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Gut microbiome appears to play key role in heart transplant outcomes

In a new study, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that the gut microbiome appears to play a key role in how well the body accepts a transplanted heart. The scientists found a causal relationship between the presence of certain microbes and transplant outcome.

4 Oct 2018

Periodontal disease may be an initiator of Alzheimer's

Long-term exposure to periodontal disease bacteria causes inflammation and degeneration of brain neurons in mice that is similar to the effects of Alzheimer's disease in humans, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

4 Oct 2018

UConn chemists develop new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria

Tuberculosis is a sneaky disease. The bacteria hide from antibiotics inside the very immune cells that are supposed to kill them, making treatment long and difficult. But in the November issue of ACS Infectious Diseases, UConn chemists report a new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria where they hide.

4 Oct 2018

Notes and coins harbor life threatening bacteria, including MRSA and VRE

A new study has found that the cash and the coins that are in circulation are covered in over 19 types of bacteria that can be potentially deadly.

4 Oct 2018

Doctors use bacteriophages to treat patient with multi-drug resistant bacterial infection

The married professors were spending their Thanksgiving holiday in Egypt when the husband, Thomas L. Patterson, Ph.D., got very sick very quickly, experiencing fever, nausea and a racing heartbeat. By the time Patterson was accurately diagnosed with a highly multi-drug resistant bacterial infection, he was near death.

4 Oct 2018

Special glowing paper strip as rapid, reliable test for infectious diseases

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and Keio University (Japan) present a practicable and reliable way to test for infectious diseases.

3 Oct 2018

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

The Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and IDbyDNA, a metagenomics technology company translating microbial genomics into actionable information for healthcare providers, have launched a clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric central nervous system infections.

3 Oct 2018

Novel method promises to reduce production costs for potent form of vitamin K

In an innovative study that promises to reduce production costs for the most potent form of vitamin K -- Menaquinone-7, Penn State researchers have developed a novel method to enhance the fermentation process that creates the supplement by agitated liquid fermentation in a biofilm reactor.

3 Oct 2018

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Australian researchers have uncovered clues in the immune system that reveal how the balance of 'good' gut bacteria is maintained. This information could help in the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

3 Oct 2018

Scientists perform successful trial of new antibiotic on cancer reoccurrence after surgery

SCIENTISTS fighting cancer have carried out the first successful trial of the effects of the antibiotic Doxycycline on cancer reoccurrence in patients after surgery.

3 Oct 2018

New tool can help researchers split and reassemble proteins

Researchers have developed a computational tool that makes it possible to split proteins and then restore them to functionality.

2 Oct 2018

Researchers prove that UTIs can be prevented by drinking water

University of Miami researchers have shown that drinking enough water can halve the risk of developing a UTI in pre-menopausal women.

2 Oct 2018

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

In the controlled trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 liters of water daily experienced 48 percent fewer repeat bladder infections than those who drank their usual volume of fluids, said senior author Dr. Yair Lotan, Professor of Urology and with the Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern.

1 Oct 2018

HyFly research project aims to break chains of infection and prevent pandemics

Global air travel isn't restricted to people and goods - infectious agents, too, can make their way on board as unwelcome passengers and travel great distances within a matter of hours.

1 Oct 2018

Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

Researchers have found that the bacteria responsible for causing gangrene could also be used to treat patients with certain cancers.

1 Oct 2018

Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots help reduce infection rates at Martin Medical Center

Patient safety is a top priority at Martin Medical Center, which recently announced that it has seen a significant reduction in its Clostridium difficile (C.diff) infection rates since adopting Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots as its environmental standard of care.

1 Oct 2018

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

The Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, to be held in New York, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, will feature cutting-edge research studies from around the world that endeavor to answer urgent questions in the field of cancer immunotherapy to advance progress more rapidly for patients.

1 Oct 2018

$Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors$

Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors

A phase I clinical trial investigating the use of bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores as an injectable monotherapy had manageable toxicities and showed early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumor malignancies, according to data presented at the Fourth CRI-CIMT-EATI-AACR International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference: Translating Science into Survival, held Sept. 30-Oct. 3.

30 Sep 2018

FDA approves new drug for treatment of lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug, Arikayce, for the treatment of lung disease caused by a group of bacteria, Mycobacterium avium complex in a limited population of patients with the disease who do not respond to conventional treatment.

29 Sep 2018

Cancer undercuts ability of normal cells to consume glucose, finds study

Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact consuming so much glucose that one method for imaging cancer simply looks for areas of extreme glucose consumption - where there is consumption, there is cancer.

29 Sep 2018

Bacteria News and Research

Gut microbiome appears to play key role in heart transplant outcomes

Periodontal disease may be an initiator of Alzheimer's

UConn chemists develop new antibiotic that can find and kill tuberculosis bacteria

Notes and coins harbor life threatening bacteria, including MRSA and VRE

Doctors use bacteriophages to treat patient with multi-drug resistant bacterial infection

Special glowing paper strip as rapid, reliable test for infectious diseases

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

Novel method promises to reduce production costs for potent form of vitamin K

Understanding immune system's balancing act could help in prevention, treatment of IBD

Scientists perform successful trial of new antibiotic on cancer reoccurrence after surgery

New tool can help researchers split and reassemble proteins

Researchers prove that UTIs can be prevented by drinking water

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

HyFly research project aims to break chains of infection and prevent pandemics

Gangrene-causing bacteria show promise as cancer treatment

Xenex LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robots help reduce infection rates at Martin Medical Center

International conference features cutting-edge research studies on cancer immunotherapy

Bacterial therapy shows early clinical efficacy in patients with treatment-refractory solid tumors

FDA approves new drug for treatment of lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex

Cancer undercuts ability of normal cells to consume glucose, finds study

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