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  Scientists find novel compound as Covid triggers superbug threat

  Science | December 26, 2020 23:01 IST

  A rising tide of antibiotic-resistant bacteria -- if left unchecked, could kill an estimated 10 million people annually by 2050 -- was a fact known in the pre-Corona era and the Covid-19 situation has now put millions at risk by increasing their resistance to the antibiotics, warn researchers.

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  How some bacteria survive in space for one year

  Science | November 05, 2020 20:32 IST

  After one year of exposure to low Earth orbit (LEO) outside the International Space Station, researchers found that the extremophilic bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans escaped morphological damage and produced numerous outer membrane vesicles.

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  How good gut bacteria help reduce the risk for heart disease

  Lifestyle | July 10, 2020 10:56 IST

  Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now the potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.

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  Combination of fasting, Vitamin C effective on hard-to-treat cancers, suggests study

  Lifestyle | May 17, 2020 8:59 IST

  A fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with Vitamin C, suggests a new study conducted by the scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan.

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  Male-killing bacteria linked to monarch butterfly colour changes: Study

  Science | March 01, 2020 12:13 IST

  The highly variable colour patterns seen on African monarch butterflies (Danaus chrysippus) which warn predators that the insect is toxic, may arise from its interaction with a bacterium that specifically kills males of the species, a new study says.

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  Researchers uncover key details how bacteria causing typhoid fever identifies host's immune cells

  News | February 27, 2020 7:52 IST

  In a breakthrough study, researchers have uncovered key details as to how the Salmonella bacteria that cause typhoid fever, identify a host's immune cells and deliver toxins that disrupt the immune system and allow the pathogen to spread.

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  Bacteria in household dust can spread superbug genes

  Science | January 26, 2020 18:16 IST

  Bacteria living in household dust can spread genes that provide antibiotics countering ability to others, according to a study that may lead to new interventions to tackle drug resistance in microbes.

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  Poor gut bacteria may turn your kid into a problem child

  Health | January 22, 2020 11:24 IST

  A study by scientists from Stanford University and the University of Manitoba revealed that early school-aged children (in the age group of 5-7) showed a connection between the bacteria in their gut and their behaviour.

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  Life-threatening bacteria found in Make-up products: Study

  Science | December 03, 2019 13:36 IST

  "Make-up products used every day by millions of people in the UK are contaminated with potentially deadly bugs, such as E.coli and Staphylococci because most are not being cleaned and are used far beyond their expiry dates," said study lead author Amreen Bashir from Aston University in the US.

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  Israeli scientists develop bacteria which eat carbon dioxide

  Science | November 28, 2019 10:15 IST

  The researchers mapped the genes that are essential to this process and added some of them to the bacteria genome in their lab.

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  Scientists make low-calorie sugar using bacteria

  Science | November 25, 2019 14:52 IST

  In the study published in the journal Nature Communications, the researchers described a process that may unlock the commercial potential of this low-calorie, low-glycemic sugar.

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  Bats, unlike other mammals, do not show dependence on gut bacteria

  India | November 13, 2019 11:16 IST

  Closely-related bats may have completely different communities of microbes, according to a study which suggests that gut bacteria may not be as important for the flying furry mammals as it is for other animals

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  Some plants may depend more on friendly fungi than own leaves: Study

  Science | October 29, 2019 16:22 IST

  The researchers, including those from the University of Tennessee in the US, found that certain root-associated, or mycorrhizal, fungi that associate firmly with the cells in plant roots are one of the largest influences on plant tissue nutrient concentrations.

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  Salmonella bacteria found in MDH sambar masala, US refuses to buy: Report

  India | September 11, 2019 22:28 IST

  ​After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected the salmonella bacteria in the MDH brand 'sambar masala', the company is withdrawing at least three lots of the product from the shelves.  

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  100 million bacteria a day will keep the doctor away, here's how

  Health | July 24, 2019 17:24 IST

  Next time when you eat an apple for extra fibre, flavonoids and flavour, just remember that you are also gulping down about 100 million bacteria, and whether these are good or bad microbes may depend on how the apples were grown.

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  Eating this bacteria may cut heart disease risk

  Health | July 02, 2019 15:15 IST

  The use of a pasteurised form of Akkermansia muciniphila-an intestinal bacteria provides protection from cardiovascular disease risk factors.

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  Swimming in oceans ups infection risk: Study

  June 23, 2019 18:37 IST

  "Our data demonstrate for the first time that ocean water exposure can alter the diversity and composition of the human skin microbiome," said Marisa Chattman Nielsen, a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine in the US.

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  Health update: No clinical evidence of deadly fungus Candida auris in India yet

  Health | April 09, 2019 14:25 IST

  First discovered in 2009, Candida auris is an emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat. Know more!

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  Gut bacteria key to protecting against arsenic poisoning

  Lifestyle | January 06, 2019 10:55 IST

  Long-term exposure to arsenic is associated with increased risk of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, among others.

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  Scientists develop 'Spacesuits' for microbes destined to live in space

  October 02, 2018 14:40 IST

  The system, developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) Berkeley in the US, mimics photosynthesis in plants.