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Cranberries’ Red Power W
hile the properties of cranber- ries for warding off urinary tract
infections have been well document- ed, researchers at the Worcester Poly- technic Institute (WPI) are now report- ing a surprise finding that expands the red berries’ healing characteristics. They discovered that cranberry juice cocktail evidently helps block a strain of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus from bringing on staph infections, which can range from minor skin rashes to serious bloodstream prob-
lems. One particular strain, Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), is a growing public health concern because it doesn’t respond to most antibiotics. To cause an infection, bacteria must first adhere to host tissue, and then
gather in colonies to form a biofilm. In their study, the scientists found that in participants who had recently consumed cranberry juice, the ability of bacteria such as E. coli and S. aureus to form biofilms was significantly decreased, thus reducing the chance of contracting a urinary or staph infection. “We saw essen- tially no biofilm in the staph samples,” reports Terri Camesano, a WPI professor of chemical engineering.
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