How magnets could be used to guide cancer-killing drugs to tumors
There is much research in progress, seeking efficient ways to get anti-cancer drugs to tumors — using magnets.
E. coli
UVA scientists solve 50-year-old mystery behind how bacteria move
According to their findings, E. coli bacteria move by coiling appendages and creating makeshift propellers out of one protein.
Cure for diabetes, IBS hiding in healthy stool samples? How E. coli transplants could be life-changing
Researchers found that transplanting microscopic organisms into mice stopped progression of the disease.
One type of E. coli relies on Crohn’s disease to survive, shows new study
Scientists have recently discovered a secret relationship between E. coli bacteria and ileal Crohn’s disease.
Your kitchen sink and TV remote may be crawling with more gut-bug inducing bacteria than your toilet seats!
A recent study reveals that certain areas of your home — and even the remote control on on your couch — may contain more bacteria than your toilet seats!
E. coli strain originally from farm animals may be cause behind deadly infections in humans
New research finds a strain of E.coli bacteria from farm animals could be the cause behind deadly pandemic strains in humans.
E.coli keeps us healthy? How bacterial relationships in the gut fend off infections
Aside from keeping the good bacteria in check, however, E. coli may play a secondary, crucial role in preventing harmful infections, according to a recent study.