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Researchers identify how post-biotics lower blood glucose during obesity

You've heard of pre-biotics and pro-biotics, but now you'll be hearing a lot more about post-biotics. Researchers at McMaster University have begun to identify how post-biotics, or the by-products of bacteria, lower blood glucose and allow insulin to work better.

20 Apr 2017

Research findings could lead to new approaches for preventing infections after stroke

Having a stroke damages immune cells as well as affecting the brain, research has found. The findings help explain why patients have a greater risk of catching life-threatening infections, such as pneumonia, after having a stroke.

20 Apr 2017

Novel test can rapidly diagnose flu in patients with severe respiratory illnesses

Doctors and researchers in Southampton have developed a novel way of using a swab test which can rapidly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions – resulting in shorter courses of antibiotics and less time in hospital.

20 Apr 2017

Scientists develop new drug that combats two ‘priority pathogens’

Scientists at St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre and the University of Manitoba have developed a drug that combats 2 of the top 10 "priority pathogens" recently defined by the World Health Organization as antiobiotic-resistant bacteria requiring new interventions.

20 Apr 2017

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.

20 Apr 2017

Study paves way to develop noninvasive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer

The type of bacteria in your gut may help diagnose colorectal cancer. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified specific types of bacteria that seem to be abundant in individuals with colorectal cancer.

19 Apr 2017

Bacteriophages may help combat antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

Viruses that specifically kill bacteria, called bacteriophages, might one day help solve the growing problem of bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotic treatment.

18 Apr 2017

UTHealth researchers identify less invasive way to screen for colorectal cancer

Specific strains of bacteria in the gut are significantly associated with colorectal cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.

18 Apr 2017

Study provides new insights into shared history between lice and bacterial sidekicks

A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the vitamin-producing bacterial sidekicks that enable them to parasitize mammals, including primates and humans.

17 Apr 2017

Binghamton University professor awarded NSF grant to continue human skin research

Binghamton University Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Guy German will continue his research into skin with the help of a new, five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation Early Career Development grant.

13 Apr 2017

Researchers uncover global regulator that 'switches on' silent biosynthetic gene clusters

Bacteria have supplied some of today's most indispensable anti-cancer and anti-bacterial drugs. Yet these compounds comprise only a fraction of their possible offerings. Now, researchers have found a way to unleash their full potential as natural product dispensers.

13 Apr 2017

Gut microbes cause age-associated inflammation and premature death, mice study shows

Gut microbes cause age-associated inflammation and premature death in mice, McMaster University researchers have found. The study could lead to new strategies to improve intestinal health and immune function in older adults.

12 Apr 2017

Transmembrane protein complexes shed light on antibiotic resistance in bacteria

An international team including researchers from MIPT’s Laboratory for Advanced Studies of Membrane Proteins have proposed an explanation of the way bacteria process external signals.

12 Apr 2017

Combination of NSAIDs and gastric protection can lead to inflammation in small intestine

Patients with inflammatory diseases are often prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They are also often recommended to use a proton pump inhibitor to protect their stomach.

11 Apr 2017

Cholera incidence in Africa increases during El Niño, study reveals

Cholera cases in East Africa increase by roughly 50,000 during El Niño, the cyclical weather occurrence that profoundly changes global weather patterns, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

11 Apr 2017

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer.

7 Apr 2017

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Synthetic biologists at Rice University have engineered gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis, an inflammation of the colon, in mice.

6 Apr 2017

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

More typically, these immature immune cells might help us fight cancer, but scientists have now shown cancer can commandeer the cells to help it spread.

6 Apr 2017

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Researchers, led by Dr Huiying Li, an associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, used over-the-counter pore cleansing strips to obtain skin follicle samples from 72 individuals: 38 with acne and 34 who didn't have the disease.

6 Apr 2017

Novel point-of-care testing strategy can speed up treatment for respiratory illnesses

Doctors and researchers in Southampton have developed a novel way of using a swab test which can rapidly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions - resulting in shorter courses of antibiotics and less time in hospital.

5 Apr 2017

Bacterial News and Research

Researchers identify how post-biotics lower blood glucose during obesity

Research findings could lead to new approaches for preventing infections after stroke

Novel test can rapidly diagnose flu in patients with severe respiratory illnesses

Scientists develop new drug that combats two ‘priority pathogens’

Researchers reveal molecular details of how pathogens survive human immune responses

Study paves way to develop noninvasive diagnostic test for colorectal cancer

Bacteriophages may help combat antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

UTHealth researchers identify less invasive way to screen for colorectal cancer

Study provides new insights into shared history between lice and bacterial sidekicks

Binghamton University professor awarded NSF grant to continue human skin research

Researchers uncover global regulator that 'switches on' silent biosynthetic gene clusters

Gut microbes cause age-associated inflammation and premature death, mice study shows

Transmembrane protein complexes shed light on antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Combination of NSAIDs and gastric protection can lead to inflammation in small intestine

Cholera incidence in Africa increases during El Niño, study reveals

Scientists discover protein that helps provide better vaccination response

Synthetic biologists engineer gut bacteria capable of sensing colitis

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

Overall balance of bacteria on skin may be key factor for acne development

Novel point-of-care testing strategy can speed up treatment for respiratory illnesses

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