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Children with asthma more likely to be prescribed unnecessary antibiotics, study finds

Children with asthma are more likely to be prescribed antibiotics even though there is no evidence that they need them any more than children without asthma, according to research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017.

11 Sep 2017

G:BOX Chemi XX6 imaging system used to analyze how bacteria react to stressors

Syngene, a world-leading manufacturer of image analysis solutions, is pleased to announce its G:BOX Chemi XX6 multi-application imager is being utilized by scientists at the University of Warwick to rapidly and accurately analyze how Gram positive bacteria react to stressors.

From Syngene 8 Sep 2017

Conducting plastics in smartphone screens can be used to trick pathogenic bacteria

Conducting plastics found in smartphone screens can be used to trick the metabolism of pathogenic bacteria, report scientists at the Swedish Medical Nanoscience Center at Karolinska Institutet in the scientific journal npj Biofilms and Microbiomes.

7 Sep 2017

Differentiating sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome using biomarkers

Firstly, it is necessary to make a distinction between systemic inflammation and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS). SIRS consists of changes in clinical signs including an abnormal body temperature, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, an abnormal white cell count (either decreased or elevated), or an increase in band neutrophils.

7 Sep 2017

Bacteria in aquatic environment can modulate the ability of adult mosquitoes to transmit human pathogens

Mosquitoes are holometabolous insects (i.e. organisms that go through a complete metamorphosis). As such, they occupy two main habitats during their life cycle.

7 Sep 2017

Study sheds light on virulence strategy of intracellular bacteria that cause legionellosis

Intracellular pathogens adopt various strategies to circumvent the defences of the host cell and to proliferate intracellularly. One specific strategy is to target host organelles like the mitochondria. Mitochondria are well-defined cytoplasmic organelles, which take part in a variety of cellular metabolic functions.

7 Sep 2017

New DNA sequencing technology measures effects of thousands of sequences on gene activity

When a gene is switched on, various stretches of DNA nearby act as 'control dials', influencing the level of activity and the amount of gene product that is made.

7 Sep 2017

Breakthrough study could lead to diagnostic tools and better treatments for chronic bronchitis

When a patient arrives at a doctor's office with a persistent cough and the sensation of gunk building up in the lungs, the doctor's thought process is essentially the same as it would have been decades ago. There has been no understanding of the affected biological pathways causing the gunk buildup in the lung, nor has there been a diagnostic test for chronic bronchitis.

7 Sep 2017

Controlling zinc transporter levels could be effective plan to combat pancreatic cancer, other diseases

When trace elements rise to toxic levels, bad things happen. Patients suffering from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease harbor significantly higher levels of zinc and iron in their brains than healthy patients.

6 Sep 2017

Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

Bacterial infections are the number one cause of death in hospital patients in the United States, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise, causing tens of thousands of deaths every year.

6 Sep 2017

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Pacemakers help people live longer, active lives. They're also often worn for decades at a time. But a pacemaker's wiring could get infected, and the signs are too similar to typical ailments.

6 Sep 2017

Research provides novel insights into bacterial toxins

A toxin produced by a bacterium that causes urinary tract infections is related to, yet different in key ways from, the toxin that causes whooping cough, according to new research.

5 Sep 2017

Antibiotics may kill bacteria differently in vitro vs in vivo

Understanding exactly how antibiotics work (or don’t work) is crucial for developing alternative treatment strategies, not only to target new “superbugs,” but also to make existing drugs more effective against their targets.

5 Sep 2017

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

The intestinal barrier of patients with the gastrointestinal disease IBS allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people, according to a study led by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden. The study, published in the scientific journal Gastroenterology, is the first to investigate IBS using living bacteria.

5 Sep 2017

Bacterial News and Research

Children with asthma more likely to be prescribed unnecessary antibiotics, study finds

G:BOX Chemi XX6 imaging system used to analyze how bacteria react to stressors

Conducting plastics in smartphone screens can be used to trick pathogenic bacteria

Differentiating sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome using biomarkers

Bacteria in aquatic environment can modulate the ability of adult mosquitoes to transmit human pathogens

Study sheds light on virulence strategy of intracellular bacteria that cause legionellosis

New DNA sequencing technology measures effects of thousands of sequences on gene activity

Breakthrough study could lead to diagnostic tools and better treatments for chronic bronchitis

Controlling zinc transporter levels could be effective plan to combat pancreatic cancer, other diseases

Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Research provides novel insights into bacterial toxins

Antibiotics may kill bacteria differently in vitro vs in vivo

Intestinal barrier of IBS patients allows bacteria to pass more freely than in healthy people

Infectious bacteria in children's throats strongly linked to bone and joint infection

New discovery suggests choanos ‘eavesdrop’ on bacteria to regulate their life history

Protein distribution channel may be new target for combating pathogenic bacterium

Study explores periodontal status of patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome

New research shows estrogen synthesis may fight off infection-induced neuroinflammation

Researchers decipher how some Listeria strains survive high food hygiene standards

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