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Meningitis in infancy is associated with teen behavioural problems
Infants who contract meningitis grow into teenagers with worse behavioural problems than their peers, suggests a study in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. The research team carried out a survey of the parents and teachers of 739 English and Welsh 13 year olds who had contracted bacterial meningitis before their first birthday between 1985 and... view more... (2003-04-23)
Researchers from 5 countries to test hygiene hypothesis with EU funding
High living standards and the life style connected to them seem to promote the development of autoimmune diseases and allergic symptoms. This has lead to the assumption that the immune system begins to overreact to the organism's own structures or to exogenous non-infectious proteins, i.e. allergens, when it does not have to work hard enough to... view more... (2008-05-28)
Use of antibiotic to treat infectious eye disease trachoma may increase risk for reinfection
Use of the antibiotic azithromycin to treat trachoma in Vietnam resulted in an increase in the risk of re-infections. view more (2006-09-27)
Symbiotic microbes induce profound genetic changes in their hosts
Though bacteria are everywhere - from the air we breathe and the food we eat to our guts and skin - the vast majority are innocuous or even beneficial, and only a handful pose any threat to us. What distinguishes a welcome microbial guest from an unwanted intruder? view more (2008-07-29)
Lab-on-a-chip could speed up treatment of drug-resistant pneumonia
The emergency treatment of drug-resistant infections with targeted antibiotics is often delayed by the need to identify bacterial strains by growing them in culture first. view more (2006-11-15)
The complexities of genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis revealed
Researchers working in Vietnam have identified a genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB known as the Beijing strain. view more (2008-03-28)
UK research unveils new generation of immunological adjuvants
Investment from the White Rose Technology Seedcorn Fund (WRTSF) - the venture capital fund owned by the universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York (UK) - has funded the completion of a series of significant technical milestones in the development of a new family of `immunologically-rational` adjuvants for vaccines, which are materially very... view more... (2002-08-13)
Microbiology Today magazine May 2003
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is rising rapidly. This issue of Microbiology Today focuses on various aspects of the problem. The second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000), funded by the Medical Research Council, is the most recent data on sexual behaviour in Britain. This study confirmed that the... view more... (2003-05-07)
Blood marker helps predict prognosis among those with abdominal infection
Monitoring blood levels of a compound known as procalcitonin in patients with peritonitis (a serious intra-abdominal infection) could help identify patients at increased risk of organ failure and death. view more (2007-02-20)
The bowels of infection
Current research suggests that latent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection may exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The related report by Onyeagocha et al, "Latent cytomegalovirus infection exacerbates experimental colitis," appears in the November 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. view more (2009-10-21)
Antibiotic not sufficient for serious eye infection in communities with high disease prevalence
Treating trachoma, an eye infection that can lead to blindness, with a single mass antibiotic distribution in Ethiopian communities with high prevalence of infection is not effective in eliminating the disease. view more (2006-03-08)
Targets identified for new cholera, diphtheria and typhoid drugs
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have identified dozens of new target proteins thought to be involved in the disease causing process in a range of bacterial infections. These proteins could make excellent targets for new treatments or vaccines against infections including cholera, diphtheria and typhoid, reports Professor Mark Pallen... view more... (2001-08-30)
'Library on a Slide': whole genome microarrays for comparative genomics
A novel application of microarray technology, where up to 30,000 whole genomes are printed on a single slide, is described in the journal BMC Microbiology this week. The 'Library on a Slide' will help researchers compare the genetic make up of large numbers of bacterial strains to discover which genes are responsible for causing disease. Even... view more... (2004-03-18)
Arteries from distinct regions of the body have unique immune functions
Human arteries play distinct roles in the immune system depending on their anatomical location, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have discovered. view more (2008-09-04)
Breath test can discriminate between a bacterial overgrowth and IBS
The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is colonized by bacteria immediately after birth; Escherichia coli, Streptococci and Clostridi are the first bacteria harboured by the colon, followed by anaerobic Enterococci, Lattobacilli and Bacteroidi. view more (2007-12-19)
Early hearing tests improve children's recovery from meningitis
Hearing loss and its impact in social interactions can be potentially minimized in children with bacterial meningitis through early identification, according to a study conducted at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston. view more (2006-09-19)
Possible solution to Group B streptococci infection in newborn infants
The search for a vaccine against group B streptococci Group B streptococci are one of the leading causes of infection in newborn infants, causing pneumonia, septicaemia or meningitis. view more (2007-02-09)
New family of antibacterial agents uncovered
As bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics continue to increase in number, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs. In this week's JBC, one potential new bactericide has been found in the tiny freshwater animal Hydra. view more (2009-01-16)
Researchers develop novel mouse model to witness immune system attack on chlamydia
Using a novel mouse model that allows scientists to study how the immune system's fighter cells respond to invaders in the genital tract during the initial stage of infection, Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have found a way to track immunity against Chlamydia trachomatis. view more (2006-07-25)
Silica smart bombs deliver knock-out to bacteria
Bacteria mutate for a living, evading antibiotic drugs while killing tens of thousands of people in the United States each year. view more (2008-02-26)
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