By Ben Coxworth April 26, 2023 The ONMD setup (A) along with an optical image of E. coli bacteria (B) and that same view in which false colors highlight the movements of each bacterium (C)EPFL If the bacteria with which someone is infected are antibiotic-resistant, physicians need to know so as soon as possible, so...
MONASH UNIVERSITY IMAGE: IN THE IMAGE, THE PNEUMOCOCCI LIE IN THE BACKGROUND, AN ARRAY OF MACROPHAGES AND DENDRITIC CELLS ARE ARRANGED AROUND THE CENTRAL IMAGE OF A T CELL. ROWS OF TCRS INTERACTING WITH THE IDENTIFIED PNEUMOLYSIN EPITOPE BOUND TO HLA (WHITE) CROSS THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE ARTWORK, EMPHASISING THEIR CENTRALITY IN THE...
By Maham Javaid March 23, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. For those wondering how they are getting urinary tract infections despite taking care of their hygiene and urinating after sex — two known ways to avoid the risk of UTIs — a new study suggests that bacteria from meat may be responsible. E. coli bacteria from...
In some patients, the fungus can enter the bloodstream and spread throughout the body causing serious, and sometimes deadly, invasive infections. A potentially deadly fungus has been detected in dozens of states, including Ohio. The CDC calls it an urgent threat, and if an infection is left undetected and untreated it can spread to the...
By EKATERINA PESHEVA March 1, 2023 Image: Pepe Gallardo/iStock/Getty Images Plus A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School details the step-by-step cascade that allows bacteria to break through the brain’s protective layers — the meninges — and cause brain infection, or meningitis, a highly fatal disease. The research, conducted in mice and published March...
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK VIDEO: BACTERIA IN THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK STUDY. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Like the neurons firing in human brains, bacteria use electricity to communicate and respond to environmental cues. Now, researchers have discovered a way to control this electrical signalling in bacteria, to better understand resistance to antibiotics. This powerful tool will help advance...
By Dr. Chinta Sidharthan Jan 12 2023 Reviewed by Danielle Ellis, B.Sc. In a recent article published in the journal Immunity, the authors discussed the findings from a 2022 study by Galeano Niño et al., which reported that microbiota associated with tumors form micro-niches and play a role in epithelial and immune mediations of cancer. Study: Putting bacteria...
By Rich Haridy January 04, 2023 Researchers genetically modified bacteria to secrete a peptide found to reduced inflammation associated with several autoimmune diseases Depositphotos Instead of injections or pills, why not engineer bacteria to secrete therapeutic molecules from within our gut? A new study is demonstrating this futuristic idea, showing how a genetically modified probiotic...
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. The study is...
by Hayley Jarvis, Brunel University Credit: Brunel University Sugar substitutes found in many supermarket foods have been shown to kill off antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause pneumonia and sepsis. Three artificial sweeteners used in products such as diet drinks, yogurts and desserts dramatically halt the growth of multidrug-resistant priority pathogens. The additives not only disable bacteria...
