The more diverse species in your gut, the better it is for your health. Now an international team led by the Hudson Institute of Medical Research has found a way to determine which species are important and how they interact ...
Oct 20, 2023
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The body can control inflammatory response triggered by invasions of microbial pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, a discovery that could lead to the development of new therapeutic agents for uncontrolled inflammation, ...
Dec 28, 2015
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a new way to identify the genes of harmful microbes, particularly those that have been difficult to study in the laboratory.
Jan 9, 2012
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The bacterium that causes tuberculosis has a unique molecule on its outer cell surface that blocks a key part of the body's defense. New research suggests this represents a novel mechanism in the microbe's evolving efforts ...
Oct 3, 2011
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A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control reports microbial contamination—including pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria—on high-touch hospital surfaces despite compliance with recommended ...
Jan 11, 2024
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Two University of Arizona Health Sciences scientists are one step closer to developing a predictive test to assess a baby's risk for asthma, which would allow parents to take steps to thwart the disease's development and ...
Sep 12, 2022
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The enzyme caspase-8 induces a molecular cell death programme called pyroptosis without involving its enzymatic activity, a new study by Hamid Kashkar published in Nature shows. In order to safeguard healthy and functioning ...
Nov 26, 2019
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(HealthDay)—When empirical antimicrobial therapy is initiated in patients with severe manifestations of sepsis, the sensitivity of blood cultures drawn shortly after treatment initiation is reduced, according to a study ...
Sep 17, 2019
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When the conversation fades and the food runs out, exuberant partygoers might turn to drinking games for their postprandial entertainment. But, be warned the ever-popular sport of "beer pong" could give you a little more ...
Mar 4, 2015
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New research by Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine and Yale University School of Medicine finds that cultures commonly used to detect bacterial infections in low birth-weight newborns with early onset ...
Feb 20, 2013
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