Latest News in WAAW – Page 19
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NewsVirus discovery is new ammunition for tackling ‘germ warfare’ in humans
An international research team has identified potential new ‘weapons’ in the ‘arms race’ for new antibiotics and possible future therapies for a more balanced gut microbiome and human health.
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NewsSpread of AMR bacteria linked to patient hand contamination and antibiotic use in nursing homes
Nursing home residents have an increasing diversity in the level of care required and this has coincided with an increase in the spread of drug resistant bacteria within these settings.
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NewsStatins team up with azoles to battle fungal infections
Researchers evaluated the antifungal efficacy of the pitavastatin-azole combination in silkworm models, suggesting its potential as an effective clinical treatment.
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News Bacteria-virus arms race provides rare window into rapid and complex evolution
Researchers documenting rapid evolutionary processes in simple laboratory flasks show that intricate ecological networks emerge from simple beginnings that feature repeating patterns of evolutionary development.
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NewsHospital superbugs with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance rise in China
A new bacterial threat, the carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), is rapidly spreading in clinical environments in China, posing a significant public health challenge.
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NewsFirst evidence of how Asian malaria mosquito spreads drug-resistant malaria in Africa
Researchers have discovered the role played by the Asian malaria mosquito (Anopheles stephensi) in the spread of drug and diagnosis-resistant malaria in Africa.
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NewsTemperature increase triggers the viral infection
Researchers have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.
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NewsArtificial bladders shine light on bugs that cause urinary tract infections
The first study to use a sophisticated human tissue model to explore the interaction between host and pathogen for six common species that cause urinary tract infections suggest that the ‘one size fits all’ approach is inadequate.
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NewsEducation key to curbing antimicrobial resistance in cats
Better education for cat owners, more communication from veterinarians, increased drug choices and cheaper, rapid diagnostic tools can help improve antimicrobial use in cats.
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NewsScientists make first-ever observation of a virus attaching to another virus
No one had ever seen one virus latching onto another virus, until anomalous sequencing results sent a research team down a rabbit hole leading to a first-of-its-kind discovery.
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NewsNeutralizing antibodies target resistant bacteria
Scientists have discovered antibodies that could lead to a highly potent treatment option of acute and chronic infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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NewsMammalian cells may consume bacteria-killing viruses to promote cellular health
A study suggests that mammalian cells internalize phages as a resource to promote cellular growth and survival.
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NewsNew advances in genomic surveillance tech could slow the spread of deadly ‘superbugs’
Harnessing new advances in genomic surveillance technology could help detect the rise of deadly ‘superbugs’ and slow their evolution and spread, improving global health outcomes, a new study suggests.
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NewsOxygen vacancy boosting Fenton reaction helps to fight bacterial infection in bone scaffold
A groundbreaking approach to address bacterial infection in artificial bone transplantation works by enriching H2O2 from the microenvironment and amplifying the ability of Fenton reaction to functionalize bone scaffold with antibacterial properties.
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NewsStudy supports potential for injectable ‘chemical vaccine’ for malaria using atovaquone
Researchers demonstrate in mouse model that key mutation that renders malaria parasites resistant to atovaquone also makes them non-transmissible via mosquitoes.
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News‘Subway map’ of Lyme disease pathways IDs potential treatment targets
Researchers have developed a genome-scale metabolic model of key metabolic activities of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, successfully identifying two compounds that selectively target routes only used by Lyme disease to infect a host.
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NewsResearchers probe >10,000 drug combinations to beat AMR
In an extensive investigation, researchers have tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance and causing mortality.
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NewsScientists uncover new way viruses fight back against bacteria
Researchers have published a study revealing a new way in which viruses suppress the CRISPR-Cas immune systems of bacteria.
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NewsOndine Biomedical Inc announces study showing photodisinfection reduces resistant bacteria by >99.9%
Canadian life sciences company Ondine Biomedical Inc. has presented new research showing that Steriwave® photodisinfection reduced antibiotic-resistant bacteria by more than 99.9%.
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NewsUK research networks tackling antimicrobial resistance offered £3m
The UK government has invited the research and innovation community to help tackle one of humanity’s biggest threats, antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
