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Invasive Bacteria May Trigger Endometriosis, Study Suggests

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Generics maker VistaPharm recalls ulcer med on bacteria contamination fears

Fierce Pharma

Drugs tainted with impurities ranging from bacteria and particulates to likely cancer agents have triggered multiple FDA recalls in recent years. Drugs tainted with impurities ranging from bacteria and particulates to likely cancer agents have triggered multiple FDA recalls in recent years.

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Bacteria that break down nicotine found in the guts of mice

Medical Xpress

has isolated a type of bacteria in the guts of mice that break down nicotine. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes how they isolated the bacteria and why their finding could reduce incidences of fatty liver disease in humans.

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Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances: study

Medical Xpress

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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How antibiotic resistant gut bacteria cause lung infections

Drug Discovery World

An Oxford University study has provided the first evidence that antibiotic resistant bacteria can travel from the gut to the lung, increasing the risk of deadly infections. . With AMR being an increasing concern in hospitals, preventing the spread of AMR bacteria to other vital organs such as the lung is critical in vulnerable patients.

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How bacteria invade the brain

Medical Xpress

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.