"bacteria"

Hospital sewage containing antibiotic residues is fuelling the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in Hyderabad’s drains and the Musi river, a study by CCMB and TIGS has found, warning of serious public health risks if sewage management systems are not improved.

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The study revealed that bacteria use a passive defense mechanism against viruses, involving extremely low doses of molecules in protein creation during genetic translation

They are primarily added to the products to prevent the growth of bacteria, mould, and fungi, thereby extending their shelf life and ensuring product safety.

Safety of Seine water for Olympics has been in doubt since some test events scheduled last August were cancelled, also after unseasonal heavy rains

Research conducted by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) has revealed that "multidrug-resistant" bacteria are transmitted between unwell cats and dogs and their owners in Portugal and the UK.

The work yielded several new findings about how these cords interact with and compress the cell nucleus, how this compression affects the immune system and connections between host cells and epithelial cells, and how cord formation affects the alveoli in the lungs.

Researchers from the US-based Florida Atlantic University (FAU) tested plastic, rubber, cloth, leather and metal (gold and silver) wristbands in search of a correlation between the material of the wristband and bacteria build-up.

Bacteria utilise a number of strategies to combat the treatments meant to kill them. One of the most prevalent of these weapons is ribosome-modifying enzymes

Specific species of microbes can correspond to an individual's risk of long-term health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

The researchers identified several promising drugs including the anticoagulant dicumarol, the gout medication benzbromarone, and two anti-inflammatory drugs, tolfenamic acid and diflunisal.

For the first time, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report released on Friday provides analyses of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates in national testing coverage

Despite the efforts of the government and local and foreign relief organisations, many people are in urgent need of food and medicine in flood-hit regions despite the efforts of the government and humanitarian organisations, according to the Express Tribune.

New York: A team of researchers have developed a novel drug molecule that can help ward off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria. Reported in ACS Central Science journal, the drug compound called fabimycin, inhibited drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in lab experiments, as well as in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Gram-negative bacteria are a class […]

Sydney: Researchers from Australian universities developed a spray that can stop the spread of bacteria and viruses, including the Covid-19 virus. Published in the journal Advanced Science, the long-lasting spray coats common surfaces and repels viruses and bacteria through an air-filled barrier as well as killing pathogens, Xinhua news agency reported. One of its inventors, biomedical […]

Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time immemorial. But, is there anything to celebrate about them? Power of bacterial viruses Bacteriophages, or phages for short, keep bacterial populations in check, both on land and at sea. They kill […]

Washington: Scientists have discovered a new type of ‘plastic-loving bacterium’ that attaches itself to plastic present in the deep sea, probably allowing them to hitchhike across the ocean as per a new study. The findings of the research were published in the journal ‘Environmental Pollution’, a team led by researchers at Newcastle University. The team […]

Hyderabad: Face masks, sanitisers and gloves have become a mandatory part of our daily life in the past two years. But the constant wearing of masks can lead to skin irritation. As a result, those with sensitive/oily skin have been facing skin-related complications like acne breakouts, flare-ups of eczema or rosacea, or plain skin irritation. […]

We often forget that not all bacteria are harmful.

Infective endocarditis (IE), also called bacterial endocarditis, is a heart infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood vessel.