Bifidobacteria supplement colonizes gut of breastfed infants
Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) bacteria had a positive impact on babies' gut microbes for up to a year, according to...
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Colistin-resistant multidrug-resistant bacteria pervasive in rural Vietnam town
June 9, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - A new study has found that the majority of residents in a rural village of Vietnam harbored multi-drug-resistant...
Kitchen towels could contribute to the growth of potential pathogens that cause food poisoning
June 9, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Researchers from the University of Mauritius have shown that factors such as family size, type of diet, multi-usage...
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in the US presents a triple threat
June 9, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Researchers from the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center describe the first strain of carbapenem-resistant, hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae exhibiting colistin...
First look at the new 2018 European guidelines for the treatment of high blood pressure
Barcelona June 9, 2018 - A first look at the new European Guidelines for the treatment of high blood pressure was presented at the European...
Weekly injections of PRO 140 in combination with optimized ART shows HIV-1 viral suppression
June 9, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Results from a pivotal trial of PRO 140, a new HIV therapy, show that PRO 140 is an...
A new way to measure energy in microscopic machines
Credit: NIST What drives cells to live and engines to move? It all comes down to a quantity that scientists call "free energy," essentially the...
A webcam is enough to produce a real-time 3D model of a moving hand
Credit: Oliver Dietze For the first time, the researchers will be presenting the program at stand G75 in hall 27 of the computer fair Cebit,...
Ten thousand bursting genes
Credit: Cai laboratory / Cell A breakthrough new technique enables scientists to image 10,421 genes at once within individual cells. The work was done in...
New insight into why Pierce’s disease is so deadly to grapevines
Credit: University of California Scientists are gaining a better understanding of Pierce's disease and how it affects grapevines. The disease, which annually costs California more...
Dogs can detect agricultural diseases early
Credit: DeEtta Mills A study out of Florida International University evaluates the use of scent-discriminating canines for the detection of laurel wilt-affected wood from avocado...
Electrons take one step forward without two steps back
Credit: Valentine Vullev RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have, for the first time, successfully used electric dipoles to completely suppress...
Rebecca Richards-Kortum named US science envoy
Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The State Department has selected Rice University bioengineer and global health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum to serve as...
Bone apetit: How bacteria eat bone to sustain invasive infection
June 8, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center have determined the metabolic pathway that Staphylococcus aureus use to survive in...
ARS scientists are working to ensure safe waterways in Georgia
June 8, 2018 - Atlanta, GA - Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are developing ways to identify the sources of any potentially harmful...
