News tagged with superbugs
Eradicating dangerous bacteria may cause permanent harm
In the zeal to eliminate dangerous bacteria, it is possible that we are also permanently killing off beneficial bacteria as well, posits Martin Blaser, MD, Frederick H. King Professor of Medicine, professor of Microbiology ...
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Cellphones may spread superbugs in hospitals: study
Cell phones belonging to hospital staff were found to be tainted with bacteria -- including the drug-resistant MRSA superbug -- and may be a source of hospital-acquired infections, according to study released Friday.
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Compound may help in fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs
North Carolina State University chemists have created a compound that makes existing antibiotics 16 times more effective against recently discovered antibiotic-resistant "superbugs."
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Decoding the proteins behind drug-resistant superbugs
Penicillin and its descendants once ruled supreme over bacteria. Then the bugs got stronger, and hospitals have reported bacterial infections so virulent that even powerful antibiotics held in reserve for ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Sep 16, 2011 |
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GMO corn falls prey to bugs it was supposed to thwart
A voracious pest which has long plagued corn farmers is devouring a widely-used variety that was genetically modified to thwart the rootworms, raising fears of a new superbug.
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Communication pathways within proteins may yield new drug targets to stop superbugs
A School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis biophysicist has developed a new method to identify communication pathways connecting distant regions within proteins.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Identifying enzymes to explode superbugs
With the worrying rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs like MRSA, scientists from a wide range of disciplines are teaming up to identify alternative therapies to keep them at bay.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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'Time bomb' superbug requires global response: doctor
A new superbug from India thought to be resistant to nearly every known antibiotic poses a global threat, scientists warned Monday, urging health authorities to track the bacteria.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 14, 2010 |
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Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
(AP) -- Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a Health Ministry offic ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US
A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the Aug. 1, 2010, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Superbug's CPU revealed: Researchers discover chemical clue directing Staphylococcus aureus
McMaster University researchers have discovered a central controller or processing unit (CPU) of a superbug's weaponry.
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Study unveils lifeline for 'antibiotic of last resort'
A new study led by the scientific director of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research has uncovered for the first time how bacteria recognize and develop resistance to a powerful antibiotic used ...
Apr 11, 2010 |
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Scientists develop quick and cheap test for hospital bug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have developed tests which could revolutionise the detection of clostridium difficile and help cut the number of deaths in hospital wards from ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2010 |
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C. difficile hypervirulence genes identified
Five genetic regions have been identified that are unique to the most virulent strain of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), the hospital superbug. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biolog ...
Sep 25, 2009 |
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How superbugs control their lethal weapons (w/Videos)
(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that some superbugs have evolved to develop the ability to manipulate the immune system to everyone's advantage.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 24, 2009 |
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