News articles tagged with 'strain' (Page 2)
Probiotic identified to treat ulcers
— 24 Feb 2011 19:41 | HealthResearchers from Spain have identified a strain of probiotic bacteria that may be useful in treating ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori. They report their findings in the February…
Careful cleaning of children's skin wounds key to healing, regardless of antibiotic choice
— 21 Feb 2011 17:42 | HealthWhen it comes to curing skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be…
New pneumococcal vaccine approach successful in early tests
— 17 Feb 2011 16:54 | HealthPneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) accounts for as much as 11 percent of mortality in young children worldwide. While successful vaccines like Prevnar(R) exist, they are expensive…
Virus, parasite may combine to increase harm to humans
— 11 Feb 2011 16:00 | HealthA parasite and a virus may be teaming up in a way that increases the parasite's ability to harm humans, scientists at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and Washington University…
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…
HPV vaccine works for boys: Study shows first clear benefits
— 5 Feb 2011 14:03 | HealthThe vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) can prevent 90 percent of genital warts in men when offered before exposure to the four HPV strains covered by the vaccine, according to a…
Analysis of bread mould genomes demos 'reverse-ecology' tool
— 1 Feb 2011 20:18 | BiologyIn a demonstration of 'reverse-ecology,' biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, have shown that one can determine an organism's adaptive traits by looking first at its…
Research uncovers key to understanding cause of lupus
— 1 Feb 2011 19:15 | HealthPotentially impacting future diagnosis and treatment of lupus, an immune illness affecting more than 5 million people worldwide, researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College…
Staying one strep ahead
— 28 Jan 2011 17:06 | HealthNew research provides the first detailed genetic picture of an evolutionary war between Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria and the vaccines and antibiotics used against it over recent…
Food-borne bacteria causes potentially fatal heart infection
— 27 Jan 2011 18:11 | HealthResearchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that particular strains of a food-borne bacteria are able to invade the heart, leading to serious…