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Research: Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm healthy gut microbiota in ICU patients

Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm the healthy gut microbiota in intensive care patients, research has found.

1 Oct 2019

Infants with well-connected bacterial networks have fewer respiratory infections

Microscopic bacteria, which are present in all humans, cluster together and form communities in different parts of the body, such as the gut, lungs, nose and mouth.

1 Oct 2019

New CRISPR-Cas9 variant has potential to increase precision during gene therapy

Researchers have developed a new variant of the gene editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 that has the potential to increase precision during gene therapy in humans.

30 Sep 2019

Urban beaches have elevated levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria following rainfall

A two year study into the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in urban coastal environments shows that some beaches around Sydney have elevated levels of antibiotic resistant (AbR) bacteria following rainfall.

30 Sep 2019

Scientists solve mysterious case of auto brewery syndrome

Researchers have made an important discovery that explains the confusing case of a man who had a history of becoming intoxicated without actually drinking alcohol.

30 Sep 2019

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be transmitted via the washing machine

Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic environment?

30 Sep 2019

Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC warns

Tuberculosis or TB is a highly contagious infection that usually affects the lungs, but it can spread to other parts of the body, such as the spine and brain. Commonly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can spread through the air from person to person.

30 Sep 2019

Study finds increasing risk of heart valve infections in hospitals

People with heart disease or defective or artificial heart valves are at increased risk of developing a potentially deadly valve infection.

29 Sep 2019

NAU researchers aim to find microbial link between two common respiratory diseases

Asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis- sinus inflammation that lasts for at least three months- are serious and costly diseases, and both are on the rise. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, CRS affects up to 16 percent of the U.S. adult population and eats up a staggering 5 percent of the country's health care budget each year.

27 Sep 2019

Rice chemist explores how extra amino acid could be used to make life-saving substances

There are 20 amino acids in the standard genetic code. A Rice University professor wants to know what one can do with 21.

27 Sep 2019

Washing machine could be a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens

For the first time ever, investigators have identified a washing machine as a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens. The pathogens, a single clone of Klebsiella oxytoca, were transmitted repeatedly to newborns in a neonatal intensive care unit at a German children's hospital.

27 Sep 2019

Study uncovers molecule linking weight gain to gut bacteria

UT Southwestern researchers have found a key driver of the crosstalk that helps synchronize the absorption of nutrients in the gut with the rhythms of the Earth's day-night light cycle.

27 Sep 2019

Scientists use ultrasound to detect active genes in live cells

A startling new study shows that ultrasound can help scientists to understand whether specific genes are in the active or inactive state in live cells.

27 Sep 2019

Research reveals why viruses will need to be reclassified and its biotech impact

New research reveals that the way viruses were perceived in terms of their architecture will need to be retooled, because they are actually structured in many more patterns than previously understood.

27 Sep 2019

Toxin may play key role in promoting transmission of deadly E. coli strains in cattle

Shiga toxin subtype 2a (Stx2a) may play a key role in promoting the colonization and transmission of life-threatening Escherichia coli strains in cattle, according to a study published October 3 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Tom McNeilly of the Moredun Research Institute, David Gally of the University of Edinburgh, and colleagues.

From PLOS ONE 27 Sep 2019

UMD CONSERVE Center is spearheading effort to achieve water and food security

We're running out of water to grow food. Climate change, population growth and increasing demands on freshwater systems are straining agricultural water supplies.

27 Sep 2019

New study on gene modulation may help prevent blindness

Genes borrowed from a spider turned Peter Parker into Spiderman. If scientists can use archaea--tiny organisms similar to bacteria--as a source of useful genes for humans, might it help prevent blindness one day?

27 Sep 2019

NIH awards $30 million to accelerate progress in TB vaccine development

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $30 million in first-year funding to establish new centers for immunology research to accelerate progress in tuberculosis vaccine development.

26 Sep 2019

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the most challenging side effects associated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

26 Sep 2019

Russian researchers come up with faster method to discover antibiotics

Russian biochemists have identified a promising new class of antibiotics. Having studied over 125,000 molecules, they found that 2-pyrazol-1-yl-thiazole derivatives exhibit antibacterial properties.

26 Sep 2019

Bacteria News and Research

Research: Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm healthy gut microbiota in ICU patients

Infants with well-connected bacterial networks have fewer respiratory infections

New CRISPR-Cas9 variant has potential to increase precision during gene therapy

Urban beaches have elevated levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria following rainfall

Scientists solve mysterious case of auto brewery syndrome

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be transmitted via the washing machine

Deer can pass tuberculosis to humans, CDC warns

Study finds increasing risk of heart valve infections in hospitals

NAU researchers aim to find microbial link between two common respiratory diseases

Rice chemist explores how extra amino acid could be used to make life-saving substances

Washing machine could be a reservoir of multidrug-resistant pathogens

Study uncovers molecule linking weight gain to gut bacteria

Scientists use ultrasound to detect active genes in live cells

Research reveals why viruses will need to be reclassified and its biotech impact

Toxin may play key role in promoting transmission of deadly E. coli strains in cattle

UMD CONSERVE Center is spearheading effort to achieve water and food security

New study on gene modulation may help prevent blindness

NIH awards $30 million to accelerate progress in TB vaccine development

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

Russian researchers come up with faster method to discover antibiotics

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