News tagged with fecal markers
How good are tests for E. coli in streams?
Bacteria commonly used to indicate health risks in recreational waters might not be so reliable after all. Pathogenic E. coli were pervasive in stream-water samples with low concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria.
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Study provides new way to classify E. coli bacteria and test for fecal contamination
The meaning of the standard fecal coliform test used to monitor water quality has been called into question by a new study that identified sources of Escherichia coli bacteria that might not indicate an env ...
Apr 11, 2011 |
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You are not what you eat
The types of gut bacteria that populate the guts of primates depend on the species of the host as well as where the host lives and what they eat. A study led by Howard Ochman at Yale University examines the gut microbial ...
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Diapers' contents could change way of finding intestinal disease
A medical test initially researched for aging adults also could be helpful for premature babies, according to scientists with Texas AgriLife Research.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Fecal DNA methylation detects gastric and colorectal cancers
A preliminary evaluation of methylation of two gene promoters in fecal DNA showed promise as a noninvasive method to detect colorectal and gastric cancers, according to a new study published online August 21 in the Journal of ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Researchers develop new, more-sensitive assay for detecting DNA methylation in colon cancer
A study published in this week's online issue of Nature Biotechnology, demonstrates a unique and highly sensitive method for detecting methylation-associated cancers.
Aug 16, 2009 |
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Study shows stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer has potential, but challenges remain
The first generation of a stool DNA test to identify early colorectal cancer has limitations, according to a Mayo Clinic-led study published in the Oct. 7, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Results did not corrob ...
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Simple, inexpensive and objective tools for the assessment of mucosal inflammation: fecal markers
UC and CD, the two major forms of IBD are chronic, idiopathic inflammatory conditions of the gut with a typically relapsing and remitting course. A prominent feature in mucosal biopsies from patients with active IBD is infiltration ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Study: Sticking to the sand might not be such good, clean fun for beachgoers
Just when you thought it was safer to stay out of the water. Microbes that result in beach closures and health advisories when detected at unsafe levels in the ocean also have been detected in the sand, according to a recent ...
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Pointing a finger at the source of fecal bacteria
Excessive levels of fecal bacteria were to blame for almost 60 percent of Nebraska streams deemed impaired by federal and state environmental laws in 2004. In order to develop effective pollution-control strategies, ...
May 23, 2007 |
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