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Bacteria from cystic fibrosis shows promise in thwarting antibiotic-resistant TB
Antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis is a global threat. It is estimated that by 2040, more than a third of all TB cases in Russia will show resistance to the primary drugs used for treating the disease. It is, therefore, necessary to identify new drugs and therapies that can help prevent antibiotic-resistant TB. A research team led by Gregory L. Challis and Eshwar Mahenthiralingam tested the bacterial genus Burkholderia to check its efficacy in fighting TB. Read more about their research here.
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2017年06月15日
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Mapping the DNA damage caused by smoking cigarettes
Researchers have been aware of the DNA damage that smoking causes. A research team headed by Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC’s School of Medicine has created a method that maps DNA damage due to cigarette smoking across the genome. Read more about their research here.
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2017年06月13日
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The brain can detect diseases in others using different senses
In a study led by study researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, it was found that the human brain is more developed at detecting diseases in others and avoiding the disease than previously thought. Read more about their research here.
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2017年05月29日
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How climate change can affect sleep
Sleep is extremely important for humans to remain healthy. Nick Obradovich, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab, conducted a study based on data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Obradovich found that an increase in temperature led to insufficient sleep. Read more about his research here.
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2017年05月29日
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