When did you have your last tetanus vaccine? A booster dose may save your life
NSW Health recently reported three cases of tetanus and the tragic death of a woman in her 80s—the first tetanus fatality in the state in 30 years.
Apr 18, 2023
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Bacteria: News and Research on Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods
MeSH tree: B03.300.390.400
Researchers use skin-colonizing bacteria to create a topical cancer therapy in mice
While studying a type of bacteria that lives on the healthy skin of every human being, researchers from Stanford Medicine and a colleague may have stumbled on a powerful new way to fight cancer.
Apr 14, 2023
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New study finds co-infection with 'superbug' bacteria increases SARS-CoV-2 replication
Global data shows nearly 10 percent of severe COVID-19 cases involve a secondary bacterial co-infection—with Staphylococcus aureus, also known as staph A, being the most common organism responsible for co-existing infections ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Multi-drug resistant organisms can be transmitted between healthy dogs and cats and their hospitalised owners
Healthy dogs and cats could be passing on multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs; bacteria that resist treatment with more than one antibiotic) to their hospitalized owners, and likewise humans could be transmitting these dangerous ...
Mar 19, 2023
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How to overcome challenges in forecasting antimicrobial resistance
A group of researchers led by Sen Pei at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health discussed the utility of real-time forecasting models for antimicrobial-resistant organisms. The article appears in the journal ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Exposing cancers to bacteria reminds first responder immune cells which side they're on
Introducing bacteria to a tumor's microenvironment creates a state of acute inflammation that triggers the immune system's primary responder cells to attack rather than protect a tumor, according to a new study from the Garvan ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Evaluating the effect of manuka honey on collagen scaffolds
The bones of the face and skull can be affected due to a wide range of conditions, including cleft palate defects, traumatic injuries, cancer, and bone loss from dentures. Although bone replacements are routinely used to ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Kourtney Kardashian's 'vaginal health gummies': Here's what the evidence shows
Even if I fully agree with Kourtney Kardashian that vaginal health is an important, hence not sufficiently talked about part of women's well-being, we may have a strikingly different view on how to tackle the problem.
Feb 16, 2023
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Feces, urine and sweat—just how gross are hot tubs? A microbiologist explains
For many centuries we have bathed in communal waters. Sometimes for cleanliness but more often for pleasure. Indeed, in ancient Greece, baths were taken in freshwater, or sometimes the sea—which was thought of as a sacred ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Capsule-sized ingestible biobatteries could allow new view of digestive system
Tech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds of others. Inside the body, though? That's obviously trickier for several reasons, but power ...
Dec 8, 2022
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