Understanding the underlying mechanism of steroid-resistant asthma
While many can control asthma symptoms with inhaled steroid medications, about 10% develop a more severe form that does not respond well to these treatments.
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Teamwork: An unexpected strategy bacteria use to survive antibiotics
The findings help explain why some bacteria are hard to eliminate and suggest potential future approaches to improve antibiotic effectiveness.
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Understanding the world within: study reveals new insights into phage–bacteria interactions in the gut microbiome
By evaluating temporal trends in the guts of developing children, this study helps to lay the groundwork for therapeutics and diagnostics leveraging the microbiome and its constituents.
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Nail your pedicure with these sanitary tips
Podiatrist Dr. Esther Jonas offers advice and preventative measures for avoiding infections during nail salon visits.
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Image of the Month: The laboratory worm, C. elegans
What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.
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CadA shields help amoebae survive in more than one way
In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved
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E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens
When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA, triggering mutations that can cause
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