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Scientists discover new drug that cripples TB bug by dissolving its protective fatty coating

Most humans would like to shed their fatty exteriors, but tuberculosis (TB)-causing bacteria rely on theirs for survival. Scientists at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-New Jersey Medical School have now discovered a drug that cripples the TB bug by dissolving its protective fatty coating, a finding that could eventually be used to improve TB treatment in humans. The study has been posted online by Nature Chemical Biology.

19 Jun 2013

Doctoral research shows role of immune system in development of resistance to antibiotics

Leon Cantas' doctoral research shows that the immune response of the host to a bacterial infection may have a significant effect on the development of bacteria's resistance to antibiotics.

19 Jun 2013

Antibiotic with clinical potential can stimulate own production, say scientists

An antibiotic has been found to stimulate its own production. The findings, to be published in PNAS, could make it easier to scale up antibiotic production for commercialisation.

18 Jun 2013

Multidisciplinary health care approach can cut the rate of common airway infection among children

An initiative that combines a multidisciplinary health care approach with a range of preventive measures could cut the rate of a common airway infection among children in intensive care by more than half, a new study suggests.

18 Jun 2013

Researchers identify new virus in patients with severe brain infections

Researchers have identified a new virus in patients with severe brain infections in Vietnam. Further research is needed to determine whether the virus is responsible for the symptoms of disease.

18 Jun 2013

Patients with central nervous system infections may suffer from the effects of CyCV-VN virus: Study

Patients in Vietnam and other locations with central nervous system infections may well be suffering from the effects of a newly discovered virus, according to a study to be published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

18 Jun 2013

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

From skeletons and biopsies, an international team of scientists was successful in reconstructing a dozen medieval and modern genomes of the leprosy-causing bacteria Mycobacterium leprae.

15 Jun 2013

Educating pediatricians on appropriate antibiotic usage can improve outcomes in children’s infections

As disease-causing microbes continue their worrisome trend of developing resistance to commonly used antibiotics, public health experts have called for more selective use of those medicines. A new study suggests that educating pediatricians in their offices, and auditing their prescription patterns, encourages them to choose more appropriate antibiotics for children with common respiratory infections.

14 Jun 2013

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

An intervention consisting of clinician education coupled with personalized audit and feedback about antibiotic prescribing improved adherence to prescribing guidelines for common pediatric bacterial acute respiratory tract infections, although the intervention did not affect antibiotic prescribing for viral infections, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.

14 Jun 2013

Study: Shiga toxin-producing E. coli survive longer in recreational water, can prove dangerous to humans

A toxin dangerous to humans may help E. coli fend off aquatic predators, enabling strains of E. coli that produce the toxin to survive longer in lake water than benign counterparts, a new study finds.

14 Jun 2013

Non-invasive odor analysis: A valuable technique for early diagnosis of melanoma

According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions, odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition to detecting a unique odor signature associated with melanoma cells, the researchers also demonstrated that a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate melanoma cells from normal skin cells.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers create guidelines to reduce staph infections after surgery

Staph infections in hospitals are a serious concern, so much so that the term Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is as commonly known as MRI. Far less known is that in many of these cases, patients are infecting themselves.

13 Jun 2013

Chemotherapy devices: an interview with Damien Salauze, head of Curie-Cancer

Although several chemotherapy treatments are now administered by the oral route (targeted chemotherapy), most chemotherapy treatments (cytotoxics) are administered by the intravenous route.

13 Jun 2013

Solution-based circuit chip for rapid, multiplexed detection of pathogens

Life-threatening bacterial infections cause tens of thousands of deaths every year in North America. Increasingly, many infections are resistant to first-line antibiotics. Unfortunately, current methods of culturing bacteria in the lab can take days to report the specific source of the infection, and even longer to pinpoint the right antibiotic that will clear the infection.

13 Jun 2013

Few cups of hot cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases

A few cups of hot cocoa may not only fight off the chill of a winter's day, but they could also help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes, according to Penn State researchers.

13 Jun 2013

Puritan granted European patents for high-performance PurFlock Ultra and HydraFlock swabs

Puritan Medical Products, North America's largest manufacturer of single-use specimen collection devices, announced today that it has been granted two new European patents for its high-performance PurFlock® Ultra and HydraFlock® swabs.

12 Jun 2013

Bacterium that causes gum disease delivers one-two punch by triggering protective proteins in oral cavity

The newly discovered bacterium that causes gum disease delivers a one-two punch by also triggering normally protective proteins in the mouth to actually destroy more bone, a University of Michigan study found.

12 Jun 2013

Research could lead to new ways to combat chlamydia

A protein secreted by the chlamydia bug has a very unusual structure, according to scientists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. The discovery of the protein's shape could lead to novel strategies for diagnosing and treating chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease that infects an estimated 2.8 million people in the U.S. each year.

12 Jun 2013

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in two European Phase III clinical trials for the INTERCEPT System for red blood cells.

11 Jun 2013

Drug targeting of phages could offer a potential new path to mitigate antibiotic resistance

Bacteria in the gut that are under attack by antibiotics have allies no one had anticipated, a team of Wyss Institute scientists has found. Gut viruses that usually commandeer the bacteria, it turns out, enable them to survive the antibiotic onslaught, most likely by handing them genes that help them withstand the drug.

11 Jun 2013

Bacterial News and Research

Scientists discover new drug that cripples TB bug by dissolving its protective fatty coating

Doctoral research shows role of immune system in development of resistance to antibiotics

Antibiotic with clinical potential can stimulate own production, say scientists

Multidisciplinary health care approach can cut the rate of common airway infection among children

Researchers identify new virus in patients with severe brain infections

Patients with central nervous system infections may suffer from the effects of CyCV-VN virus: Study

Comparison of 1,000-year-old and modern bacterial genomes provides insights into history of leprosy pathogen

Educating pediatricians on appropriate antibiotic usage can improve outcomes in children’s infections

Study: Intervention improves adherence to prescribing guidelines for pediatric bacterial ARTIs

Study: Shiga toxin-producing E. coli survive longer in recreational water, can prove dangerous to humans

Non-invasive odor analysis: A valuable technique for early diagnosis of melanoma

Researchers create guidelines to reduce staph infections after surgery

Chemotherapy devices: an interview with Damien Salauze, head of Curie-Cancer

Solution-based circuit chip for rapid, multiplexed detection of pathogens

Few cups of hot cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases

Puritan granted European patents for high-performance PurFlock Ultra and HydraFlock swabs

Bacterium that causes gum disease delivers one-two punch by triggering protective proteins in oral cavity

Research could lead to new ways to combat chlamydia

Cerus enrolls patient in two European clinical trials for INTERCEPT System for RBCs

Drug targeting of phages could offer a potential new path to mitigate antibiotic resistance

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