Lactic acid strengthens the junctions between cells in the female genital tract that form a physical barrier to harmful bacteria and viruses.
Oct 12, 2022
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A multi-year study of the role of E. coli gut bacteria in Crohn's disease finds that intestinal inflammation liberates chemicals that nourish the bacteria's growth and promotes its ability to cause inflammation.
Apr 27, 2022
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Colorectal cancer is expected to claim more than 52,000 American lives in 2022, and if this year is like most others, Black Americans will bear the brunt of the disease. To understand the disparity in context, University ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Researchers from Tallinn University of Technology, Grete Raba, Signe Adamberg and Kaarel Adamberg showed that an acidic environment enhances the production of butyric acid from apple pectin by fecal bacterial consortia—microbiota. ...
Jun 29, 2021
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A Hong Kong Baptist University-led (HKBU) research team has developed a novel drug which has the potential to become a next-generation treatment for cancers associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
Mar 2, 2021
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An article published in Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issue 7, March, 2017) describes a new drug delivery system for the treatment of cancer. The study, led by Dr. Horst A. von Recum from the Department of ...
Apr 20, 2017
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The Zika virus is most commonly transmitted in humans as the result of a bite from an infected mosquito or from an infected human to another human. What is not well known is that the virus also can be transmitted via the ...
Nov 15, 2016
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There are many circumstances that can cause discolored teeth. Most of the time, the stains are "extrinsic," affecting the tooth enamel alone, and can be corrected.
Mar 21, 2016
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Cancer cells have the ability to grow in an acidic tumor environment that is detrimental to other cells, including immune cells. In a Cancer Research cover article published this week, Moffitt Cancer Center reported that ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Duke Medicine researchers have found that bladder cells have a highly effective way to combat E. coli bacteria that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs).
May 28, 2015
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