News articles tagged with 'Salmonella'
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…
Researchers turn Salmonella into antiviral gene therapy agent
— 8 Feb 2011 17:51 | HealthNew experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, may one day lead to anti-viral treatments that involve swallowing Salmonella bacteria, effectively using one bug to stop another…
Yale scientists identify a deadly tool in Salmonella's bag of tricks
— 4 Feb 2011 16:43 | HealthThe potentially deadly bacterium Salmonella possesses a molecular machine that marshals the proteins it needs to hijack cellular mechanisms and infect millions worldwide…
Common stomach bacteria may fight off inflammatory bowel disease caused by Salmonella
— 2 Nov 2010 12:09 | HealthHelicobacter pylori, a common stomach bacterium, reduced the severity of inflammation of the colon caused by Salmonella in mice, according to research from U-M Medical School scientists…
NIH scientists describe how salmonella bacteria spread in humans
— 1 Oct 2010 11:45 | HealthNew findings by National Institutes of Health scientists could explain how Salmonella bacteria, a common cause of food poisoning, efficiently spread in people. In a study published…
Humanised mice may provide clues to better prevent and treat typhoid fever
— 23 Sep 2010 10:33 | HealthBetter treatments and prevention for typhoid fever may emerge from a laboratory model that has just been developed for the disease. The model is based on transplanting human immune…
Salmonella creates environment in human intestines to foster its own growth
— 23 Sep 2010 10:21 | HealthA study led by researchers at UC Davis has found how the bacteria Salmonella enterica - a common cause of food poisoning - exploits immune response in the human gut to enhance its own…
Switch that enables Salmonella to sabotage host cells revealed in new study
— 16 Apr 2010 02:14 | HealthA new switch that enables Salmonella bacteria to sabotage host cells is revealed in a study published today in the journal Science…
Prevalence of HIV in Africa is leading to new strains of Salmonella, say scientists
— 13 Apr 2010 09:32 | HealthScientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that dangerous strains of Salmonella are beginning to emerge in people infected with HIV in Africa…
'Hormone therapy' for food poisoning bacteria
— 29 Mar 2010 07:09 | HealthPathogenic bacteria in the gut recognise their surroundings by detecting hormone signals from the host, which can prompt them to express lethal toxins. Intercepting these hormonal messages…