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17 Jun 2024

DNA: Know symptoms of Flesh Eating Bacteria

31 Aug 2023

Ready-To-Eat Salad May Contain Disease-Causing Bacteria: Research

MPVs are sanitized and disinfected, but studies show this process can be flawed, putting consumer health in danger.

31 Mar 2023

Google AI-Based Tiny Syringe To Inject Gene Therapy, Tumour-Killing Drugs

These syringe structures, described in the journal Nature, were used to deliver a range of useful proteins to both human cells and cells in live mice.

reusable water bottles risk

15 Mar 2023

Reusable Water Bottles Store 40,000X More Bacteria Than A Toilet Seat: Study

Researchers have found that the reusable water bottles are highly contaminated with germs. So here's to adding 'clean water bottle' to your house chores to-do list.

14 Mar 2023

DNA: Deadly bacteria in water bottle

The bottle from which you drink water everyday, the same bottle is the enemy of your life. We did not make this claim, it has been revealed in a study. The researchers examined all the parts of the bottle thrice. It was revealed in the study that the water bottle is 40,000 times dirtier than the toilet seat.

20 Jul 2021

A guide to steer clear of monsoon diseases

The drastic fluctuations in temperature and high humidity during this season makes one susceptible to many viruses causing a cold and flu Fungal infections especially of the feet are another problem specific to this season

10 Jun 2021

Tiny worm comes back to life after freezing for 24,000 years in Siberia

Bdelloidea is a class of Rotifer animals including freshwater animals that are cosmopolitan in nature This micro-organism is said to be reproducing asexually after being preserved in the permafrost of Siberia for 24000 years

International Space Station

24 Mar 2021

Bacteria found on International Space Station named after Indian Scientist

The research was carried out at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology The crew of scientists and researchers also included a team from India's University of Hyderabad Astronauts from various crews have been collecting the samples from eight different spots on the space station since 2014

29 Sep 2020

Which bacteria could be behind elephant deaths in Zimbabwe and Botswana?

Zimbabwe`s parks agency said a bacterial disease known as haemorrhagic septicaemia could be behind the deaths of 34 elephants. This comes a week after Botswana blamed toxins produced by another type of bacterium for killing more than 300 elephants. Officials are conducting more tests on samples from Zimbabwe`s dead elephants to try to get conclusive results.

12 Jul 2020

Good gut bacteria may help reduce the risk of heart disease: Study

Previous research has already shown the bacteria is "good" because it calms inflammation in the gut.

06 Aug 2019

IIT Guwahati builds hand-held device to detect bacteria

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researchers have developed a low-cost, hand-held device for rapid detection of bacteria, bringing portable bacterial detection kits closer to reality.

29 Jul 2019

100mn bacteria a day will keep the doctor away

The bacteria, fungi and viruses in our food transiently colonise our gut, but cooking kills most of these, so raw fruit and vegetable are particularly important sources of gut microbes.

11 Jul 2019

High-fibre diet cuts preeclampsia risk during pregnancy

Simple recommendation to 'eat real food', mostly plants and not too much' might be the most effective primary prevention strategy for some of the most serious conditions of our time.

18 Jul 2018

Roundworms avoid bad bacteria after smelling Nitric oxide

The study shows that a protein called thioredoxin determines the time course of the worms` sensory response to the gas.

02 Apr 2018

Gut bacteria could reveal more about cirrhosis patients

Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found that analysis of the gut microbiome -- a collection of bacteria and other microbes in the gut -- could help better predict risk of hospitalisation for patients with cirrhosis, a condition in which the liver does not function properly.

29 Mar 2018

UK man caught with world's 'worst-ever' case of super-gonorrhoea

A man in the United Kingdom has been infected with the worst-ever case of gonorrhoea in the world.

28 Feb 2018

'Tesla in space may have carried largest load of bacteria from Earth'

While rocket test flights usually have a dummy payload, SpaceX founder Musk sent up his personal Tesla Roadster instead.

31 Jan 2018

New 'smart' material to help fight tooth decay

Scientists have developed a filling material with tiny particles made by self-assembly of antimicrobial drugs which is designed to stop bacteria in its tracks.

Living bacteria

21 Dec 2017

Scientists discover living bacteria in polar ice for the first time

The research also shows that humans may be having an even greater impact on levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere than accepted evidence from climate history studies of ice cores suggests.

21 Dec 2017

This is what antibiotic resistant bacteria are

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing public health challenges and threatens the ability to effectively fight infectious diseases including pneumonia and tuberculosis.

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