News articles tagged with 'bacterial'
Stress affects the balance of bacteria in the gut and immune response
— 28 Mar 2011 17:52 | HealthStress can change the balance of bacteria that naturally live in the gut, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity…
Dine or dash? Genes help decide when to look for new food
— 17 Mar 2011 20:24 | BiologyFor worms, choosing when to search for a new dinner spot depends on many factors, both internal and external: how hungry they are, for example, how much oxygen is in the air, and how…
All wrapped up: K-State researcher's graphene cloak protects bacteria, leading to better images
— 15 Mar 2011 20:50 | TechnologyIt's a cloak that surpasses all others: a microscopic carbon cloak made of graphene that could change the way bacteria and other cells are imaged…
Why are the elderly so vulnerable to pneumonia?
— 14 Mar 2011 20:42 | HealthA study featured on the cover of the March 15 Journal of Immunology is providing insight into why the elderly are so vulnerable to pneumonia and other bacterial infections…
CWRU researcher sends message to postmenopausal women: 'Increase yearly dental checkups'
— 11 Mar 2011 15:16 | HealthPostmenopausal women have a new health message to hear. Two annual dental checkups aren't enough. Older women need more, according to research findings from the Case Western Reserve…
Roundworm could provide new treatment for sepsis
— 9 Mar 2011 18:44 | HealthResearch by the University of Liverpool has found that systemic inflammation caused by sepsis can be suppressed by a protein which occurs naturally in a type of roundworm…
Secrets of plague revealed
— 9 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthIn work that is pushing the 'diffraction barrier' associated with microscopic imaging of living cells, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM demonstrated the…
Researchers discover new shapes of microcompartments
— 5 Mar 2011 13:54 | HealthIn nature and engineering, microcompartments - molecular shells made of proteins that can encapsulate cellular components - provide a tiny home for important reactions. In bacterial…
How much can a cell uptake?
— 3 Mar 2011 12:59 | HealthImmunological research at the University of Haifa, Israel, has made a new breakthrough, revealing a critical component in the 'decision-making' process of white blood cells that play…
Worms strike see-saw balance in disease resistance
— 3 Mar 2011 12:29 | BiologyNew research, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has shown that nematode worms have to trade-off resistance to different diseases, gaining…