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02/02/2021
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Bacteriocin produced by Lactobacillus bacteria can be used as biopreservative
In recent years, awareness about the negative effects of food additives has increased among consumers, especially in the United States. A push for a healthier diet, with emphasis on clean, whole foods, has also led to a rise in the demand for less-processed foods and foods that contain little to no additives. Manufacturers use additives to […]
01/20/2021
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers say taurine trains your gut microbiota to resist subsequent infections with the same pathogen
Your gut microbiota helps shield you from infections, and for the longest time, scientists have wondered how. A new study published on Jan. 15 in the journal Cell details the process involved in gut immunity, or specifically, how your gut microflora functions to give you colonization resistance. Using mouse models, a team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified which bacteria help your […]
01/18/2021
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug ivermectin can kill the coronavirus within 48 hours, reports new study
An anti-parasitic medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be used against the Wuhan coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), reports a new study. Australian researchers discovered that ivermectin, a semi-synthetic drug commonly used to treat head lice, scabies, ascariasis and other parasitic infections, can effectively kill SARS-CoV-2 within 48 hours in culture. “We found that even a […]
01/15/2021
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Antimicrobial compound in seaweed can be used to develop self-cleaning surfaces, new research finds
Seaweed is known for being the best dietary source of iodine and for providing many other health benefits. But according to researchers at Unilever, seaweed can also be used to develop self-cleaning surfaces. After more than a decade of studying the chemical components of seaweed, Unilever announced on Jan. 5 that it has developed a new technology that could harness […]
12/29/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Just like other coronaviruses: Study suggests seasonal changes affect Covid-19 transmission
Increasing ultraviolet (UV) levels in the environment can decrease the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), reports a new a study published in the journal PNAS. According to its authors, this suggests that the disease has a seasonal pattern (like all other coronaviruses), and understanding this pattern could help improve global response to the pandemic. They remained politically […]
12/25/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Bats can anticipate their prey’s movements by building predictive models on the fly, says new study
Despite possessing better vision than humans at night, some bats prefer to use their advanced hearing to hunt for food. These nocturnal creatures manufacture sounds and rely on the echoes those sounds make while bouncing off objects to navigate in the dark and find their prey. This ability, known as echolocation, is a subject of particular interest […]
12/22/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Do you have a median artery? Researchers say it’s proof humans are still evolving
Researchers say humans are still evolving, and they’re evolving at a faster rate than at any point within the past three centuries. The increased prevalence of a structure known as the median artery — which typically regresses in the second month of gestation — in people born by the end of the 20th century is proof of […]
12/02/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
High-pressure oxygen therapy can stop and even reverse aging, reveals new study
Reversing the aging process is no longer a pipe dream for humanity. In a breakthrough study published Nov. 18, researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Israel discovered that a therapy used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning is capable of not only slowing down cell aging but also making cells grow younger. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a type of treatment used to […]
11/12/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
What’s in the coronavirus’s genome that makes it a much better antiviral target than its spike protein?
Researchers have uncovered molecular interactions within the genome of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) that could lead to more effective antiviral agents. In a study published Nov. 05 in the journal Molecular Cell, a team from the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with researchers from Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany, mapped the RNA-RNA interactions that govern the mechanisms by […]
10/07/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Scientists discover protein that allows soil bacteria to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells
Bacterial cells are only about one-tenth the size of human cells. Despite being considerably smaller, bacteria have more complex respiratory mechanisms than humans. And while higher animals produce carbon dioxide when they breathe, some bacteria can generate an electric current when they “exhale.” In a new study published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers from Yale […]
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