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Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to establish a new multi-institutional center for tuberculosis (TB) research and training the next generation of TB investigators.

9 Sep 2022

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by use of a cloaking device. But Duke University researchers have grasped the hem of that invisibility cloak and now hope they can pull it apart.

9 Sep 2022

Distribution of platinum after chemotherapy may help predict resistance to ovarian cancer treatment

A team of researchers from Japan has discovered that the distribution of platinum within a tumor following platinum-based chemotherapy treatment of ovarian cancer may predict whether the tumor will be resistant to further treatment.

9 Sep 2022

Research on the antimicrobial effects of human milk oligosaccharides

In a recent review published in the journal Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, researchers discussed the latest advances in the antimicrobial properties of human milk.

9 Sep 2022

Intelligent fluorescent microscope for imaging biological events in detail

Imagine you're a PhD student with a fluorescent microscope and a sample of live bacteria. What's the best way use these resources to obtain detailed observations of bacterial division from the sample?

9 Sep 2022

Study provides a potential game-changer in assessing treatment response in pancreatic cancer patients

The statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is growing and projected to be the second cause of cancer deaths by 2030.

8 Sep 2022

Boosting vitamin D levels not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19

Two large clinical trials published by The BMJ today show that boosting vitamin D levels in adults during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19.

8 Sep 2022

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Researchers assessed the role of the gut microbiome in human health and disease.

8 Sep 2022

Plants and plant-derived preparations as co-treatments for COVID-19

A recent Journal of Medicinal Food study proposed a comprehensive guideline for applying plants and plant-derived formulations to co-treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and other viral infections.

8 Sep 2022

York University secures CAD7.25 million grant to help tackle emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases

At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an international team led by York University successfully competed to receive a CAD7.25 million grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to help tackle the issue.

7 Sep 2022

Scientists develop a model human gut microbiome

A team of US-based scientists has developed a novel bacterial community comprising 119 microbial species naturally found in the human body. The study is published in the journal Cell.

7 Sep 2022

Discovery sheds light on an important aspect of gut health and mucosal immunity

Immune cells called group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) play an essential role in establishing tolerance to symbiotic microbes that dwell in the human gastrointestinal tract, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

7 Sep 2022

Transplanting gut bacteria from donors with sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular changes in mice

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care have discovered how obstructive sleep apnea affects the gut microbiome in mice and how transplanting gut bacteria from sleep apnea affected mice can cause cardiovascular changes in the recipient mice.

7 Sep 2022

Discovery of bacteria-killing toxin could pave the way for new generation of antibiotics

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown bacteria-killing toxin that could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics.

6 Sep 2022

Novel method can be used to study the resistance profile of bacteria that cause meningitis

A study published in the journal PLOS ONE could one day help health workers determine whether bacteria of the species Streptococcus pneumoniae, which cause meningitis – an inflammation of the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord – are resistant to antibiotics.

6 Sep 2022

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

Exposure to air pollution in the first six months of life impacts a child's inner world of gut bacteria, or microbiome, in ways that could increase risk of allergies, obesity and diabetes, and even influence brain development, suggests new CU Boulder research.

6 Sep 2022

Bacteria News and Research

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $5 million NIH grant for next generation TB research

Duke researchers identify chlamydia’s stealthy cloaking device

Distribution of platinum after chemotherapy may help predict resistance to ovarian cancer treatment

Research on the antimicrobial effects of human milk oligosaccharides

Intelligent fluorescent microscope for imaging biological events in detail

Study provides a potential game-changer in assessing treatment response in pancreatic cancer patients

Boosting vitamin D levels not associated with protection against respiratory tract infections or covid-19

Recent literature reports on the role of the gut microbiome on human health and its effect on diseases

Plants and plant-derived preparations as co-treatments for COVID-19

York University secures CAD7.25 million grant to help tackle emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases

Scientists develop a model human gut microbiome

Discovery sheds light on an important aspect of gut health and mucosal immunity

Transplanting gut bacteria from donors with sleep apnea can cause cardiovascular changes in mice

Discovery of bacteria-killing toxin could pave the way for new generation of antibiotics

Novel method can be used to study the resistance profile of bacteria that cause meningitis

Air pollution exposure during infancy impacts a child's gut bacteria, may increase disease risk

The role of nasal microbiome in Parkinson's disease

Recent advances in nano-based therapeutic strategies for the treatment of infectious lung diseases

Cellulitis, a deep bacterial infection of the skin, as a monkeypox complication

CDC provides latest updates on the number of individuals infected with E. coli O157 outbreak strain

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