News tagged with meningococcal bacteria


Breakthrough in the treatment of bacterial meningitis

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

It can take just hours after the symptoms appear for someone to die from bacterial meningitis. Now, after years of research, experts at The University of Nottingham have finally discovered how the deadly meningococcal bacteria ...





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Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture (AP)

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

Space & Earth / Environment

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.


Simplest bacteria unravelled at the cellular level

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Even the simplest cell appears to be far more complex than researchers had imagined. In a series of three articles in the journal Science, researchers including Vera van Noort at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) ...


Molecular chaperone keeps bacterial proteins from slow-dancing to destruction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Just like teenagers at a prom, proteins are tended by chaperones whose job it is to prevent unwanted interactions among immature clients. And at the molecular level, just as at the high school gym level, it's a job that usually ...


Drug-resistant urinary tract infections spreading worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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A sudden worldwide increase in an antibiotic-resistant bacterium is cause for concern, according to a review in f1000 Medicine Reports.


Disinfectants may promote growth of superbugs

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created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Using disinfectants could cause bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics as well as the disinfectant itself, according to research published in the January issue of Microbiology. The findings could have important implic ...


First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US (AP)

First case of highly drug-resistant TB found in US

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created Dec 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

(AP) -- It started with a cough, an autumn hack that refused to go away.


New tool in the fight against mosquito-borne disease: A microbial 'mosquito net'

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created Dec 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Earlier this year, researchers showed that they could cut the lives of disease-carrying mosquitoes in half by infecting them with a bacterium they took from fruit flies. Now, a new report in the December 24th issue of Cell, ...


Genetic study reveals the origins of cavity-causing bacteria

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers have uncovered the complete genetic make-up of the cavity-causing bacterium Bifidobacterium dentium Bd1, revealing the genetic adaptations that allow this microorganism to live and cause decay in the human oral ...


A novel gene found for childhood-onset asthma

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric researchers have identified a novel gene involved in childhood asthma, in one of the largest gene studies to date of the common respiratory disease. Because the gene, called DENND1B, affects cells and signaling ...


New study shows rise in drug resistance of dangerous infection in US hospitals

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter, a dangerous type of bacteria that is becoming increasingly common in U.S. hospitals. This ...



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