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Common bacterial pathogen of diarrhea diseases unknown to many people

Overall though, people are not as concerned as they were in the last survey in summer 2018.

17 May 2019

Exhaust particles from aircraft turbine engines cause direct damage to lung cells

In a unique, innovative experiment, researchers under the leadership of the University of Bern have investigated the effect of exhaust particles from aircraft turbine engines on human lung cells.

16 May 2019

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

People who have inadequate vitamin A in their diets are more susceptible to skin infection, yet how that vitamin affects skin immunity has been unclear.

16 May 2019

Over-fed bacteria in the gut promote disease development

Since the end of the Second World War, along with the growing prosperity and the associated changes in lifestyle, numerous new and civilisation-related disease patterns have developed in today's industrialised nations.

16 May 2019

Researchers identify metabolic signatures to help diagnose, treat and prevent cervical cancer

Researchers at the University of Arizona have completed the first-of-its-kind study that could aid in the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cervical cancer by identifying cervicovaginal metabolic signatures, or "fingerprints" that distinguish patients with HPV, pre-cancerous cervical conditions and cancer.

15 May 2019

Probiotic-derived molecule optimizes the immune system to combat viral inflammatory diseases

The existence of certain microorganisms in your gut may bolster the immune system's ability to fend off a herpes viral attack that can cause fatal brain inflammation, reports a new City of Hope-led study.

14 May 2019

Sepsis Alliance launches Maternal Sepsis Day to raise awareness and save lives

On May 15, 2019, Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, is launching Maternal Sepsis Day, an annual observance to raise awareness of the unique signs and symptoms of maternal sepsis, bring to life the personal experiences of the women who survived it, and remember those who have died.

14 May 2019

Reviews provide overview of advances in the knowledge of focal and sclerotic bone diseases

Recently, extraordinary progress has been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and molecular pathways underlying focal and sclerotic bone diseases, rare disorders which have a strong genetic component.

13 May 2019

Charcoal-based toothpaste comes with 'real risks'

Scientists have concluded that there are no proven benefits for toothpaste containing activated charcoal and that it may actually increase the risk of tooth decay and staining.

13 May 2019

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

A UT Southwestern study suggests why urinary tract infections have such a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women - several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls.

12 May 2019

NIH announces awards to advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced awards to establish four Cooperative Research Centers focused on developing vaccines to prevent sexually transmitted infections.

10 May 2019

New machine-learning approach discovers mechanism that helps antibiotics kill bacteria

Most antibiotics work by interfering with critical functions such as DNA replication or construction of the bacterial cell wall.

10 May 2019

UNC and partners receive NIH funding to identify chlamydia vaccine

Chlamydia is the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world. There is no vaccine to prevent infection. However, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in partnership with colleagues at other sites in the US, Europe and Australia, will receive up to $10.7 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to move closer to identifying a vaccine candidate.

10 May 2019

Bacterial News and Research

Common bacterial pathogen of diarrhea diseases unknown to many people

Exhaust particles from aircraft turbine engines cause direct damage to lung cells

Newly discovered bacteria-killing protein on the epidermis requires vitamin A to work

Over-fed bacteria in the gut promote disease development

Researchers identify metabolic signatures to help diagnose, treat and prevent cervical cancer

Probiotic-derived molecule optimizes the immune system to combat viral inflammatory diseases

Sepsis Alliance launches Maternal Sepsis Day to raise awareness and save lives

Reviews provide overview of advances in the knowledge of focal and sclerotic bone diseases

Charcoal-based toothpaste comes with 'real risks'

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

NIH announces awards to advance development of vaccines for sexually transmitted infections

New machine-learning approach discovers mechanism that helps antibiotics kill bacteria

UNC and partners receive NIH funding to identify chlamydia vaccine

British teenager with life-threatening infection successfully treated with phage therapy

Innovative microfluidic device simplifies study of blood cells, opens new organ-on-chip possibilities

New research defines the chain of molecular events that goes awry in sepsis

Mining microbial treasures from human-made noxious sites

Researchers identify genetic component involved in development of familial sarcoidosis

Experts find previously unknown bacterial strain of the genus Leptospira

Cornell scientists discover new 'jumping' superbug gene

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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