study creates bacteria that consume carbon dioxide for growth
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 30 (ANI): Researchers have developed bacteria called Escherichia coli, which consume carbon-di-oxide for energy instead of organic compounds.
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Bacteria may contribute more to climate change as planet heats up: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D C [USA], Nov 14 (ANI): The manner in which bacteria and related organisms release carbon dioxide into the air can contribute to a rise in global warming faster than the current rate, according to new research.
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Two strains of one bacterium combine to cause flesh-eating infection: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): A new study used genetic analysis to reveal how two different strains of a single species of flesh-eating bacteria worked in concert to become more dangerous than either one strain alone.
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Vaccine reduces likelihood of severe pneumonia: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 12 (ANI): Here's the good news for people who have taken a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria in childhood. A new study has found severe pneumonia decreases by 35 per cent in children who receive a vaccine against a pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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Copper beds save more life than the conventional ones in hospital: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Copper beds in hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) harbour an average of 95 per cent fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds, says a recent study.
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Impaired liver function during pregnancy increases obesity risk in childre
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): Impaired liver function in pregnant women may increase the risk of obesity in children by altering their gut bacteria, says a recent study.
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CCMB scientist Manjula Reddy wins 2019 Infosys Prize for Life Sciences
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): For her work on understanding the structure and synthesis of the bacterial cell wall which is critical for the development of new antibiotics, Dr Manjula Reddy, the Chief Scientist of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has been aw
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Study discovers unhealthy diet as threat to good gut bacteria
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): A new study reveals the fact that the evolution of dietary and hygienic habits in Western countries is associated with a decrease in the bacteria that helps in digestion. It explores the variation and evolution of 'Prevotella copri', a common human gut micr
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Other than junk food, here's another key factor in childhood obesity
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Yes, high calorie and junk food are among the leading causes of obesity; but a new study has presented yet another key reason behind obesity in children.
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