Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study proves new technology kills bacteria

Results from a comprehensive multi-site clinical trial demonstrated that the use of antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care unit rooms reduced the amount of bacteria in the rooms by 97 percent and resulted in a 41 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Drug proves effective against antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs'

A treatment pioneered at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) is far more effective than traditional antibiotics at inhibiting the growth of drug-resistant bacteria, including so-called "superbugs" ...

Biomedical technology

Researchers demonstrate chronic wound healing using glass

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated that silver retains antimicrobial activity longer when it is impregnated into "bioactive glass," and they have shown for the first time how this promising combination ...

Immunology

How bacteria kill host cells from the inside

A bacterial pathogen that typically multiplies outside of host cells can enter and induce the destruction of cells called macrophages, according to a study published June 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Anne-BĂ©atrice ...

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