items tagged with Bacteria
Diet changes gut bacteria, alters ability to control weight
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-16 11:29:24
Although many factors contribute to weight gain, U.S. microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon has been collecting evidence to show that the type of foods eaten changes the composition of bacteria in the gut. Whether you have a low-fat or high-fat diet is very influential on your body’s ability to gain weight, and to lose it, too.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-11-16 11:29:24
Although many factors contribute to weight gain, U.S. microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon has been collecting evidence to show that the type of foods eaten changes the composition of bacteria in the gut. Whether you have a low-fat or high-fat diet is very influential on your body’s ability to gain weight, and to lose it, too.
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Got bacteria? Yes, and you are unique!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-06 10:45:39
To find out how people differ with respect to bacteria and the onset of human diseases, researchers from Colorado and Missouri checked out 27 different locations on healthy adults. What they found out may surprise you!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-11-06 10:45:39
To find out how people differ with respect to bacteria and the onset of human diseases, researchers from Colorado and Missouri checked out 27 different locations on healthy adults. What they found out may surprise you!
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MRSA, a super-resistant germ, hits the beach
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-09-13 08:23:25
A University of Washington study has found the bacterium Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in marine water and beach sand on the coast of Washington and California—the first time the superbug has ever been discovered on beaches.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-09-13 08:23:25
A University of Washington study has found the bacterium Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in marine water and beach sand on the coast of Washington and California—the first time the superbug has ever been discovered on beaches.
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Why we are here: Double membrane prokaryotes! Say Again?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-08-20 08:40:37
A NASA-funded study has hypothesized that about 2.5 billion years ago two types of single-celled microbes came together to produce a new organism that was (for the first time) able to take in sunlight to produce oxygen. At a time in which Earth did not have oxygen in its atmosphere, this newly formed creature produced oxygen and, subsequently, made it possible for humans to exist.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-08-20 08:40:37
A NASA-funded study has hypothesized that about 2.5 billion years ago two types of single-celled microbes came together to produce a new organism that was (for the first time) able to take in sunlight to produce oxygen. At a time in which Earth did not have oxygen in its atmosphere, this newly formed creature produced oxygen and, subsequently, made it possible for humans to exist.
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Sandy hands may harbor bacteria
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-08-12 08:13:05
A study performed by researchers of the U.S. Geological Survey found that beach sand contains bacteria from fecal matter and various viruses.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-08-12 08:13:05
A study performed by researchers of the U.S. Geological Survey found that beach sand contains bacteria from fecal matter and various viruses.
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Could we live as old as Rapamycin-injected mice?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-07-09 08:27:32
A drug called Rapamycin is injected into humans to help lessen the rejection of a new organ. However, U.S. scientists found that it significantly extends the lifespan of invertebrates, and now mammals (mice). They are excited because further research may produce a way to delay the onset of cancer and other aging disease and, thus, produce longer lives in humans.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-07-09 08:27:32
A drug called Rapamycin is injected into humans to help lessen the rejection of a new organ. However, U.S. scientists found that it significantly extends the lifespan of invertebrates, and now mammals (mice). They are excited because further research may produce a way to delay the onset of cancer and other aging disease and, thus, produce longer lives in humans.
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1,000 species of bacteria on your body: It's good, not bad!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-05-30 08:08:17
National Institutes of Health researchers reveal that about one thousand species of bacteria like to call your skin their home. However, on the bright side, most of the bacteria are helpful for a healthy body.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2009-05-30 08:08:17
National Institutes of Health researchers reveal that about one thousand species of bacteria like to call your skin their home. However, on the bright side, most of the bacteria are helpful for a healthy body.
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Salmonella in space helps with sickness in humans
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-05-07 08:30:01
NASA took up some Salmonella germs on the space shuttle and found they were many times more nasty than when they were grown here on Earth. Now, scientists are figuring out why. And, it may help us to control the bacteria when it invades our bodies and makes us sick.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-05-07 08:30:01
NASA took up some Salmonella germs on the space shuttle and found they were many times more nasty than when they were grown here on Earth. Now, scientists are figuring out why. And, it may help us to control the bacteria when it invades our bodies and makes us sick.
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Dogs’ health at risk from human germs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-30 11:22:59
A Kansas State University study has learned that humans are much more likely to spread germs to dogs (primarily through poor hand-washing hygiene) than are dogs likely to share germs while licking their owners' faces and other dog bonding behaviors.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2009-01-30 11:22:59
A Kansas State University study has learned that humans are much more likely to spread germs to dogs (primarily through poor hand-washing hygiene) than are dogs likely to share germs while licking their owners' faces and other dog bonding behaviors.
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Food shopping carts found to be germier than public toilets
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-11-12 19:33:51
University of Arizona researchers analyzed the number and kinds of germs found on grocery store shopping carts. They discovered that their handles contain more bacteria, fecal matter, and saliva than do public toilets.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-11-12 19:33:51
University of Arizona researchers analyzed the number and kinds of germs found on grocery store shopping carts. They discovered that their handles contain more bacteria, fecal matter, and saliva than do public toilets.
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Hand in the verdict: Women have dirtier palms
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-11-07 09:10:01
A University of Colorado study has found that the palms of women’s hands are germier than the palms of men’s hands. The average female palm had about 150 different species of bacteria on it, much more than previously estimated by scientistst. Oh, gross!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-11-07 09:10:01
A University of Colorado study has found that the palms of women’s hands are germier than the palms of men’s hands. The average female palm had about 150 different species of bacteria on it, much more than previously estimated by scientistst. Oh, gross!
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Evolutionary trajectory of complex traits observed
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-06-23 10:37:24
Michigan State University researchers have found evolutionary evidence for the development of novel, complicated traits while observing about 44,000 generations of bacteria over twenty years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-06-23 10:37:24
Michigan State University researchers have found evolutionary evidence for the development of novel, complicated traits while observing about 44,000 generations of bacteria over twenty years.
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Will we also colonize Earth microbes on Mars?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-22 14:14:57
According to a New Scientist article, NASA researchers found one hundred species of terrestrial bacteria in the assembly room of the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2008-06-22 14:14:57
According to a New Scientist article, NASA researchers found one hundred species of terrestrial bacteria in the assembly room of the Phoenix Mars Lander.
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Have you cleaned your keyboard today?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-09 00:20:37
When I saw the recent spate of newspaper and web headlines about germs on keyboards I thought they most likely originated from a study performed by or on behalf of a company that sells cleaning products. But that wasn't the case.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-05-09 00:20:37
When I saw the recent spate of newspaper and web headlines about germs on keyboards I thought they most likely originated from a study performed by or on behalf of a company that sells cleaning products. But that wasn't the case.
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Italian study shows surprising result: Botox has legs!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-04-13 09:37:56
A National Research Institute study in Italy unexpectedly found that “Clostridium botulinum,”—a bacterium that makes several toxins, from which the trademarked Botox comes from—moved from the point of injection and, in the process, closed down nerve function directly connected to the injection site.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-04-13 09:37:56
A National Research Institute study in Italy unexpectedly found that “Clostridium botulinum,”—a bacterium that makes several toxins, from which the trademarked Botox comes from—moved from the point of injection and, in the process, closed down nerve function directly connected to the injection site.
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New Jersey study concludes microbes found on lemons in restaurants
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-03 10:14:11
A popular study by a New Jersey microbiologist finds bacteria on the majority of lemons placed on glasses of tea, water, soda, from twenty-one local restaurants. Is this a big deal to your health?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-03-03 10:14:11
A popular study by a New Jersey microbiologist finds bacteria on the majority of lemons placed on glasses of tea, water, soda, from twenty-one local restaurants. Is this a big deal to your health?
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The bacteria diet: It may help us lose weight
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-24 10:03:18
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Health
2008-01-24 10:03:18
A British-Swiss study has found that feeding mice a certain type of bacterium helps them reduce the amount of fat digested. If successfully applied to humans, such a change could help us reduce the obesity problem.
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Columbus probably brought syphilis to Europe from New World
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-24 08:28:49
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2008-01-24 08:28:49
According to an Emory University (Atlanta) study, Christopher Columbus and his men may have left the New World with the bacteria that causes syphilis and returned to Europe with it—causing the spread of venereal syphilis.
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