News Release 26-Sep-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationNYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine More than a dozen bacterial species among the hundreds that live in people’s mouths have been linked to a collective 50% increased chance of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), a new study shows. Some of these microbes had previously...
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Bacterial breakthrough:
UiT The Arctic University of Norway Imagine a country with a billion people, where every individual has different interests and different goals. You will never know their interests and goals until you ask them, but asking a billion people is not an easy task. This is the same complex scenario that scientists face when we...
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Respiratory bacteria ‘turns off’ immune system to survive
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness. Bacteria – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) The research, led by Professor Ulrike Kappler from UQ’s School of Chemical and Molecular...
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Getting bacteria into line
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS Researchers at Finland’s Aalto University have found a way to use magnets to line up bacteria as they swim. The approach offers more than just a way to nudge bacteria into order – it also provides a useful tool for a wide range of research, such as work on complex materials,...
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Bacteria detected in tattoo and permanent makeup inks
by American Society for Microbiology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers have detected anaerobic and aerobic bacteria in commercial tattoo and permanent makeup inks. The findings, reported in Applied and Environmental Microbiology demonstrate that the inks could be a source of human infections. The new study is particularly notable as it is the first to investigate the...
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A second chance for new antibiotic agent
Biochemistry NEWS RELEASE 16-MAY-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationRUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM MORE AND MORE BACTERIA ARE DEVELOPING RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS. RESEARCHERS ARE THEREFORE LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS. CREDIT: © RUB, MARQUARD Significant attempts 20 years ago The study focused on the protein peptide deformylase (PDF). Involved in protein maturation processes in cells, PDF is essential for the survival...
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Arrangement of Bacteria in Biofilms Affects Their Sensitivity to Antibiotics
Bacteria are traditionally imagined as single-cell organisms, spread out sparsely over surfaces or suspended in liquids, but in many environments the true bacterial mode of growth is in sticky clusters called biofilms.Biofilm formation can be useful to humans—it is integral, for example, to producing kombucha tea. But it is more often problematic because it makes...
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Bacteria in the mouth linked to pulmonary fibrosis survival
by University of Michigan Credit: CC0 Public DomainBacteria in the mouth may play a role in survival from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), finds a new study led by researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia. The findings come from a larger analysis of the role of the lung microbiome and IPF. Working...
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Bacteria’s natural self-destruct mechanism used to fight infections
By Paul McClure Researchers have harnessed a bacterial self-defense mechanism to fight infectionRechkoblit et al. A new study has demonstrated that a natural bacterial defense mechanism against invading viruses can be used as a weapon to combat bacterial infection. The finding opens the door to new anti-bacterial therapeutics, particularly important in the face of rising antibiotic...
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Tomato Juice Can Kill Salmonella, The Bacteria That Terrorizes Our Guts
By CLARE WATSONTomatoes could help fight off bacterial infections in your gut, a new study has found. One of the world’s most widely consumed vegetables (or perhaps fruit?), they are packed with antioxidants, vitamins, and other compounds – two of which scientists at Cornell University in the US have identified for their potent bacteria-killing properties...