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Scientists develop magnetic bacteria that may help diagnose digestive diseases like stomach cancer

Scientists from the University of Granada have successfully created magnetic bacteria that could be added to foodstuffs and could, after ingestion, help diagnose diseases of the digestive system like stomach cancer.

13 May 2014

Navy asks Rice synthetic biologist to tweak gut bacteria for mood, weight control

The motto "no guts, no glory" may need rewriting if Rice University synthetic biologist Jeff Tabor succeeds in his quest to help the Navy create an edible probiotic bacterium that can help protect sailors and marines from obesity and depression.

13 May 2014

New breakthrough offers easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside clinical setting

The breakthrough, published in the journal Nature Materials, could offer an easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside of a clinical setting and could be particularly important for the developing world, where access to more sophisticated laboratory techniques is often limited.

13 May 2014

Carbohydrate-binding proteins fill in gaps in immune defenses

Our bodies produce a family of proteins that recognize and kill bacteria whose carbohydrate coatings resemble those of our own cells too closely, scientists have discovered.

13 May 2014

S. pneumoniae interacts with other nasopharyngeal bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are able to detect and respond to other bacterial species in the same host niche, researchers report in Open Biology.

12 May 2014

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

Luminex Corporation today announced that Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is the fifth assay planned for the launch menu of its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™.

From Luminex 12 May 2014

Children with autism experience deficits in immune cell that protects against infection

Children with autism experience deficits in a type of immune cell that protects the body from infection. Called granulocytes, the cells exhibit one-third the capacity to fight infection and protect the body from invasion compared with the same cells in children who are developing normally.

9 May 2014

TSRI scientists create bacteria with expanded DNA code

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA “letters,” or bases, not found in nature. The cells of this unique bacterium can replicate the unnatural DNA bases more or less normally, for as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.

8 May 2014

Mouse mothers can protect pups from developing type 1 diabetes by eating gluten-free diet

New experiments on mice show, that mouse mothers can protect their pups from developing type 1 diabetes by eating a gluten-free diet. According to preliminary studies by reseachers at the University of Copenhagen, the findings may apply to humans.

8 May 2014

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

BD Diagnostics, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the availability of the FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel for use on the BD MAX System.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 7 May 2014

Breastfeeding promotes growth of beneficial lactic acid bacteria in baby's gut flora

The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, and the University of Copenhagen.

7 May 2014

New project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria

A Norwegian-Danish project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria.

7 May 2014

Vestagen partners with Scrubs to distribute Vestex protective fabrics

Vestagen Technical Textiles, Inc., today announced that it has entered into agreements with Scrubs AC, Inc., d/b/a allheart, to produce and distribute protective garments for the healthcare sector manufactured using Vestagen's Vestex® protective fabric.

7 May 2014

Air, surface sampling techniques used by US government effective in fighting bioterrorism, says study

Air and surface sampling techniques currently used by the US government are effective in fighting bioterrorism and potentially saving lives, a Saint Louis University researcher finds.

7 May 2014

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

It makes obvious sense to attribute the surge to the Affordable Care Act, which kicked into full gear in the January-March period measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis figures.

7 May 2014

RPCI research finds patients with metastatic kidney cancer benefit from HDIL-2 immunotherapy

A retrospective study published online ahead of print in the medical journal Urology by a physician team from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) found that patients with metastatic kidney cancer — even those with chronic renal insufficiency — can tolerate and benefit from a treatment called high-dose interleukin-2 (HDIL-2) immunotherapy.

7 May 2014

New expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement prevention efforts infectious diarrhea

With rates of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) now rivaling drug-resistant Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as the most common bacteria to cause healthcare-associated infections, new expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement and prioritize prevention efforts for this infectious diarrhea.

7 May 2014

Bacteria News and Research

Scientists develop magnetic bacteria that may help diagnose digestive diseases like stomach cancer

Navy asks Rice synthetic biologist to tweak gut bacteria for mood, weight control

New breakthrough offers easier way of detecting pathogenic bacteria outside clinical setting

Carbohydrate-binding proteins fill in gaps in immune defenses

S. pneumoniae interacts with other nasopharyngeal bacteria

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

Children with autism experience deficits in immune cell that protects against infection

TSRI scientists create bacteria with expanded DNA code

Mouse mothers can protect pups from developing type 1 diabetes by eating gluten-free diet

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

Breastfeeding promotes growth of beneficial lactic acid bacteria in baby's gut flora

New project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria

Vestagen partners with Scrubs to distribute Vestex protective fabrics

Air, surface sampling techniques used by US government effective in fighting bioterrorism, says study

Viewpoints: Obamacare a 'Hispanic success story'; another day in court for health law challengers

RPCI research finds patients with metastatic kidney cancer benefit from HDIL-2 immunotherapy

New expert guidance encourages healthcare institutions to implement prevention efforts infectious diarrhea

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for premature birth

New study explores how bacterial pathogen Yersinia tries to outsmart immune cell responses

Scientists identify benign bacterium that blocks Salmonella from colonizing raw tomatoes

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