DECEMBER 16TH, 2021 CONN HASTINGS GI, MATERIALS, MEDICINE Scientists are beginning to appreciate the importance of the gut microbiome in health and disease, and administering microbes that can enhance our health or prevent disease is the next logical step. However, bacteria are delicate and require protection. Researchers at MIT have now engineered a method to coat...
by Bill Bangert, University of Cincinnati Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine shows that use of a topical drug called AB569, a combination of acidified nitrite and EDTA (or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) promotes killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria while enhancing the healing of wounds in a variety of burn injuries....
Bacteria from the digestive system seem to have the potential to cause damage to pancreatic cells, increasing the risk of malignant tumours. Now for the first time, live bacteria from cystic pancreatic lesions that are precursors to pancreatic cancer, have been analysed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The study, which is published in Gut...
by Australian National University Associate Professor Aude Fahrer. Credit: Jamie Kidston/ANU A low-cost, non-toxic cancer treatment has been developed by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The treatment uses dead bacteria to help kick-start the immune system and shrink cancer. Lead researcher Associate Professor Aude Fahrer says an ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial at The Canberra Hospital...
by University of Arizona A new study examined how specific bacteria alter the vaginal microenvironment and ultimately influence the balance between health and disease. Credit: University of Arizona Bacterial vaginosis is the most common and recurrent gynecological condition affecting nearly 30% of women between the ages of 15 and 44, according to the U.S. Centers for...
WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Cancer immunotherapy may get a boost from an unexpected direction: bacteria residing within tumor cells. In a new study published in Nature, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and their collaborators have discovered that the immune system “sees” these bacteria and shown they can be harnessed to provoke an immune...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal diseases for many years now. The control of any disease in a...
by University of Montana UM researcher Laura Jennings helped discover a strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to fight infections caused by cystic fibrosis. Credit: University of Montana University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other drugs used to combat infections...
by University of California – San Diego Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study out of University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers have identified a universal strain of bacteria derived from healthy human skin that can treat the most common type of eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. In the paper published Feb. 22,...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Feb 22 2021 Thought LeadersProfessor Robert BraggProfessorUniversity of the Free State News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal...
