Blood clotting factors may help fight multi-drug resistant superbugs
Coagulation factors, which are involved in blood clotting after injury, may offer new strategies for fighting multidrug-resistant bacteria, according to […]
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When people fall ill from bacterial infection, the first priority is to treat the disease. But where do these pathogens […] Probiotics typically aim to rebalance bacteria populations in the gut, but new research suggests they may also help break apart […] Our gut microbiome — the complement of bacteria we carry around in our intestines — has been linked to everything […] A fungus commonly found in human hair follicles also resides in the gut, where it may worsen intestinal disorders such […] In a single sneeze or a cough, as many as 40,000 tiny droplets are forcibly propelled from our mouth and […] By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have unlocked […] New research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells, potentially opening […] University of Otago researchers have used high-resolution electron microscopy images to reveal how an anti-cancer virus interacts with tumor cells, […] Allowing sunlight in through windows can kill bacteria that live in dust, according to a study published in the open […]
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