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Researchers discover genetic malfunction that causes rare lung disease
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The macrophage is one of the most important cells in the body. This immune cell, which means "big eater" in Greek, consumes and digests harmful materials such as bacteria, cancer cells, dust, and detritus. Macrophages are notably crucial in the lungs, where they fight bacterial infections wh
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Researchers unveil new tool that reveals gene behaviour in bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bacterial infections are responsible for millions of deaths each year, with the global threat made severe by the increasing resistance of microbes to antibiotic treatments
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Researchers give new insight into tuberculosis treatment
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers discovered new antibiotic molecules that target Mycobacterium tuberculosis and make it less pathogenic for humans in collaboration with research partners in Germany and France. Furthermore, some of the found compounds may enable for the re-treatment of tuberculosis with existing
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Madonna reveals she was in "induced coma for 48 hours" during hospitalizat
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
American singer and actor Madonna recently shared new details about her hospitalization due to a bacterial infection.
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Researchers reveal new ways to identify bacteria more easily
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Antibiotics are used far too frequently all over the world. Bacteria are getting resistant as a result. Curing bacterial infections is becoming increasingly challenging because antibiotics are one of our most powerful tools in the fight against them.
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Do you know gut bacteria protects against diarrhoeal disease? Study finds
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to recent research from the University of East Anglia, the bacteria in your stomach may have an impact on how severe a diarrheal illness is.
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"It's a miracle": Madonna on her tour post hospitalisation
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After undergoing treatment in hospital for a serious bacterial infection during the summer, Madonna is officially on her much-awaited Celebration Tour. She opened up on how she is feeling after going through such a tough phase, reported People.
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Researchers find new way to diagnose lung infections
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In order to expedite treatment for critically ill patients, a study headed by Nalinikanth Kotagiri of the University of Cincinnati seeks to create a new imaging technique that can recognize specific types of lung infections in real time.
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Researchers reveal mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to antibiotic
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a recent investigation, pathogenic bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly improve their resistance by up to 1,000 times through a gene amplification process.
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Study finds how sugars in breastmilk prevent infections, preterm births
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Newborns can be kept healthy and protected from a number of ailments through breastfeeding, which has been practiced for a very long time. But some of the naturally occurring carbohydrates in breastmilk may also work to stop infections before the infant is even born.
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Madonna considers herself lucky 'to be alive' after hospital stint
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
American singer and actor Madonna has reflected on how her loved ones are assisting her in healing, one month after being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) due to a bacterial infection, CNN reported.
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Madonna shares first photo since her hospitalization for bacterial infect
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
American singer Madonna shared pictures for the first time after being admitted to the hospital late last month for a serious bacterial infection.
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