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bacterium news

Doctor says these 4 TB prevention rules should be known by everyone in 2025

Doctor reveals 4 game-changing ways to shield yourself from TB.
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 05:15 pm IST

Designing self-destructing bacteria make effective tuberculosis vaccines: Study

A safe vaccine called BCG, consisting of a weakened strain of the closely related Mycobacterium bovis, has been available for over a century.
Published on Feb 27, 2025 02:15 pm IST

New insight into tuberculosis treatment: Research

New insight into tuberculosis treatment: Research
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 06:52 pm IST

Rare dog disease is now spreading to humans in UK. It is incurable in canines

Symptoms of Brucella canis in dogs can include lethargy, premature aging, and back pain, although some dogs may not exhibit any symptoms at all.
Published on Sept 19, 2023 07:21 pm IST

Why do killer bacteria affect some people more severely than others: Study

Why do killer bacteria affect some people more severely than others: Study
Published on Aug 20, 2023 10:47 am IST

How pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease: Research

How pathogenic bacteria trigger Crohn's disease: Research
Published on Dec 05, 2022 12:30 pm IST

Relationship between oral bacteria and diseases: Research

Relationship between oral bacteria and diseases: Research
Updated on Nov 26, 2022 03:12 pm IST

Study sheds light on why some people may become seriously ill from meningococcal bacteria

The researchers have also designed and validated a PCR test that can detect these mutations. (Representational Image)
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 10:27 pm IST

Scientists discover bacteria in solid rock deep beneath sea

Representational image.
Published on Apr 02, 2020 04:55 pm IST

Dangerous bacteria communicate with each other to avoid antibiotics

While suffering from viral fever or bacterial infection, the first thing one does is to take antibiotics. Some bacteria develop resistance to otherwise effective treatment with antibiotics.
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 04:34 pm IST

Breast milk not only nourishes your baby, but also fights harmful bacteria. Here’s how

Human breast milk has more than 200 times the amount of glycerol monolaurate (GML) than is found in cow milk. GML is inexpensive to manufacture.
Updated on Oct 11, 2019 04:30 pm IST

Shiv Nadar University team discovers plastic-eating bacteria

Researchers at Shiv Nadar University in Greater Noida on Thursday announced the discovery of two strains of plastic-eating bacteria that have the potential to solve the problem of plastic waste globally.
Updated on Oct 10, 2019 04:31 pm IST

IIT- Guwahati develops low-cost hand-held device to detect bacteria

A hand with a medical glove is holding a agar plate with a culture of a pathogenic bacteria.
Published on Aug 07, 2019 03:03 pm IST

Oral bacteria may up risk of pancreatic cancer

Updated on Mar 16, 2019 03:46 pm IST

Bacteria found in frog skin may help fight fungal infections in humans

The team first travelled to the Chiriquí highlands in Panama, where the chytrid fungus, responsible for the disease chytridiomycosis, has severely affected amphibian populations.
Updated on Mar 03, 2019 01:01 pm IST

Urinary tract infections can be caused by bacteria from poultry products

Many people think of urinary tract infections (UTIs) as a common and minor annoyance, but invasive UTIs that involve the kidneys or blood can be life-threatening. A new study link UTIs to bacteria from poultry products.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 10:52 am IST

Women’s bladder isn’t sterile, contains good and bad bacteria

Bacteria is “shared” between the bladder and vagina.
Updated on Jul 01, 2018 11:52 am IST

Healthy bacteria can be a promising alternative to antibiotics

Are antibiotics good for us?
Published on Jun 11, 2018 03:58 pm IST

How do bacteria stick to human cells and cause disease? We finally have an answer

Pathogens can be involved in serious infections such as bacterial meningitis, and bacterial pneumonia.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 02:38 pm IST

Now, there’s a new low-cost tool to detect bacteria in food like veggies, fruits and water

The rapid and low-cost method could be useful to the chefs using fresh fruits and vegetables.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 05:13 pm IST