In a hopeful sign for demand for more safe, effective antibiotics for humans, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have leveraged artificial intelligence to develop a new drug that already is showing promise in ...
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When it comes to female anatomy, there's still a lot that many of us don't know. A 2019 survey from YouGov found that half of those questioned didn't know where the vagina was on a diagram of a woman's genitalia.
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Food safety authorities and regulators around the world recommend you don't wash raw poultry before cooking.
Jan 6, 2023
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Sugar substitutes found in many supermarket foods have been shown to kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause pneumonia and sepsis. Three artificial sweeteners used in products such as diet drinks, yogurts and desserts ...
Nov 24, 2022
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Infection with the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, can reduce the number of bacterial species in a patient's gut, with the lesser diversity creating space for dangerous microbes to thrive, a new study finds.
Nov 1, 2022
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Emory University researchers have discovered a mechanism for skin cell death that could eventually result in new treatments for ailments such as "flesh-eating" infections, alopecia, hives and potentially even the deadliest ...
May 12, 2022
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Our gut microbiome helps us out every day by processing the fiber we can't digest. The bacteria ferment the fiber into key chemicals known as short-chain fatty acids, or SCFAs, that are essential for human health. SCFAs fight ...
Jan 10, 2022
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A component of breast milk may help protect premature babies from developing sepsis, a fast-moving, life-threatening condition triggered by infection. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and ...
Mar 16, 2020
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A simple compound found in our gut could help to stop dangerous bacteria behind severe, and sometimes fatal, hospital infections.
Dec 13, 2018
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A new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium, Salmonella are more likely to cause dangerous bloodstream infections rather than food poisoning has been developed. The tool, created ...
May 8, 2018
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