Scientists have figured out what a nasty gut bacterium eats. Can live biotherapeutics help?
Read now →They're the next big thing for treating C. diff infection, but developing them is a long process
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Sugar may trigger inflammatory bowel disease by breaking down gut mucus
Read now →Mice fed sugar-heavy diets have worse colitis and more mucous-degrading gut bacteria
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Releasing bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Indonesia prevented the spread of dengue
Read now →Mosquitos carrying Wolbachia pipientis bacteria don't spread dengue fever
A new device stops hiccups without silly home remedies
Read now →The device consists of a drinking tube with a mouthpiece and a pressurized valve at the bottom
This backpack-mounted exoskeleton turns excess walking force into electricity
Read now →This assistive technology could make rehabilitation after accidents and even day-to-day activities easier
Animals that eat rotting meat have unique gut microbiomes
Read now →Novel arrays of bacteria that can degrade toxins were found in a survey of wild animal gut microbiomes
Scientists starved E. coli for 1200 days to learn about bacterial evolution
Read now →They saw two main lineages emerge and compete with each other — all in a single test tube
Bacillus bacteria can keep fruits and vegetables free of Listeria
Read now →Some bacteria make us sick, and others keep our food safe to eat
Gut bacteria helped mice fight off pesky pneumonia
Read now →Pneumonia strains are becoming antibiotic-resistant, so we need to find new ways of treating infections
Five sugar-hungry bacteria team up against a nasty stomach bug
Read now →Researchers are figuring out how to starve Clostridioides difficile infections
Instead of a colonoscopy, a new screen tests poop for colorectal cancer-related bacteria
Read now →Testing for the bacterium Parvimonas micra in stool may present an alternative to a colonoscopy
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The mother's gut microbiome helps a child's brain develop its senses
Read now →Without the maternal microbiome, a mouse's thalamus under-develops, resulting in reduced sensory processing
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