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Cannibalistic cells may help prevent infections

Infectious-disease specialists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have demonstrated that a cannibalistic process in cells plays a key role in limiting Salmonella infection.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Marshals seize sanitizer for bacteria problems

(AP) -- Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service have seized all skin sanitizers and skin protectants, including ingredients and components, at Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory's facility in Roy, Utah, the Food and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Keeping harmful bacteria from progressing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Wyoming and an institute in Germany have completed a project that, for the first time, has identified how sunlight changes activity of a particular class of proteins called ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers probe mechanisms of infection

A newly discovered receptor in a strain of Escherichia coli might help explain why people often get sicker when they're stressed.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries concerning some food-borne illnesses.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Nearly 1 million gallons of runoff, raw sewage spills into San Francisco Bay

Signs were posted at several shorelines and parks in Richmond, Calif., warning that water might be contaminated with harmful bacteria after nearly 1 million gallons of runoff and raw sewage overflowed and spilled into San ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgical Implants Coated with One of "Nature's Antibiotics" Could Prevent Infection

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DNA component can stimulate and suppress the immune response

A component of DNA that can both stimulate and suppress the immune system, depending on the dosage, may hold hope for treating cancer and infection, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0