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Research sheds light on specific protein interaction that could provide new treatment strategy to combat Cholera

Bacterial infectious diseases are still a huge contributor to global disease burden and with antibiotic resistance on the rise worldwide there is an urgent need for novel treatment strategies against bacteria.

14 Oct 2022

Pain-sensing neurons protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage

Neurons that sense pain protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage by regulating the microbial community living in the intestines, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

14 Oct 2022

Study illuminates how pain neurons protect the gut from damage

Pain has been long recognized as one of evolution's most reliable tools to detect the presence of harm and signal that something is wrong - an alert system that tells us to pause and pay attention to our bodies.

14 Oct 2022

DTU researchers create a new tool in the fight against resistant bacteria

According to the WHO, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to public health. DTU researchers have created a new tool in the fight against resistant bacteria that, based on 214,000 microbiome samples, can create an overview of the problem across countries, people and environments.

13 Oct 2022

Potent antibiotic-loaded bone-cement could be used to treat bone infections

Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population unfortunately generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments - a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as commercial incentives for developing new antibiotics have fallen.

13 Oct 2022

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Tuberculosis can be tough to detect. Diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, which can be unpleasant, impractical, and even hazardous.

13 Oct 2022

Changes in the skin microbiome may contribute to development of GVHD after stem cell transplant

Organ damage occurs in up to 70 percent of patients in the first few months following stem cell transplant. The precise reasons for this potentially life-threatening reaction have long been the subject of scientific research.

13 Oct 2022

The efficacy of UR GUV devices against aerosolized SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the real-time inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 using ultraviolet-C.

12 Oct 2022

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

Scientists have identified a handful of gene mutations that cause or contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

11 Oct 2022

Precise DNA cleavage using new CRISPR-Cas approach

A team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has overcome a major constraint for cutting and editing DNA by CRISPR-Cas enzymes and other technologies.

11 Oct 2022

Clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy of bacteriophages for treating P. aeruginosa infections in CF patients

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disorder that causes severe damage to the lungs and other organs in the body.

11 Oct 2022

Review on COVID-19 biomedical waste-derived microplastic toxicity

In a new study, researchers reviewed existing literature on the biomedical waste source, elements, and the recent upsurge of microplastics during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

11 Oct 2022

Study provides new insights into the origin and development of B cells

B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill.

11 Oct 2022

UW Medicine identifies a case of Legionella pneumonia

A patient treated in September at UW Medical Center-Montlake was diagnosed with Legionella pneumonia presumed to be a healthcare-associated infection.

7 Oct 2022

WVU biomedical engineer receives $1.2 million to improve early detection of tick-borne infections

A team led by a West Virginia University biomedical engineer is working to ramp up and reimagine how medical professionals diagnose tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease.

7 Oct 2022

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes.

6 Oct 2022

Clinical trials of novel COVID-19 vaccine developed in Brazil to begin soon

Testing on humans of a novel COVID-19 vaccine developed in Brazil will begin this year. It performed well in animal trials, as reported in an article published in August in Nature Communications.

6 Oct 2022

Researchers uncover an intriguing previously unknown ability of Swiss army knife enzyme

Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways.

5 Oct 2022

Biomimicry of chemically oscillating mobile catalytic capsules

The complexity of life on earth was derived from simplicity: from the first protocells to the growth of any organism, individual cells aggregate into basic clumps and then form more complex structures.

5 Oct 2022

Study shows the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in NAFLD progression

A study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research provides compelling evidence of the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD.

5 Oct 2022

Bacteria News and Research

Research sheds light on specific protein interaction that could provide new treatment strategy to combat Cholera

Pain-sensing neurons protect the gut from inflammation and associated tissue damage

Study illuminates how pain neurons protect the gut from damage

DTU researchers create a new tool in the fight against resistant bacteria

Potent antibiotic-loaded bone-cement could be used to treat bone infections

Novel testing method could simplify widespread tuberculosis screening

Changes in the skin microbiome may contribute to development of GVHD after stem cell transplant

The efficacy of UR GUV devices against aerosolized SARS-CoV-2

Researchers receive $9 million grant to study how ‘jumping genes’ influence Alzheimer's disease

Precise DNA cleavage using new CRISPR-Cas approach

Clinical trial to test the safety, efficacy of bacteriophages for treating P. aeruginosa infections in CF patients

Review on COVID-19 biomedical waste-derived microplastic toxicity

Study provides new insights into the origin and development of B cells

UW Medicine identifies a case of Legionella pneumonia

WVU biomedical engineer receives $1.2 million to improve early detection of tick-borne infections

Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers

Clinical trials of novel COVID-19 vaccine developed in Brazil to begin soon

Researchers uncover an intriguing previously unknown ability of Swiss army knife enzyme

Biomimicry of chemically oscillating mobile catalytic capsules

Study shows the important role of hepatocyte adenosine kinase in NAFLD progression

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