News tagged with antimicrobial activity
Singapore nanotechnology combats fatal brain infections
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology ...
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Super strong antimicrobial coatings for medicine, defense
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 07, 2008 |
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One of the world' strongest materials meets one of Nature's most powerful germ killers in a new research project that produced incredibly tough anti-bacterial surfaces with multiple applications in home appliances, ...
Tiny carbon nanotubes show big germ-fighting potential
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 03, 2007 |
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In nanoscience’s version of a David-and-Goliath story, scientists in Connecticut are reporting the first direct evidence that carbon nanotubes have powerful antimicrobial activity, a discovery that could help fight the growing ...
FDA sends Procter & Gamble a warning
Sep 18, 2007 |
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The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the Procter & Gamble Co. about claims it makes for its Vicks Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer.
Promising antimicrobial attacks virus, stimulates immune system
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A promising antimicrobial agent already known to kill bacteria can also kill viruses and stimulate the innate immune system, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. In a paper appearing online June 4 in the Journal of ...
Scientists decipher mechanism behind antimicrobial 'hole punchers'
Sep 20, 2007 |
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In the battle against bacteria, researchers have scored a direct hit. They have made a discovery that could shorten the road to new and more potent antibiotics.
High temperatures decrease antifungal properties of contact solution
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Exposure to prolonged temperature elevation reduces antifungal activity of a contact lens solution that was implicated in the epidemic of the eye infection Fusarium keratitis that occurred between 2004 and 2006, according ...
Copper can help in the battle against influenza A H1N1, scientist says
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A leading microbiologist from the University of Southampton has told a conference that his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza A H1N1 virus.
Researchers develop low-cost, 'green' way to make antimicrobial paints
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method, ...
Metabolic insight to illuminate causes of iron imbalance
Aug 05, 2008 |
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New insight into key players in iron metabolism has yielded a novel tool for distinguishing among root causes of iron overload or deficiency in humans, the researchers report in the August issue of Cell Metabolism, a publ ...
Examination of widely used antimicrobial compound reveals new strategies to fight malaria
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Dec 10, 2008 |
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Scientists working on a common antimicrobial compound with antimalarial activity have discovered a range of new therapeutic strategies to combat malaria. The research, published by Cell Press in the December 11th issue of ...
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