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Finding better treatments to eradicate infection caused by H. pylori bacterium

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide, affecting more than 40 % of the population and is one of the causes of digestive symptoms, such as epigastric discomfort, heaviness or bloating of the stomach, or of other more serious diseases, such as the development of gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastric lymphoma or gastric cancer.

30 Nov 2021

Plant-based antiviral treatment found to be effective at treating all SARS-CoV-2 variants

A plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, recently discovered by scientists at the University of Nottingham, has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant.

29 Nov 2021

Anti-idiotype antibodies may explain the long-term effects of COVID-19

With around 256 million cases and more than 5 million deaths worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged scientists and those in the medical field. Researchers are working to find effective vaccines and therapies, as well as understand the long-term effects of the infection.

From The University of California, Davis 26 Nov 2021

Antibodies play a major role in managing gut mycobiota, says study

According to recent research, antibody protection against harmful forms of fungi in the gut might be disrupted in some patients with Crohn’s disease.

25 Nov 2021

Experts investigate adaptations that confer antibiotic resistance to pathogens

Researchers anticipate that without intervention, the issue of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could become catastrophic by 2050.

25 Nov 2021

Research reveals role of bacteria in mediating soil carbon cycling

Scientists recently created an innovative technique to monitor microbes and comprehend the different means through which the microbes process soil carbon.

25 Nov 2021

Antimicrobial compounds from soybean plants may help animals stay healthy

Antimicrobial compounds that soybean plants produce when threatened by insects, diseases and even drought may help animals stay healthy, thereby reducing the need for antibiotics.

25 Nov 2021

Study discovers new species of green microalga in São Paulo

A group led by researchers affiliated with the Phycology Laboratory at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, have discovered a new species of green microalga in a reservoir located in the northwest of the state.

24 Nov 2021

Study unravels how plants respond differently to useful and harmful microbes

Plants interact with a diversity of organisms over the course of their lifetime, but even very similar microbes can cause opposite reactions.

24 Nov 2021

New details about Shigella's translocon may help develop effective strategy to block infection

Shigella, a bacterial pathogen that causes dysentery and is the leading cause of childhood diarrheal diseases, inserts a pore called a translocon into an infected person's intestinal cells and then injects bacterial proteins into the cells.

24 Nov 2021

Research identifies distinct gut bacterial profile highly responsive to IBS dietary therapy

People who respond well to the recommended dietary therapy of restricting intake of fermentable carbs for irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS for short, have an abundance of particular types of bacteria in their gut, reveals research published online in the journal Gut.

23 Nov 2021

Harnessing the wonders of biology and chemistry to turn glucose into olefins

It sounds like modern-day alchemy: Transforming sugar into hydrocarbons found in gasoline.

23 Nov 2021

bit.bio appoints Kathryn Corzo as Chief Operating Officer

Cell coding company bit.bio today announces the key appointment of Kathryn Corzo as Chief Operating Officer. She started in the role on 1 November 2021.

From bit.bio 19 Nov 2021

Certain bacteria can metabolize CO2 to establish a carbon-neutral circular economy

To establish a carbon-neutral circular economy in the future, technologies are needed that use carbon dioxide as a raw material. In the form of formate, CO2 can be metabolized by certain bacteria.

18 Nov 2021

New group of molecules that have an antibacterial effect identified

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University, and the University of Bonn have identified a new group of molecules that have an antibacterial effect against many antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

18 Nov 2021

Microbiome discovery may help improve treatment for patients facing gut damage

University of Calgary researchers probing the gut -; "the inner tube of life" -; have for the first time discovered specific factors in its workings that in the future may help improve treatment for patients facing gut damage or gastrointestinal disease.

15 Nov 2021

Microbiology

Finding better treatments to eradicate infection caused by H. pylori bacterium

Plant-based antiviral treatment found to be effective at treating all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Anti-idiotype antibodies may explain the long-term effects of COVID-19

Antibodies play a major role in managing gut mycobiota, says study

Experts investigate adaptations that confer antibiotic resistance to pathogens

Research reveals role of bacteria in mediating soil carbon cycling

Antimicrobial compounds from soybean plants may help animals stay healthy

Study discovers new species of green microalga in São Paulo

Study unravels how plants respond differently to useful and harmful microbes

New details about Shigella's translocon may help develop effective strategy to block infection

Research identifies distinct gut bacterial profile highly responsive to IBS dietary therapy

Harnessing the wonders of biology and chemistry to turn glucose into olefins

bit.bio appoints Kathryn Corzo as Chief Operating Officer

Certain bacteria can metabolize CO2 to establish a carbon-neutral circular economy

New group of molecules that have an antibacterial effect identified

Microbiome discovery may help improve treatment for patients facing gut damage

Microbiome differences in autism reflect dietary preferences, says study

Mysterious protein clusters found on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots”, study reveals

Avoiding the formation of false positive results during SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing

Gold nanoclusters could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance

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