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Chemistry World
December 20, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Blame it on the Bacteria The bacteria in human guts could be partially responsible for obesity, report US researchers.   |
AskMen.com
February 27, 2014
Patrick Owen |
They've Discovered Something That Might Cure Obesity. But It's Seriously Gross. The eternal battle between good and bad bacteria in your gut is greatly affected by your diet, sleep, stress levels, and general health. |
Chemistry World
August 28, 2009
Hayley Birch |
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down Modified gut bacteria that produce therapeutic agents in response to specific dietary sugars could be employed as novel treatments for bowel disorders. |
Chemistry World
April 8, 2013
Emma Stoye |
New culprit for red meat health risks Gut bacteria may convert a nutrient found in red meat into a compound that can damage the heart |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2007
Lionel Milgrom |
Gut's Taste for the Sweet Life Revealed A sugar-sensing receptor in the intestine could explain why drinking diet cola may hinder obese people who hope to lose weight and lead to new ways of treating obesity and diabetes. |
Chemistry World
July 14, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Synthetic peptide 'cures' obesity US researchers have 'cured' obesity in mice by injecting them with a synthetic peptide that simultaneously mimics two naturally occurring hormones |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2010
Hayley Birch |
'Hunger hormone' activating enzyme holds promise as obesity target Blocking a key gut enzyme involved in the hunger response can reduce weight gain in mice, say US and Taiwanese researchers. The approach could eventually lead to treatments for obesity in humans that would work by damping down hunger pangs. |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2010
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Gut Bacteria Do More Than Digest Food Someone can blame their diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease on the churning mass of bacteria that lives inside their intestines, but there's no magic pill to change the dynamics of that complicated world of the human microbiome. |
Science News
October 13, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
AskMen.com
Tyson Lowrie |
Unhealthy Chemicals In Low Fat Food A new study in Nature gives yet another reason why you should wonder whether those "healthy" low-fat products you've been eating are actually any good for you. |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2012
Helen Bache |
Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity. |
Science News
September 29, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Fattening Carbs--Some Promote Obesity and Worse Easily digestible carbohydrates induce obesity and liver disease in a test on rodents. |
Science News
October 6, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Diminishing Obesity's Risks Mouse data suggest that, properly managed, obesity can be benign. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2012
Elinor Hughes |
Helping good bacteria reach their target Most probiotic bacteria that are added to foods, such as yoghurt, to aid the digestive system are not reaching their intended target in the intestine. Now, UK scientists have come up with a coating to overcome this problem. |
Chemistry World
February 21, 2013
Akshat Rathi |
NO for longevity US researchers may have direct evidence for nitric oxide's apparent special powers, at least in the nematode model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2008
John Bonner |
Spinach may cut stomach ulcer risk Vegetables rich in nitrates, such as spinach, may help to protect against stomach ulcers thanks to bacteria in the mouth, a Swedish study suggests. |
Chemistry World
September 11, 2013
Andria Nicodemou |
Bacteria incriminated by their odor Researchers in Taiwan and the US have developed a device that uses the volatile organic compounds released by bacteria to identify the bacteria as they are cultured. |
Fast Company
February 2015
Jon Gertner |
What's Lurking In Your Microbiome? Possibly, a Cure for Disease Second Genome is a small company that focuses on the microbiome: the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that people carry around with them from birth until death. |
Food Processing
August 2013
Claudia O'Donnell |
Probiotics - From Weight Management to Survival Skills New studies look at gut microbiota and obesity, while probiotic viability remains a goal. |
Scientific American
November 14, 2005
Gunjan Sinha |
Bugs and Drugs Gut bacteria could determine how well medicines work. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2013
Derek Lowe |
New antibiotics: what's the hold up? Money's a factor that could be adjusted by regulatory agencies, governments, and foundations. But no amount of cash will keep resistant bacteria from being the hard targets they are. |
Science News
March 1, 2003
Ben Harder |
Bacteria-Stocked Beverage Clears Pathogens from Nose Considerable evidence indicates that ingesting certain bacteria, called probiotics, can maintain or improve intestinal health. Some researchers have also examined whether these bacteria could aid health in other parts of the body. |
Science News
May 20, 2006
Ben Harder |
Bacteria Can Keep Their Kin in Check Products containing beneficial bacteria might help people fight the ill effects of some gut microbes in diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome. |
Scientific American
May 2009
Melinda Wenner |
Quiet Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria devoted to growth instead of "quorum sensing" communication could beat antibiotic resistance. |
AskMen.com
May 9, 2012
Dave Golokhov |
The Benefits Of Yogurt Scientists were examining yogurt's role in fighting obesity but found it has an interesting side effect: The male mice tested in the study got sexier and slimmer. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter
May 2000 |
Magic Bullets Under Siege ...Antibiotics---drugs that kill bacteria---account for much of our success in the war against infectious illness. But the miracle drugs of medicine are in danger... |
Science News
January 15, 2005
Christen Brownlee |
The Beef about UTIs E. coli from beef cattle or other livestock may be causing drug-resistant urinary tract infections in women. |
Chemistry World
May 12, 2011
Mike Brown |
Sugars recruited in fight against persistent infections Adding sugar to antibiotics can boost their effectiveness and prevent recurrent and chronic infections, according to researchers in the US. |
HHMI Bulletin
Feb 2012
Nancy Ross-Flanigan |
A Safer Shot at TB While trying to understand tuberculosis bacteria genes, researchers discovered a safe way to shut down the bacteria. |
Fast Company
May 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Biotechs Wage War on Superbugs With antibiotic resistance on the rise, three biotechs are developing new ways to wage war on superbugs. |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2011
Carol Stanier |
Mighty micelles that make themselves Scientists in the US and Singapore have made self assembling micelles of cationic polymers that kill bacteria but are biodegradable - raising further hope of a nanotechnology solution to the problem of antibiotic resistance. |
Chemistry World
November 23, 2006
Victoria Gill |
Bacteria That Help Fight Cancer Scientists have given a new meaning to the term `friendly bacteria' by discovering a bacterial protein that helps treat cancer. |
Scientific American
June 2008
Melinda Wenner |
Jeremy Nicholson's Gut Instincts: Researching Intestinal Bacteria The body and its intestinal flora produce chemicals with hidden health information, Jeremy Nicholson has found. Someday treating disease may mean treating those bacteria. |
Food Processing
August 2006
Mark Anthony |
Digestive Health's New Phase The gastrointestinal tract is one of the body's first lines of defense against disease. The more we understand and encourage healthy g.i. tract balance, the better we'll be able to protect ourselves from disease. |
Chemistry World
September 19, 2008
John Bonner |
Filling the antibiotic gap Resistance to currently available antibacterial drugs is causing growing concern among doctors who find themselves unable to treat common infections |
Chemistry World
February 2, 2007
Jessica Ebert |
Bacterial Gene Generates Seaside Smell Researchers have identified a bacterial gene that is needed for the production of dimethyl sulfide, the climate-cooling gas responsible for the distinctive smell of the seaside. The discovery challenges the current hypothesis for the mechanism involved in the synthesis of DMS. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2007
Ananyo Bhattacharya |
'Lost' Folate Enzyme Found After 30 Years US researchers have revealed the identity of an enzyme used by bacteria to make the essential B vitamin folate, 30 years after it was first isolated. |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
The Lowdown On Superbugs The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to the development of resistant strains of bacteria, commonly referred to as superbugs. |
Chemistry World
September 22, 2010
Manisha Lalloo |
Salmonella's secret weapon US researchers have explained the chemical trick behind Salmonella bacteria's ability to outgrow other microbes living in the gut. The findings could lead to new drug treatments for the bacterial infection. |
National Defense
November 2010
Eric Beidel |
To Counter Bioterrorism, The Key is Boosting Immunity That's why Texas A&M University researchers are investigating ways to arm Americans against attacks involving toxins, viruses and bacteria. |
Chemistry World
December 8, 2015
Emma Stoye |
Cockroach swarming pheromones produced by gut bacteria A chemical analysis of cockroach feces has revealed that bacteria in the insects' guts may play an important role in influencing their communication. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Bacteria Put New Spin on Micromotors Researchers have used motile bacteria to rotate a microscopic motor made from silicon. The team believes that their system -- fuelled by glucose -- is the first micromechanical device to integrate inorganic materials with living bacteria. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
2008 Medical Science Developments Here are some 2008 medical science developments that might just yield the next big breakthrough. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2014
Carla Pegoraro |
Dual warhead kills and disarms bacteria A compound that kills bacteria and cleaves their DNA to prevent them passing on drug-resistant genes has been designed by researchers in India. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Antibiotic resistance is a 'ticking time bomb' Global research efforts to develop new antibiotics need to be accelerated urgently, the UK government's chief medical officer has warned. She adds that that new drugs are desperately needed to fight the 'catastrophic threat' of growing antimicrobial resistance. |
Popular Mechanics
April 8, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Fringe's Stomach Science is Part Fact, Part Fiction Fringe is back after a month-long hiatus. We get to the bottom of "Inner Child," an episode flirting with stomach science. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Monica Heger |
Computer-Designed Drugs Could Thwart Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Researchers use computer algorithms to tweak enzymes that make antibiotics |
