Researchers develop paper-based clothes to fight bacterial infections
Researchers have invented an inexpensive and effective way to sanitise surfaces.
May 02, 2017, 21:36 PM IST
Superbugs: Komodo dragon blood may help overcome antibiotic resistance
Researchers at George Mason University have developed a new way to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria while spurring the body's cells to heal cuts faster.
Apr 17, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
Cure for antibiotic resistant infections is here
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Newcastle University found that the unusual approach of removing antibodies from the blood stream reduced the effects of chronic infections, the requirement for days spent in hospital and the use of antibiotics.
Mar 31, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
This new way will prevent spread of infections on medical devices
Researchers have discovered a new way that will prevent the bacteria from spreading the infections on medical devices such as hip replacements or heart valves implanted in the human body.
Mar 21, 2017, 23:01 PM IST
Personalised microbe-containing lotion may keep skin infections at bay
They found that, for five patients with a skin condition, the bacteria-rich lotion protected them against infections by destroying harmful germs on their skin.
Mar 15, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
WHO releases 1st ever list of 12 most 'dangerous superbugs' – Most of these bacteria have existence in India
As part of WHO’s efforts to address growing global resistance to antimicrobial medicines, the list was drawn up in a bid to guide and promote research and development (R&D) of new antibiotics.
Mar 02, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
12 'priority pathogens' greatest threats to human health; new antibiotics urgently required: WHO
The "priority pathogens" list published by the WHO on Monday has three rankings – critical, high and medium – according to how urgently new antibiotics are needed.
Feb 27, 2017, 22:32 PM IST
700% rise in antibiotic resistant infections among US children: Study
A new study has found that a 700-per cent rise in infections caused by bacteria that is resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics in children in the US.
Feb 25, 2017, 22:09 PM IST
Food-borne bacteria up miscarriage risk early in pregnancy
For the study, four pregnant rhesus macaques at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Centre were fed doses of the listeria comparable to what one might encounter in contaminated food.
Feb 21, 2017, 17:32 PM IST
Seagrasses can improve water quality of sea by suppressing pollution
According to researchers, seagrass meadows reduce bacteria pathogenic to humans and marine life by up to 50 percent.
Feb 17, 2017, 11:14 AM IST
Faster method to detect harmful bacteria developed
Sepsis, a serious, life-threatening infection occurring more commonly in hospitalised patients, is one of the medical problems Etchebarne focuses on in his studies.
Feb 07, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
Superbug NDM-1: What you need to know, why it's so dangerous!
NDM-1 was first detected in a Swedish patient of Indian origin who travelled to India in 2008.
Jan 16, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Food poisoning? Try these simple home remedies!
Food poisoning is an illness caused by consuming contaminated food with bacteria, viruses, parasites or toxins.
Jan 09, 2017, 12:08 PM IST
New grasses eat up all RDX from ground, keep air healthy
A group of US engineers has developed two types of transgenic grass species that can eliminate toxic compounds widely used in explosives which contaminate the air around military bases and battlegrounds.
Nov 27, 2016, 23:30 PM IST
Hungry bacteria can extract energy from sewage
By using the contact-stabilisation process, up to 55 per cent of the organic matter could be recovered from sewage.
Nov 26, 2016, 12:27 PM IST
Antibiotic resistance: 'Good' hand washing prevents common infections!
Good hand washing practices can help reduce our risk or prevent the spread of common infections.
Nov 21, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
Your automated teller machine may be loaded with bacterias
The team found a parasite typically seen in the gut of humans and other mammals, along with a species closely related to the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, which can potentially cause STD.
Nov 19, 2016, 09:03 AM IST
Did you ever wonder that lack of oxygen could be a reason for acne? Read
Bacteria, if caught in a clogged pore with no oil and air in the surroundings can cause inflammatory response known as acne.
Oct 31, 2016, 18:51 PM IST
Probiotics could aid recovery from spinal cord injury
The researchers found that spinal cord injury significantly altered the gut microbiome of mice, inducing the migration of gut bacteria into other tissues of the body and the activation of proinflammatory immune cells associated with the gut.
Oct 18, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Tuberculosis – Who gets it? Ways to prevent TB
WHO's Global TB Report 2016 also found that nearly half a million people were diagnosed with multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB).
Oct 14, 2016, 12:25 PM IST
