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UAB research may point a path to more effective influenza vaccines

Seasonal influenza vaccines are typically less than 50 percent effective, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published this week in Nature Immunology, may point a path to more effective vaccines.

6 Dec 2018

Researchers create new light-activated tools for controlling neurons

By enabling super-fast remote control of specific cells, light-activated proteins allow researchers to study the function of individual neurons within a large network - even an entire brain. Now one of the pioneers of 'optogenetics' and colleagues have created two new tools - protein pores which when illuminated allow Ca2+ into cells or K+ out - for switching neurons on or off using light.

6 Dec 2018

Duke-NUS researchers highlight possible role of bioaerosol sampling in pandemic surveillance

As a leading global city with a high population density, Singapore is vulnerable to the introduction of biological threats. Initiating an early emergency response to such threats calls for the rapid identification of the causative agent.

6 Dec 2018

Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

The Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine announced today the discovery that DnaK, a protein of the bacterium mycoplasma, interferes with the mycoplasma-infected cell's ability to respond to and repair DNA damage, a known origin of cancer.

5 Dec 2018

Mussels take in microplastic pollution fibers and flush most of them out again

New research shows that mussels readily take in microplastic pollution fibers from the ocean but quickly flush most of them out again, according to a study by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.

5 Dec 2018

Study: Interactions of microbes in gastrointestinal system have large effects on health

The interactions that take place between the species of microbes living in the gastrointestinal system often have large and unpredicted effects on health, according to new work from a team led by Carnegie's Will Ludington.

5 Dec 2018

Russian researchers develop novel combined action drug for cancer diagnostics and treatment

Russian researchers announced the development of a combined action drug based on ionizing radiation and bacterial toxin. Their total effect appeared to be 2,200 times stronger compared to that exerted by the radiation and toxin, separately.

4 Dec 2018

World AIDS Day: FIRS highlights need to strengthen efforts to stop TB and HIV

Tuberculosis is the world’s leading infectious disease and it accounts for one in three deaths from HIV/AIDS, according to the World Health Organization’s 2018 report on TB.

4 Dec 2018

Early gut bacterial colonization may reduce risk of developing eczema

Strains of a bacterium commonly found in skin infections may help to protect against eczema, according to new research in the British Journal of Dermatology.

4 Dec 2018

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

A gene mutation that is believed to have safeguarded some people in 14th century Europe from the bubonic plague today may be protecting HIV patients co-infected with hepatitis C from potentially fatal liver scarring, says a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine physician-scientist.

3 Dec 2018

Transmission of gut bacteria from mother to baby is impacted in cesarean-born children

Together with colleagues from Sweden and Luxembourg, scientists from the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have observed that, during a natural vaginal birth, specific bacteria from the mother's gut are passed on to the baby and stimulate the baby's immune responses.

30 Nov 2018

New diagnostic tool enables speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections

Using a small and inexpensive biosensor, researchers at UBC Okanagan, in collaboration with the University of Calgary, have built a diagnostic tool that provides health care practitioners almost instant diagnosis of a bacterial infection.

29 Nov 2018

Discovery about DNA twists could be crucial in development of new antibiotics

DNA replication is vital to all lifeforms, but in some organisms, it can be prevented by twists in the DNA sequence, called 'supercoils'. If too many supercoils are allowed to build up, cells vital to sustaining life will die.

28 Nov 2018

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Bacteria can become insensitive to antibiotics by picking up resistance genes from the environment. Unfortunately for patients, the stress response induced by antibiotics activates competence, the ability of cells to take up and integrate foreign DNA, in microorganisms.

27 Nov 2018

Bacterial News and Research

UAB research may point a path to more effective influenza vaccines

Researchers create new light-activated tools for controlling neurons

Duke-NUS researchers highlight possible role of bioaerosol sampling in pandemic surveillance

Bacterial infections may contribute to far more cancers than previously thought, shows study

Mussels take in microplastic pollution fibers and flush most of them out again

Study: Interactions of microbes in gastrointestinal system have large effects on health

Russian researchers develop novel combined action drug for cancer diagnostics and treatment

World AIDS Day: FIRS highlights need to strengthen efforts to stop TB and HIV

Early gut bacterial colonization may reduce risk of developing eczema

Genetic relic of the 'Black Death' may provide clues for treating fatal liver scarring

Transmission of gut bacteria from mother to baby is impacted in cesarean-born children

New diagnostic tool enables speedy diagnosis of bacterial infections

Discovery about DNA twists could be crucial in development of new antibiotics

Microbiologists uncover how antibiotics help spread resistance

Breakthrough achieved in decoding multi-resistant pathogens

Microglia show distinct responses under inflammatory conditions

Scientist named as one of top 10 innovators for fighting superbugs

Scientist proves role of microbiome in obesity

Prebiotic supplement may be effective alternative to reduce GI disturbances in autistic children

Researchers elucidate infection process of bacterial pathogen Clostridium difficile

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