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“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

Mohit Nair discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in India and the work that MSF is doing to improve awareness and reduce the misuse of antibiotics.

7 May 2019

RIT faculty-researcher develops microfluidic device for early detection of Ebola virus

A faculty-researcher at Rochester Institute of technology has developed a prototype micro device with bio-sensors that can detect the deadly Ebola virus. With this type of device, those infected can be treated earlier, and the early detection process can potentially decrease the spread of infections.

3 May 2019

'Don’t wash your raw chicken', warns CDC

The CDC have issued another warning against washing raw chicken before cooking. Washing chicken can spread dangerous bacteria onto surfaces and other food items.

3 May 2019

Experts to present tumor DNA, breast and jaw reconstruction studies at PSRC annual meeting

The Plastic Surgery Research Council focuses on awareness surrounding compelling research relating to the field of plastic surgery.

3 May 2019

Pathogenic bacteria find safe harbor deep in the gastric glands to maintain colonization

Scientists have long tried to understand how pathogenic bacteria like Helicobacter pylori, a risk factor for stomach ulcers and cancer, survive in the harsh environment of the stomach.

3 May 2019

Vegans are often deficient in these four nutrients

Following a poorly planned vegan diet can result in an insufficient intake of certain vitamins and minerals including vitamin B12, calcium, iodine and iron.

2 May 2019

Researchers use 3D printer to make paper organs

Long before scientists test new medicines in animals or people, they study the effects of the substances on cells growing in Petri dishes.

1 May 2019

Treatment with antibiotic reduces the size of endometriosis-related lesions in mice

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found, in mice, that treatment with an antibiotic reduces the size of lesions caused by endometriosis.

30 Apr 2019

How proteins in outer membrane of bacteria stick to and populate in human body

The discovery, published today in Nature Communications by researchers from La Trobe University and the University of Queensland, provides details on how proteins in the outer membrane of bacteria - the bacteria's 'superglue' - are able to stick to and populate parts of the human body.

30 Apr 2019

Graphene can purify water, making it drinkable without further chlorination

Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology "MISIS" together with their colleagues from Derzhavin Tambov State University and Saratov Chernyshevsky State University have figured out that graphene is capable of purifying water, making it drinkable, without further chlorination.

30 Apr 2019

Traumatized children tend to suffer from diseases suffer in adulthood

Traumatized children and children who develop multiple allergies tend to suffer in adulthood from chronic inflammatory diseases and psychiatric disorders.

30 Apr 2019

Researchers provide recommendations to address antibiotic over-use problem

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest problems facing medicine today. A major threat comes from over-use of antibiotics in healthcare.

29 Apr 2019

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.

27 Apr 2019

Brazilian researchers reveal bactericidal action mechanism of violacein

In an article published in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, Brazilian researchers describe the bactericidal action mechanism of violacein, a violet pigment produced by environmental bacteria, especially Chromobacterium violaceum.

26 Apr 2019

Prokaryotic transport protein transports both left-handed and right-handed aspartate efficiently

Many biomolecules come in two versions that are each other's mirror image, like a left and a right hand. Cells generally use the left-hand version of amino acids to produce proteins, and uptake mechanisms were thought to share this preference.

26 Apr 2019

Small army of tiny robots can remove dental plaque

A visit to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unpleasant scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth.

25 Apr 2019

E-cigarettes contaminated with dangerous microbial toxins

Researchers have discovered that many popular e-cigarette products are contaminated with microbial toxins that are known to cause a range of health problems

24 Apr 2019

Bacterial and fungal toxins found in popular electronic cigarettes

Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

24 Apr 2019

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

A new discovery about dangerous C. difficile diarrhea has identified a new way that the bacteria – and possibly others like it – cause severe disease.

23 Apr 2019

Key research takeaways from ECCMID 2019

This article aims to provide a brief overview of the key themes of the 29th ECCMID conference and update readers on current research projects.

From ESCMID 19 Apr 2019

Bacterial News and Research

“Without Antibiotics, I Cannot Treat”: Examining Antibiotic Resistance Drivers in India

RIT faculty-researcher develops microfluidic device for early detection of Ebola virus

'Don’t wash your raw chicken', warns CDC

Experts to present tumor DNA, breast and jaw reconstruction studies at PSRC annual meeting

Pathogenic bacteria find safe harbor deep in the gastric glands to maintain colonization

Vegans are often deficient in these four nutrients

Researchers use 3D printer to make paper organs

Treatment with antibiotic reduces the size of endometriosis-related lesions in mice

How proteins in outer membrane of bacteria stick to and populate in human body

Graphene can purify water, making it drinkable without further chlorination

Traumatized children tend to suffer from diseases suffer in adulthood

Researchers provide recommendations to address antibiotic over-use problem

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

Brazilian researchers reveal bactericidal action mechanism of violacein

Prokaryotic transport protein transports both left-handed and right-handed aspartate efficiently

Small army of tiny robots can remove dental plaque

E-cigarettes contaminated with dangerous microbial toxins

Bacterial and fungal toxins found in popular electronic cigarettes

UVA researchers shed light on why C. difficile infections are so dangerous

Key research takeaways from ECCMID 2019

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