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Invasive Bacteria May Trigger Endometriosis, Study Suggests

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A type of bacteria commonly found in human oral and gut flora could play a major role in the development of endometriosis, scientists have discovered – potentially giving us crucial insight into the development of the painful condition, and opening up new ways to treat it. That would mean fresh hope for the millions of […]

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Researchers show that using a tumor's own bacteria is a promising anticancer therapy

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Researchers are constantly looking for new therapies with improved anticancer activity, fewer side effects, and lower costs. In recent years, interest in bacterial agents as anticancer therapeutics has grown, due to the ability of some bacteria to selectively grow inside hypoxic tumors, i.e., these cells do not receive rich oxygen supply.

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Myth busting: Do activated carbon filters deliver on their promise to improve air hygiene for bacteria and viruses?

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New research examines the effectiveness of activated carbon cartridges in air-handling units for the filtration of bacteria and viruses. Covid-19 and its mutations have prompted numerous studies to assess the impact of ventilation on transmission rates.

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Bacteria that break down nicotine found in the guts of mice

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A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China, working with a colleague in the U.S., has isolated a type of bacteria in the guts of mice that break down nicotine.

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Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances: study

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For a team of Canadian and French researchers, dark clouds on the horizon are potentially ominous not because they signal an approaching storm—but because they were found in a recent study to carry drug-resistant bacteria over long distances.

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Researchers develop CRISPR-based drug candidate for microbiome targeting

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Blood cancer patients with E coli infection are at risk of bacteria infecting the bloodstream. The research team has designed four bacterial viruses which use CRISPR technology to kill the unwanted bacteria precisely. A mixture of four of these phages, dubbed as SNIPR001, was found to effectively target the bacteria in biofilms.

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How bacteria invade the brain

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A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School details the step-by-step cascade that allows bacteria to break through the brain's protective layers—the meninges—and cause brain infection, or meningitis, a highly fatal disease.