News articles tagged with 'Staphylococcus'
Study finds MRSA danger in gyms may be exaggerated
— 4 Mar 2011 15:57 | HealthCommunity gym surfaces do not appear to be reservoirs for MRSA transmission, according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official…
A new way to attack pathogens
— 11 Feb 2011 15:48 | HealthScientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe…
Research shows how pathogenic bacteria hide inside host cells
— 26 Jan 2011 18:19 | HealthA new study into Staphylococcus aureus, the bacterium which is responsible for severe chronic infections worldwide, reveals how bacteria have developed a strategy of hiding within host…
NIH scientists identify mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections
— 7 Dec 2010 17:49 | HealthScientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become a potentially life-threatening condition.…
Cranberry juice shows promise blocking Staph infections
— 22 Oct 2010 14:01 | HealthExpanding their scope of study on the mechanisms of bacterial infection, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have reported the surprise finding from a small clinical…
Scientists trick bacteria with small molecules
— 8 Oct 2010 13:24 | BiologyA team of Yale University scientists has engineered the cell wall of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, tricking it into incorporating foreign small molecules and embedding them within…
Backstabbing bacteria: A new treatment for infection?
— 6 Sep 2010 04:21 | HealthSelfish bacterial cells that act in their own interests and do not cooperate with their infection-causing colleagues can actually reduce the severity of infection…
Serendipity contributes to MRSA susceptibility findings
— 3 Sep 2010 10:43 | HealthDuke University Medical Centre researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections…
Treatment for S. aureus skin infection works in mouse model
— 1 Sep 2010 10:26 | HealthScientists from the National Institutes of Health and University of Chicago have found a promising treatment method that in laboratory mice reduces the severity of skin and soft-tissue…
Researchers develop MRSA-killing paint
— 17 Aug 2010 09:36 | HealthBuilding on an enzyme found in nature, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a nanoscale coating for surgical equipment, hospital walls, and other surfaces which…