News articles tagged with 'antibacterial'
Imaging reveals key metabolic factors of cannibalistic bacteria
— 4 Sep 2010 09:57 | BiologyResearchers at the University of California, San Diego have revealed new details about how cannibalistic bacteria identify peers suitable for consumption. The work, which employed imaging…
Researchers fighting bacterial infections zero in on microorganism's soft spots
— 14 Jul 2010 10:19 | HealthIn any battle, sizing up one's opponent is a critical first step. For researchers fighting a bacterial infection, that means assessing every nook and cranny of the malicious microorganism…
Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria
— 1 Jul 2010 09:47 | HealthSweet news for those looking for new antibiotics: A new research published in the July 2010 print edition of the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) explains for the first time how…
Study: ER computer keyboards and bacteria
— 3 Jun 2010 14:28 | HealthKeyboards located in triage and registration areas were found to be more contaminated with bacteria than those in other areas of the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit,…
Novel therapeutic approach shows promise against multiple bacterial pathogens
— 28 May 2010 13:39 | HealthA team of scientists from government, academia and private industry has developed a novel treatment that protects mice from infection with the bacterium that causes tularaemia, a highly…
Antibacterial silver nanoparticles are a blast
— 24 May 2010 16:19 | TechnologyWriting in the International Journal of Nanoparticles, Rani Pattabi and colleagues at Mangalore University, explain how blasting silver nitrate solution with an electron beam can generate…
Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
— 17 Mar 2010 14:48 | BiologyAlternative approaches to medicine are stock-in-trade in the ASU laboratory of microbiologist Shelley Haydel…
Surgical scrub solution: It's good for patients, too
— 4 Sep 2009 15:26 | HealthGiving critically ill hospital patients a daily bath with a mild, soapy solution of the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to 'scrub in' before an operation can dramatically…
Antibacterial plaster could put a clean sheen on walls
— 12 Feb 2009 11:50 | ChemistryScientists in China are reporting development and testing of new self-sanitising plaster with more powerful antibacterial effects than penicillin. The material could be used in wall…
Antibiotic use increases at academic medical centres
— 11 Nov 2008 17:26 | HealthAntibacterial drug use appears to have increased at academic medical centres between 2002 and 2006, driven primarily by greater use of broad-spectrum agents and the antibiotic vancomycin,…