How microbiome is disrupted during IBD: Human Microbiome Project
A new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Broad Institute of MIT
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Dangerous pathogens use this sophisticated machinery to infect hosts
Gastric cancer, Q fever, Legionnaires’ disease, whooping cough — though the infectious bacteria that cause these dangerous diseases are each
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New arsenic-based broad-spectrum antibiotic
Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the biggest public health threats of our time. There is a pressing need
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Microbes in the human body swap genes, even across tissue boundaries, study indicates
Bacteria in the human body are sharing genes with one another at a higher rate than is typically seen in
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Germ-fighting catheter coating may help prevent infections
Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could one day help to prevent catheter-related
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New research could fine-tune the gene scissors CRISPR
The introduction of the tool for gene editing, the so-called gene scissors CRISPR, in 2007 was a revolution within medical
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‘Gut-on-a-chip’ system shows intestinal barrier disruption is the onset initiator of gut inflammation: ‘Once the gut barrier has been damaged, probiotics can be harmful just like any other bacteria’
The first study investigating the mechanism of how a disease develops using human organ-on-a-chip technology has been successfully completed by
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Immune cells help older muscles heal like new: Macrophages enable regeneration of lab-grown adult muscle tissue
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have found a critical component for growing self-healing muscle tissues from adult muscle — the
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Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients: Study could offset harsh effects of antibiotics
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective
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Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples: Mouse study finds male obesity is linked to brain inflammation
Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a
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