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Driving evolution of antibiotic resistance backwards

The use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections causes a continual and vicious cycle in which antibiotic treatment leads to the emergence and spread of resistant strains, forcing the use of additional drugs leading to further multi-drug resistance.

26 Apr 2010

New method helps study interactions needed for formation of lipopolysaccharides

Scientists have combined chemistry and biology research techniques to explain how certain bacteria grow structures on their surfaces that allow them to simultaneously cause illness and protect themselves from the body's defenses.

26 Apr 2010

GBS serotype III more commonly associated with urinary tract infections

Research suggests pathogenic strains of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) are an under-recognised cause of urinary tract infections.

24 Apr 2010

Canadians join hands in virtual community to raise awareness of meningitis and septicaemia

Canadians can join hands in a virtual community with the Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada and others around the globe to raise awareness of meningitis and septicaemia by visiting the Confederation of Meningitis Organizations web site - http://www.comoonline.org/JoiningHands.aspx.

24 Apr 2010

Researchers discover and characterize general mechanism controlling transcription elongation in bacteria

Researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered and characterized a general mechanism that controls transcription elongation in bacteria. The mechanism, described in the April 23 issue of Science, relies on physical cooperation between a moving ribosome and RNA polymerase (RNAP) that allows for a precise adjustment of the transcriptional yield in response to translational needs. The study could lead to the development of new ways to interfere with bacterial gene expression and serve as a new target for antimicrobial therapy.

23 Apr 2010

Interesting heart rate dynamics in premature infants

A normal healthy heart beats at a variable rate with extraordinarily complex fluctuations across a wide range of time scales. Reduced complexity of heart rate has both clinical and dynamical significance - it may provide warning of impending illness, or clues about the dynamics of the heart's pacemaking system.

23 Apr 2010

BUSM professor receives Individual Biomedical Research Award

Richard Goldstein, PhD, a professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric infectious diseases, at Boston University School of Medicine, has been awarded an Individual Biomedical Research Award by The Hartwell Foundation and will receive $300,000 over three years as a Hartwell Investigator for his project titled, "A Vaccine Against Streptococcus Pneumoniae Based on Bacterial Surface Proteins Phylogenically Certified as Highly Conserved."

23 Apr 2010

Manduka launches new MatWare Mat Sleeve

Manduka, the world's leader in high performance yoga gear, announced today the launch of the new MatWare Mat Sleeve—the latest addition to its ergonomically inspired MatWare line of yoga mat carriers. Designed for the yogi who likes to keep their yoga mat protected while on the go, the MatWare Mat Sleeve—like all Manduka products—is sleek, convenient, innovative and earth friendly.

22 Apr 2010

Study uses new BL-DMAC method to measure PAC levels in cranberry products

Natural compounds in cranberries are linked to the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) but inconsistencies in methods currently used commercially to measure levels can result in the over- or under-estimation of potency levels, leaving product manufacturers and consumers without good data. A study published today in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture outlines a new, commercially viable method of measuring these compounds.

22 Apr 2010

Resonant activation can be a strategy against bacterial persistence: Virginia Tech biologist

A Virginia Tech biologist proposes to use a physics strategy called resonant activation to nudge dormant bacteria cells into a stage where they will be sensitive to antibiotics.

22 Apr 2010

Bacterial infections often missed in febrile children in the ER

In a new study researchers reveal that up to one third of children with fever due to bacterial infections do not receive antibiotics in the emergency department and 20% of kids receive antibiotics unnecessarily.

22 Apr 2010

Merck to market and distribute MBL's Td vaccine in the U.S.

MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Merck & Co., Inc. announced today that they have entered into an agreement that provides Merck with exclusive rights to market and distribute MBL's tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed (Td) vaccine in the United States, with the exception of Massachusetts, where MBL will continue distributing the vaccine.

21 Apr 2010

Biomagnetics Diagnostics obtains handheld IOBS unit to detect pathogens

Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and technology for HIV, hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria detection, today announced it has received its first handheld integrated optical biosensor unit from Los Alamos National Security, LLC.

21 Apr 2010

Computerised diagnostic model outperforms clinical judgement for diagnosing children with febrile illness

A computerised diagnostic model outperforms clinical judgement for the diagnosis of fever in young children, and may improve early treatment, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

21 Apr 2010

Forest Laboratories' fourth-quarter net sales up 11.0% to $995.6M

Forest Laboratories, Inc., an international pharmaceutical manufacturer and marketer, announced that diluted earnings per share equaled $0.07 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010.

21 Apr 2010

Cal/OSHA issues $101,485 in citations to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland

The Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, today issued $101,485 in citations to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland for ten violations of the state safety and health standards in connection to a life-threatening exposure of bacterial meningitis.

20 Apr 2010

New research shows link between infection-related diseases and risk of cancer

New research is emerging that suggests a link between infection-related diseases and risk of cancer, according to findings presented here at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting 2010.

20 Apr 2010

Higher intake of vitamin K from dietary sources associated with lower risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

In the first study of vitamin K and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota have found that people who have higher intakes of vitamin K from their diet have a lower risk of developing Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

20 Apr 2010

Resistance to antibiotics on the increase in intestinal bacteria in animals: Study

Anne-Mette R. Grønvold has through her doctoral research shown that resistance to antibiotics is on the increase in intestinal bacteria in animals as a direct result of antibiotic treatments. The antibiotics also alter the composition of bacteria in the intestines.

19 Apr 2010

Researchers reveal new switch to Salmonella bacteria: Science

A new switch that enables Salmonella bacteria to sabotage host cells is revealed in a study published today in the journal Science.

19 Apr 2010

Bacterial News and Research

Driving evolution of antibiotic resistance backwards

New method helps study interactions needed for formation of lipopolysaccharides

GBS serotype III more commonly associated with urinary tract infections

Canadians join hands in virtual community to raise awareness of meningitis and septicaemia

Researchers discover and characterize general mechanism controlling transcription elongation in bacteria

Interesting heart rate dynamics in premature infants

BUSM professor receives Individual Biomedical Research Award

Manduka launches new MatWare Mat Sleeve

Study uses new BL-DMAC method to measure PAC levels in cranberry products

Resonant activation can be a strategy against bacterial persistence: Virginia Tech biologist

Bacterial infections often missed in febrile children in the ER

Merck to market and distribute MBL's Td vaccine in the U.S.

Biomagnetics Diagnostics obtains handheld IOBS unit to detect pathogens

Computerised diagnostic model outperforms clinical judgement for diagnosing children with febrile illness

Forest Laboratories' fourth-quarter net sales up 11.0% to $995.6M

Cal/OSHA issues $101,485 in citations to Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland

New research shows link between infection-related diseases and risk of cancer

Higher intake of vitamin K from dietary sources associated with lower risk of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Resistance to antibiotics on the increase in intestinal bacteria in animals: Study

Researchers reveal new switch to Salmonella bacteria: Science

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