Treatments for urinary infections leave bacteria bald, happy and vulnerable
A different approach to treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) could defeat the bacteria ... and Klebsiella pneumoniae (pneumonia and burn and urinary tract infections) make pili and may be susceptible to the same treatments. Keeping the target of the...Scientists sequence genome of parasite responsible for common sexually transmitted infection
...ement. Once it attaches to cells lining the host's urinary or genital tract, it flattens out and begins to in... and red blood cells, causing direct damage to the urinary and vaginal tissues and resulting in inflammation. T. vaginalis also consumes bacteria that may be p...Prevalence of overactive bladder is overestimated
...er is a symptom-defined condition characterized by urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, usually with urinary frequency and nocturia (night-time urination). The term overactive bladder is appropriate if there i...Swimming 'to the left' gets bacteria upstream, and may promote infection
...may be relevant to the transport of E. coli in the urinary tract," said Kser. "It might also explain the high rates of infection in catheterized patients and the incidence of microbial contamination at protected wellheads. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a natural propensity to swim upstream ha...Laser goes tubing for faster body-fluid tests
... treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular, kidney, urinary and other diseases, and lends itself to the development of fast batch testing in hospitals and other clinical settings. Co-researchers Andrew J. Berger, associate professor of optics, and Dahu Qi, doctoral candidate, used low-refractive-index tubes i...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 13, 2007
...s Toward a much-needed new test for cancer of the urinary bladder Protein-enriched milk may reduce need for... Toward a much-needed new test for cancer of the urinary bladder Journal of Proteome Research Progress toward development of a much-needed test for early...Dietary calcium is better than supplements at protecting bone health
...calcium intake, we tested bone mineral density and urinary concentrations of estrogen metabolites." The researchers found that the women could be divided into three groups: one group, called the "supplement group," got at least 70 percent of their daily calcium from tablets or pills; another, the "diet gro...Scientists identify first gene linked to scoliosis
...ave heart defects, mental retardation, genital and urinary problems, ear abnormalities and deafness, among other problems. They also develop late-onset scoliosis. "This led us to consider that milder variations of CHD7 may be involved in other types of scoliosis," Bowcock said. The researchers, led by Ca...Stressed-out African naked mole-rats may provide clues about human infertility
...ighest social rank. Furthermore, concentrations of urinary testosterone, a hormone associated with aggression... ranking and had relatively high concentrations of urinary testosterone. This supports the hypothesis that the attainment and maintenance of reproductive statu...UF scientists work to develop simple bladder cancer test
...cancer. The findings also substantially add to the urinary proteome database, which until now only contained 146 proteins. Additional studies are planned to screen samples from a larger number of bladder cancer patients with a variety of disease stages and grades, Goodison said. Even though our study invol...Vaccine trials inject hope into koala's future
... in koalas was a significant cause of infertility, urinary tract infections, and inflammation in the lining of the eye that often led to blindness. "The numbers of koalas with chlamydia seems to be increasing," he said. "As much as 40-50 per cent of koalas coming into care in both Queensland and NSW are ...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 25, 2007
... the report explains. These findings suggest that urinary 1-NP metabolites may be used as a representative biomarker for assessing exposure to diesel exhaust. ARTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Identification and Quantification of 1-Nitropyrene Metabolites in Human Urine as a Proposed Biomarker for Exposure...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...se cited in the study would be in the treatment of urinary catheter infections, where the drug is held latently in the catheter, and is released when needed. The system could be applied for other conditions using an implant under the skin for precisely controlled drug dosing, the researchers suggest. ARTIC...Testosterone replacement therapy: How safe for aging men?
...moving rats. Urine was collected for two hours and urinary protein excretion was determined. The research...vels. Testosterone supplemented SHR excreted more urinary protein than intact rats, and castration reduced proteinuria (urinary protein). The results sug...Acute sleep deprivation leads to changes in nighttime urine production for men and women
...dian rhythm. During the day, we experience greater urinary frequency; at night, urine production declines, en...ot yet clear. Danish researchers have examined the urinary patterns of sleep-deprived volunteers and have found that a lack of sleep leads to increased urinary...