All Uppsala University articles
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NewsEuropean capacity for antibiotic R&D requires long-term funding
The AMR Accelerator projects have called for long-term investments, stressing the need to preserve the European capacity for antibiotic R&D by sustaining the assets, expertise, and research infrastructures required to develop new treatments for drug-resistant infections.
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NewsMicrobe dietary preferences influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean
The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean to the deep ocean depends on a number of seemingly small processes - including the dietary preferences of bacteria that feed on organic molecules called lipids.
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NewsRapid test for UTI wins $10m Longitude Prize on AMR to transform fight against superbugs
Sysmex Astrego’s PA-100 AST System has won the $10m (£8m) Longitude Prize on AMR. The winning test provides accurate antibiotic susceptibility results in 45 minutes – compared to the 2-3 day wait patients currently face.
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NewsResearchers uncover two new mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance
Two newly discovered mechanisms in bacteria have been identified that can contribute to the development of antibiotic resistance. Source: Uppsala University Helen Wang, Senior Lecturer and Docent at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University Changing the number of copies of resistance genes in bacteria ...
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NewsWarning signs herald the development of antibiotic resistance
A new study shows how heteroresistance, a transient resistance common in many bacteria, can act as a precursor to the development of antibiotic resistance.
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NewsDouble risk of dementia after mouth ulcer virus
People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected.
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NewsMany more infected by TBE virus than previously known
The number of infections by the tick-borne TBE virus that are not detected by health services is far higher than previously assumed.
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NewsNew enzyme designed using Antarctic bacteria and computer calculations
For the first time, researchers have succeeded in predicting how to change the optimum temperature of an enzyme using large computer calculations and based on a cold-adapted enzyme from an Antarctic bacterium.
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NewsScientists reveal protein synthesis mechanism in Giardia parasite
Scientists from Uppsala University have used cryo-electron microscopy to reveal details of the protein synthesis mechanism in the parasite Giardia intestinalis, which causes diarrhoeal disease. The new insights could be valuable for screening specific drugs against Giardia and other protozoan parasites. Source: CDC/ DPDx - Melanie Moser Trichrome-stained ...
