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Discover how Manuka honey can kill drug resistant bacteria found in cystic fibrosis infections
According to experts at Swansea University, UK, Manuka honey could provide the key to tackling drug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis infections – could...
Discover the new compound which kills antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria
A new compound developed by experts from University of Sheffield, UK, has killed antibiotic resistant gram-negative bacteria - could this pave the way for...
Old bedsheets could have traces of bacteroidales – which is linked to pneumonia and...
The bacteria, bacteroidales, which is linked to pneumonia and gonorrhoea has been found in month-old bedsheets according to Time4Sleep research.
Discovered in new research conducted...
Parents beware: there may be pathogenic germs in ball pits
Investigators from the University of North Georgia, USA, discovered considerable microbial colonisation and pathogenic germs in ball pits – but how much of a...
Can human pathogens be reduced by dung beetles and soil bacteria?
Published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, research encourages dung beetles and soil bacteria at farms as they could naturally suppress human pathogens.
Food safety...
Study warns that disinfectant in hospitals need to be regulated
Published in Nature Microbiology, research suggests that the use of disinfectant in hospitals to clean and control infections should be regulated as resistance may...
Gram-negative bacterium: toxins that make us sick
According to researchers at Binghamton University, USA, a type of gram-negative bacterium delivers the toxins that make us sick through a specific way of...
Could human gut bacterium reveal possible connection to depression?
Researchers have established a correlation between depression and a group of neurotransmitter-producing bacteria found in human gut bacterium.
From the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)...
Examining cell stress for better health or better beer?
Understanding cell stress could help develop effective treatment and could potentially even help to brew better beer.
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have...
Gut microbiota: 2,000 unknown bacteria discovered in the human gut
EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger have discovered almost 2,000 bacterial species living in the human gut microbiota, many of which were...
Crippling effects of Aspergillus fumigatus on the human immune system
According to University of Jena, Germany, a toxic substance from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, can threaten the lives of people with a compromised immune...
Staphylococcus aureus infection and its resistance to antibiotics
According to researchers, individuals who have acquired staphylococcus aureus infection are developing resistance to antibiotic treatment.
Staphylococcus aureus infection is a form of bacterial infection....
The world of microbiomes is about to get much better
The newly European-funded project MicrobiomeSupport held its kick-off meeting, with the goal of enhancing research regarding microbiomes.
The meeting held on 28 November 2018 in...
Gut microbiota linked to obesity and mental disorders
EU-funded project 'MyNewGut' finds new gut microbiota that may help battle obesity and mental disorders.
The MyNewGut project has discovered new gut microbiota, specifically bacterial...
Nosocomial infections: the potential killer Staphylococcus epidermidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a pervasive coloniser of healthy human skin, but is also a notorious source of serious nosocomial infections found in hospital devices.
Scientists...
Reverse zoonosis: human pathogens are ruining wildlife
Arctic wildlife is threatened by human pathogens, with scientists warning the risk of mass extinction occurring across the polar ecosystem due to reverse zoonosis.
Zoonosis...
How to improve gut microbiome and modify immune system response
New research reveals live probiotics to be able to modify the immune system response and help us learn more about how to improve gut...
60% human diseases originate in animals: Could One Health tackle this?
The One Health approach unites human, animal, food and environment professionals to tackle human diseases and fight antimicrobial resistance.
It is discovered that many of...
Are Mycoplasma bacteria sneaking past our line of defence?
New research reveals that Mycoplasma bacteria make DNA in a unique way that may protect them from our immune response.
Researchers from Stockholm University, Sweden,...
Novel antibacterial compounds created to battle antibiotic resistance development
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have created novel antibacterial compounds to combat antibiotic resistance development.
Focusing on the role of LsrK kinase, the...