Seaweed: Possible New Weapon Against Germs
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This Australian seaweeed could yield a new treatment for cholera and perhaps a whole new type of antibiotic medicine, scientists said yesterday.
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An invasive seaweed has been found on one of the subantarctic islands.   A team of Department of Conservation (DOC) divers found the seaweed, undaria, growing on ropes at a fishing-boat mooring and around rocks in Ho Ho Bay on the Snares Islands.
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Unraveling the genetic map of diatoms -- microscopic sea creatures -- could pay big dividends in defending the world's ecological systems. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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By Anonymous  In our increasingly germ-phobic culture, antibacterial products have rapidly gained in popularity. Always on the hunt for new ways to satisfy consumers, companies frequently retool their products, looking for the next best thing in personal hygiene.
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Scientists say they may have found a new way to fight diseases like Aids and leukaemia.
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NEW YORK  - An antibiotic-resistant germ is  increasingly causing skin infections and pneumonia in otherwise  healthy children and adults.
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Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection. It turns out that's not enough.
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A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer. The surprise finding was presented Oct. 19 at the
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A bacterium closely related to bugs that cause gangrene, tetanus and food poisoning could help to beat cancer.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer.
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Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria. Scientists in Turkey have discovered that these leftovers, or pomace, are effective against a range of bugs.
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Australian marine scientists have joined up with an Austrian drug company to develop cancer-fighting medicines from chemicals found in sea sponges and ocean algae.
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Scientists have discovered a promising new method to fight a range of diseases by boosting the body's natural defenses against viruses.
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A drug made from the ocean's sea squirt may help those with a rare form of cancer, research suggests.
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WASHINGTON: A new research to be published in the journal Cancer Research has found the polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer.
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Grapes left over from the wine-making process could become the latest weapon against bacteria.
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NEW YORK  - A new type of bacteria-killing  compounds, called nubiotics, appear to be potent antimicrobial  agents in animal experiments, researchers report.