Scientists have discovered a target for the development of a drug to combat a bacterium that can cause chronic lung infection in hospitalized patients, immunocompromised individuals and people with cystic fibrosis.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 10, 2024
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Scientists have engineered a living material resembling human phlegm, which will help them to better understand how a certain kind of infection develops on the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2023
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Therapy for the dangerous infectious disease of tuberculosis faces the challenge of pathogens frequently being resistant to several common antibiotics. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 27, 2023
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University of Sydney scientists have discovered a protein in the lung that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection and forms a natural protective barrier in the human body.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 9, 2023
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Researchers have designed the first "living medicine" to treat lung infections. The treatment targets Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that is naturally resistant to many types of antibiotics and is a common source ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2023
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Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed microscopic robots, called microrobots, that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medication and be used to clear up life-threatening cases of bacterial ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 22, 2022
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A potential new treatment combining natural manuka honey with a widely used drug has been developed by scientists at Aston University to treat a potentially lethal lung infection and greatly reduce side effects of one of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2022
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The Irrawaddy dolphin calf—sick and too weak to swim—was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand's shore when fishermen found him.
Ecology
Aug 27, 2022
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Bugged by freeloaders? You are not alone, and leeching off others is not just a human problem. In fact, it is not uncommon in the animal kingdom, where even some cheater species of bacteria exhibit such selfish behavior.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2022
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Mycobacteria are a group of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis in humans. Now, a new study by scientists at Hiroshima University finds that mycobacteria are associated with red blood cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 30, 2022
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