Inflammatory disorders
Cluster of new studies reveal how gut microbes work to tame intestinal inflammation
Bile acids made by the liver have long been known for their critical role in helping to absorb the food we ingest.
Mar 16, 2022
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News tagged with bacterial enzyme
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recurrent infections of salmonella can lead to colitis
An international research group, led by Jamey Marth, Ph.D., a professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys, has shown that the Neuraminidase 3 (Neu3) enzyme is responsible for the onset and progression of colitis—a chronic digestive ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Medical research
Gut microbes eat our medication
The first time Vayu Maini Rekdal manipulated microbes, he made a decent sourdough bread. At the time, young Maini Rekdal, and most people who head to the kitchen to whip up a salad dressing, pop popcorn, ferment vegetables, ...
Jun 13, 2019
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Pediatrics
Could this widely used food additive cause celiac disease?
Myths about gluten are hard to bust. Intolerance, allergy, sensitivity, hypersensitivity. What is what?
Jan 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease
New research reveals how a single protein interferes with the immune system when exposed to the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, findings that could have broad implications for development of medicines to fight ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Confronting TB resistance
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a highly infectious lung disease in humans.Unfortunately, resistance to anti-tubercular medicines such as fourth-generation fluoroquinolones is on the rise. In most cases, ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How did gonorrhea become a drug-resistant superbug?
The bacterium that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is resistant to multiple standard antibiotics and now threatens to develop resistance against ceftriaxone, which is on the World Health Organization List ...
Apr 4, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigators use light to kill microbial 'vampires'
On July 24 Vanderbilt scientist Eric Skaar, Ph.D., MPH, summarized his group's latest paper in a tweet: "If S. aureus is going to drink our blood like a vampire, let's kill it with sunlight."
Aug 1, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Protein isolated from baker's yeast shows potential against leukemia cells
An enzyme identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as brewer's or baker's yeast, has passed in vitro trials, demonstrating its capacity to kill acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells.
Jan 18, 2017
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Medical research
Researchers identify a new trigger of cellular self-destruction
Researchers have identified a bacterial protein that triggers a self-inflicted cell death pathway in immune system cells and could lead to a better understanding of an important cellular structure.
Mar 17, 2015
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