Health
Why is my snot green? How deep are my sinuses? Fascinating facts about mucus, noses and sprays
Our noses perform important functions every day of our lives, but we often only notice when disease changes how they work.
Jun 7, 2023
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News tagged with bacterial membrane
Medical research
A broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotic that does not evoke bacterial resistance
In a potential game changer for the treatment of superbugs, researchers have developed a new class of antibiotics that cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly "untreatable" in humans—and resistance to the drug was ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Medical research
Restoring airway integrity in cystic fibrosis patients
Cystic fibrosis is a rare genetic disease which can cause very serious symptoms. In particular, patients suffer from chronic bacterial infections that can lead to respiratory failure. It is caused by mutations in the CFTR ...
May 24, 2022
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Gastroenterology
How intestinal bacteria communicate with the body
Bacteria in the intestine pack a wide spectrum of their biomolecules into small capsules. These are transported via the bloodstream to various organs in the body and even absorbed and processed by nerve cells in the brain. ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Medical research
A wound dressing that kills bacteria
If germs invade a wound, they can trigger a long-lasting infection that may fail to heal or even spread throughout the body, leading to life-threatening blood poisoning (sepsis). The problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Medical research
Newfound cell defense system features toxin-isolating 'sponges'
A "decoy" mechanism has been found in human and animal cells to protect them from potentially dangerous toxins released by foreign invaders, such as bacteria.
Mar 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World's first vaccine developed against toxic shock syndrome
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a severe circulatory and organ failure caused by bacterial toxins, usually triggered by bacteria from the Staphylococcus group. Researchers from MedUni Vienna's Department of Clinical Pharmacology, ...
Jun 15, 2016
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Medical research
Sugary bugs subvert antibodies
A lung-damaging bacterium turns the body's antibody response in its favor, according to a study published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Aug 11, 2014
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Medical research
Discovery yields master regulator of toxin production in staph infections
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered an enzyme that regulates production of the toxins that contribute to potentially life-threatening Staphylococcus aureus infections. The study recently appeared ...
Aug 6, 2014
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Medical research
Team finds molecule that triggers septic shock
The body's immune system is set up much like a home security system; it has sensors on the outside of cells that act like motion detectors—floodlights—that click on when there's an intruder rustling in the bushes, bacteria ...
Sep 12, 2013
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