Medical research
New drug class offers potential new treatment for lethal bacteria
A new class of drugs has shown promise for treating the bacteria that cause legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal lung infection.
Mar 7, 2016
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Immunology
Dying epithelial cells regulate the immune system—finding could aid treatment of inflammatory and allergic diseases
University of Tsukuba-based scientists show the importance of dying epithelial cells for controlling the size of a specific population of immune cells at barrier surfaces in the body; finding could lead to targeted therapy ...
Feb 16, 2016
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Medical research
Alcohol also damages the liver by allowing bacteria to infiltrate
Alcohol itself can directly damage liver cells. Now researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report evidence that alcohol is also harmful to the liver for a second reason—it allows gut bacteria ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Medical research
Why count stools in the human microbiome?
Last week, a not-yet-accepted-for-publication paper challenged the long-held view that bacterial cells outnumber human cells in a body 10 to 1. As "rewriting the textbooks" fueled media attention, I took a look, because I ...
Jan 18, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Skin bacteria help cancer cells grow
Our skin is covered in millions of bacteria and most of them help keep us healthy. However, for patients with lymphoma, it may be a rather different story, as new research from the University of Copenhagen shows that toxins ...
Jan 6, 2016
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Immunology
Commensal bacteria regulate immune cells in lungs to produce proteins for host defense
Microbiota—the trillions of bacteria that co-exist in the body—regulate the ability of lung dendritic cells to generate immune responses, according to a study led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Golden staph tricked by vitamin mimic
Vitamins are good for our health, but what if we could use vitamins to treat infections as well?
Jan 4, 2016
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Health
New IDF/ISO method speeds up quality control and facilitates trade of probiotics and starter cultures
A new joint International Dairy Federation (IDF)/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard (ISO 19344|IDF 232) has just been released to provide a method for the quantification of lactic acid bacteria ...
Dec 22, 2015
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Medical research
Gut microbes signal to the brain when they are full
Don't have room for dessert? The bacteria in your gut may be telling you something. Twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins that can suppress food intake in animals, reports a study published November 24 ...
Nov 24, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Developing drug resistance may be a matter of diversity for tuberculosis
To a microbe, the human body is a vast environment, full of resources and opportunities, dangers and threats. In the world of bacteria, it's thrive or fail to survive. Evolve or go extinct.
Nov 24, 2015
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