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| Interrupting Death Messages To Treat Bone Disease | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| A surface molecule on bacteria that instructs bone cells to die could be the target for new treatments for bone disease, says a scientist speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting... | |
| Insect Brains Are Rich Stores Of New Antibiotics | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Cockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard according to scientists from the University of Nottingham, who have discovered powerful antibiotic properties in the brains of cockroaches and locusts... | |
| Serendipity Contributes To MRSA Susceptibility Findings | Sat, 04 Sep 2010 |
| Duke University Medical Center researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections. The researchers uncovered important genetic clues that ultimately could help inform patient management and drug development... | |
| Resistant Bacteria Protect The Colony | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| In the war against antibiotics, bacteria aren't selfish. According to a new report from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers, a handful of resistant pathogens can protect an entire colony... | |
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| The Physical Effects Of Evolution Measured At Molecular Scale | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 |
| A unique experiment at Rice University that forces bacteria into a head-to-head competition for evolutionary dominance has yielded new insights about the way Darwinian selection plays out at the molecular level. An exacting new analysis of the experiment has revealed precisely how specific genetic mutations impart a physical edge in the competition for survival... | |
| 'Kiss Of Death' For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs With The Help Of Frog Skin | Mon, 30 Aug 2010 |
| Kissing a frog won't turn it into a prince - except in fairy tales - but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity's battle with antibiotic-resistant infections that threaten millions of people worldwide. Scientists today reported that frog skin contains natural substances that could be the basis for a powerful new genre of antibiotics... | |
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| Six New Biomedical Technologies Offered For Licensing By Montana State University | Fri, 20 Aug 2010 |
| Researchers at Montana State University have developed six new biomedical technologies that could have applications for treating antibiotic resistant infections, fungal infections and viral infections; boosting humans' innate immunity and improving scientists' ability to study such compounds. The technologies are available for licensing to interested companies and entrepreneurs... | |
| MRSA Policies Differ Among Hospitals | Wed, 18 Aug 2010 |
| Hospitals vary in how they detect and treat drug-resistant staph infections, but most follow national guideline recommendations, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Researchers sent a 61-item questionnaire to pharmacy directors at 263 acute-care hospitals in the U.S... | |
| Coating That Safely Kills MRSA On Contact | Wed, 18 Aug 2010 |
| Building on an enzyme found in nature, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanoscale coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other surfaces which safely eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the bacteria responsible for antibiotic resistant infections. "We're building on nature," said Jonathan S. Dordick, the Howard P... | |
| Report Cards, Disclosures Readied Or Deleted On Hospital Infections In Some States | Tue, 17 Aug 2010 |
| The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "After several years of delay, Illinois has begun posting hospital infection data on its 'hospital report card' website, including facilities in the greater St. Louis area. State officials say the website - www.healthcarereportcard.illinois.gov - will benefit not only the consumer but also the health care industry. ... | |
| Studies Pinpoint Key Targets For MRSA Vaccine | Tue, 17 Aug 2010 |
| Two recent studies provide evidence for a new approach to vaccines to prevent infections caused by drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- better known as MRSA - the leading cause of skin and soft tissue, bloodstream and lung infections in the United States. One demonstrates a way to counteract the bacteria's knack for evading the immune system... | |
| Linking Superbug To India "Is Totally Irrational" Say Indian Authorities | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| Indian authorities say it is unfair to associate the superbug that has surfaced in Great Britain to India, because a significant number of bacteria carrying the NDM-1 gene (DNA code) have been reported in several different countries, including Brazil, the USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia... | |
| What Is NDM-1? | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| NDM-1, which stands for New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 is a gene (DNA code) carried by some bacteria. If a bacteria strain carries the NDM-1 gene it is resistant to nearly all antibiotics, including carbapenem antibiotics - also known as antibiotics of last resort. Carbepenems are the most powerful antibiotics, used as a last resort for many bacterial infections, such as E... | |
| The American Society For Microbiology Honors Binh An Diep | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| Binh An Diep, Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, has been chosen by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) to receive a 2010 ICAAC Young Investigator Award. Sponsored by Merck, U.S. Human Health Division, this award recognizes an early career scientist for research excellence in microbiology and infectious diseases. Dr... | |
| Hospital Staph Infection Rate Drops With Stepped Up National Prevention Effort | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 |
| The rate of drug-resistant staph hospital-acquired infections has dropped as the U.S. has stepped up prevention efforts to fight the deadly condition, The Associated Press reports. "The decline was seen in a federal study of methicillin-resistant staph, or MRSA. The bug often causes only a boil or skin infection... | |
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| Extremely Resistant Superbug Is Spreading Internationally | Wed, 11 Aug 2010 |
| A new superbug that makes an enzyme called NDM-1 which probably travelled back to the UK in patients who went over to India and Pakistan for surgical treatments has entered UK hospitals, experts say. This superbug is resistant to virtually all antibiotics, even the most powerful ones. So far, only 50 cases have been reported in Great Britain... | |
| Decrease Seen In The Rate Of Health Care Associated MRSA Infections | Wed, 11 Aug 2010 |
| An analysis of data from 2005 through 2008 of nine metropolitan areas in the U.S. indicates that health care-associated invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections decreased among patients with infections that began in the community or in the hospital, according to a study in the August 11 issue of JAMA. An estimated 1... | |
| International Travel Increasing Spread Of New Drug-Resistant Bacteria: Is This The End Of Antibiotics? | Wed, 11 Aug 2010 |
| A new gene (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase [NDM] 1) that enables bacteria to be highly resistant to almost all antibiotics is widespread in Enterobacteriaceae* taken from patients in India and Pakistan, and has also been found in UK patients who travelled to India for elective surgery, according to an Article published Online First and in the September edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases... | |
