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Study finds bacterium's protective role in chronic rhinosinusitis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
CRS is an inflammatory disease that lasts at least 12 weeks and can cause nasal congestion, nasal discharge, difficulty breathing through the nose, face pain, and even loss of sense of smell.
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Researchers find how specific gut bacteria increase risk of severe malaria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Many species of bacteria have been discovered by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers to be connected with an increased risk of severe malaria in humans and mice when present in the stomach.
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Study gives more insight into new antibiotic approach against lyme bacteri
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A Duke Health team has discovered a way to launch a molecular warhead that can eradicate the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, using a method that has demonstrated promise in targeting cancer tumours.
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Specific gut bacteria raise risk of severe malaria: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have found many types of bacteria that, when present in the stomach, are associated with an elevated risk of getting severe malaria in humans and mice. Their findings, which were recently published in Nature Communications, could pave the
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Researchers find how engineered gut bacteria can help treat hypertension
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Scientists at The University of Toledo have shown that engineered bacteria can lower blood pressure and the finding opens avenues to harness the body's own microbiome to treat hypertension
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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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Bacterial cord-like aggregates produce TB infections: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Researchers described the biophysical principles by which these cords grow, illustrating how several generations of dividing bacteria bind together to build these structures that enable antibiotic resistance in a publication published in the journal Cell.
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Study finds how immunity from routine vaccines can fight cancer
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In theory, a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst proved that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine may be administered into the cells of a malignant tumour to reorient the body's immune system against the cancer, effectively stopping it and preventing its recurrence.
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Study reveals how bacteria can organize themselves
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a recent study, scientists from MPI-DS's Department of Living Matter Physics built a model that describes ways to interact in bacterial communities. Bacteria exhibit a general organisational structure by sensing chemical concentrations in their environment and adapting their movement.
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Study finds unacknowledged role of viral infections in sepsis
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a recent study led by scientists at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, SARS-CoV-2 accounted for 1 in 6 occurrences of sepsis over the first 33 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of viral sepsis.
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Antibiotics can prolong the survival of some bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have discovered an unexpected impact of some antibiotics on some bacteria, the medications occasionally help bacteria by extending their life. Since it has long been known that antibiotics either kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, they are frequently used as a general t
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Study finds how specific T cells in brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Up to 5.8 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease, a neurological ailment marked by a progressive deterioration in cognitive function, including memory loss.
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