Traditional deodorants are designed to minimize body odor and moisture. But some of those ingredients can be harmful to your body and can turn your pits into a sweat sauna for bacteria.
The obvious fix to this problem is to make the switch to...
(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic dalbavancin (Dalvance), previously approved to treat bacterial skin infections in adults, received FDA approval for the pediatric population from birth, manufacturer AbbVie said in a press release on...
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Many disease-causing bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa crawl on surfaces through a walk-like motility known as "twitching." Nanometers-wide filaments called type IV pili are known to power twitching, but scientists ignore which sensory signals...
Developing drugs to combat tuberculosis, or TB, can be frustrating business. A gene essential to the bacteria's lifecycle is discovered, scientists rush to develop drugs that inhibit the target, and then—disappointment. Volleys of compounds hurled...
Related topics: Genetics, Tuberculosis, Medical Research
When Alexander Flemming discovered a mold on a culture plate overgrown with bacteria in 1928, he did not expect to find one of the most widely used active substances: penicillin. Accidental discoveries and the identification of active ingredients...
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A new method that analyzes how individual immune cells react to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis could pave the way for new vaccine strategies against this deadly disease, and provide insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the...
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A new fiber, made by genetically engineered bacteria in the lab of Fuzhong Zhang, is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar.
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A new fiber, made by genetically engineered bacteria is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar.
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Decreasing bacterial acidity could help reduce antimicrobial resistance by eliminating bacteria that can survive being treated with antibiotics.
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Microbes are really good at eating a range of substances, so humans are putting them to work cleaning up our messes — and our art.
Microbes are really good at eating a range of substances, so humans are putting them to work cleaning up our messes — and our art.
Raw dog food is spreading antibiotic-resistant bacteria, posing a threat to public health, researchers say.
Related topics: Diet, Antibiotics, Medical Research
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a novel method for producing new antibiotics to combat resistant bacteria. Through an approach that would target bacteria with an antibiotic that is masked by a prodrug, which...
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MONDAY, July 19, 2021 -- Exposure to commonly prescribed non-antimicrobial drugs is associated with infection with antibiotic-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and...
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The Giant Galapagos tortoises which live in contact with human farming and tourism activities, or in urbanized zones, have more bacterial resistance to antibiotics than those that live in more isolated ecosystems.
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For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages—tiny viruses that attack bacteria—are key to initiating rapid bacterial evolution leading to the emergence of treatment-resistant...
Related topics: Medical Research, Parasites, Virus, Virology
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 -- Fermented foods may seem like just another health fad, but a small trial suggests they can help strike a healthier balance in the body's gut bacteria.
In a study of 36 people, researchers found that those randomly assigned...
Related topics: Microbiome, Medical Research
To grow and multiply efficiently, bacteria must coordinate cell division with chromosome segregation. Key to this process is a protein called Nucleoid Occlusion Factor or Noc. A small and abundant molecule called Cytidine Triphosphate (CTP) is key...
Related topics: Medical Research, Genetics, Chromosomes, Proteins
According to scientists, this is an "ancient and primordial defence system" and it could provide new insights into the development of treatments for new infections. They also revealed that APOL3 works just like a soap washes away grease.
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The material is exactly the same as you’d find in current Lululemon products, except the polyester comes from ethanol that was produced by pollution-eating bacteria.
New fabric samples made for Lululemon are identical to the proprietary...
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