The Veterinary Health Center (VHC) at the University of Missouri's College of Veterinary Medicine is pioneering a new approach to treat one type of canine megaesophagus, a devastating disease of dogs.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2016
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If you get pneumonia, or even an infected cut, your body is now a war zone.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2016
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The overuse of antibiotics gives harmful bacteria the opportunity to evolve into drug resistant strains that threaten health care. To help tackle the problem, scientists in China have begun a pilot study examining biomarkers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 7, 2016
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Scientists from the University of Leicester have for the first time created a detailed image of a toxin - called pneumolysin - associated with deadly infections such as bacterial pneumonia, meningitis and septicaemia.
Biochemistry
Nov 24, 2015
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The Mexican company Grupo Nutec manufactured a new product, Plofora, based on plant extracts. It replaces antibiotics for farm animals in order to naturally activate specific genes that strengthen animals' immune systems ...
Other
Jul 17, 2015
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To fight a pathogen that's highly resistant to antibiotics, first understand how it gets that way.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 16, 2015
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Researchers from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio today revealed the molecular structure of the cytotoxin from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a widespread, highly contagious bacterium ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2015
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Research that provides a new understanding of how bacterial toxins target human cells is set to have major implications for the development of novel drugs and treatment strategies.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 24, 2014
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The ability to move enables bacteria to reach a specific niche or leave hostile environments. The bacterium Mycoplasma gallisepticum is a poultry pathogen and capable of gliding over solid surfaces. Scientists at the Vetmeduni ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2014
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Researchers have developed a powerful new tool to identify genetic changes in disease-causing bacteria that are responsible for antibiotic resistance. The results from this technique could be used in clinics within the next ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 7, 2014
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