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Ribosomes offer the potential for new antibiotics
Researchers are hoping to exploit the processes of ribosomes for the development of novel antibiotic agents.
Ribosomes are an essential component of all living cells,...
Investigating bacteria behind hospital infections with SMART Designs Tool
A new tool has been developed using SMART CRISPRi technology which is designed to help identify and tackle causes of E. faecalis-related diseases and...
Could soil used in ancient Irish folk medicine fight antimicrobial resistance?
In a new discovery, a team of scientists have shown that Northern Irish soil has antibiotic-producing bacteria that could help in the fight against...
Understanding hospital germs and how they stick to surfaces
With the rise of antibiotic resistance, understanding how germs are spread in hospitals is vital if hospital acquired infections are to be reduced.
Researchers at...
New way to increase antimicrobial sensitivity discovered
Scientists have discovered a new way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics in a bid to tackle the antibiotic resistance crisis.
In a new...
Unparalleled inventory of the human gut ecosystem
Scientists have compiled over 200,000 genomes from more than 4,600 species of gut bacteria into a public database.
An international team of scientists has collated...
Salmonella linked to autoimmune responses, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s
New research has shown that Salmonella infections can cause autoimmune responses and arthritis in animals, and has presented a possible link to neurodegenerative diseases.
The...
New study shows that CBD improves efficacy of antibiotics
A new study has shown that the cannabis cannabinoid CBD helps to fight resistant bacteria by improving the efficacy of antibiotics.
Scientists at the University...
Have researchers discovered a compound that can kill superbugs?
Researchers are testing a new drug that can kill a wide range of superbugs, including some antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The research team from the Brinkman Laboratory...
Single cell war-ganism: new compound could battle brain-eating amoebae
A new report reveals that researchers have found a new compound that shows promise in the laboratory as a treatment to brain-eating amoebae
Brain-eating amoebae...
A Mediterranean diet can help to promote healthy ageing in older people
Research published in the BMJ journal: Gut suggests that eating a Mediterranean diet can curb the advance of frailty and cognitive decline
The five-country study...
A probiotic drink could hold the key to antibiotic resistance
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have engineered a probiotic drink that can potentially combat drug resistant bacteria.
The scientists have patented a key genetic...
Fungi: a kingdom to address the antimicrobial resistance problem
A report by the OECD in 2015 estimated that we can expect an average of 10 million human deaths per year between 2015 and...
Ancient medical remedy: using Manuka honey in surgery
As the antibiotics resistance crisis continues, researchers are looking for replacements that can help to prevent in infection.
One solution to antibiotic resistance could be...
New antibiotic on the horizon to combat drug resistance
Today, more and more bacterial pathogens of infectious diseases are becoming resistant to customary antibiotics.
A new discovery, from an international team of researchers, with...
‘Tricked’ bacteria opens door for development of antibiotic-free drugs
Scientists have developed a new technique to trick bacteria into revealing hundreds of holes in their cell walls.
The new technique, developed by researchers from...
New defensive mechanism against bacterial wound infections discovered
Researchers have discovered a new defensive mechanism which enables our skin to actively kill bacteria.
Central to this mechanism is a cellular messenger molecule known...
Finding shows antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread by washing machine
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be spread via washing machines.
This has been proven by hygienists at the University of Bonn for a children's hospital in which...
World Microbiome Day and dietary biotics in infant nutrition
Today marks World Microbiome Day, here Nutricia and academic publisher Wiley present a new book to highlight the expanding role of dietary biotics in...
Push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria
The British biomedical research foundation, the Wellcome Trust, has granted $2.25 million (~€2.1 Million) to IVI & MCRI to coordinate efforts to develop world’s...