A new preventative vaccine for Lyme disease is being worked upon that could provide protection to people for about six months—the period when Lyme-transmitting ticks are active. Being developed by researchers at…
Tag: Bacteria
Gut bacteria impacts body weight, fat and good cholesterol levels: Study
New research suggests bacteria living in our guts impact our body weight, fat and good cholesterol levels. The new health study, led by Jingyuan Fu from the University Medical Center Groningen in…
Deer tick test positive for Lyme disease causing agents
New tests have revealed that deer tick collected from Southwold Township, Canada have tested positive for the agent that causes Lyme Disease. The reports were obtained by Elgin St. Thomas Public Health…
Authorities advise against eating raw, undercooked shellfish
Authorities in Alberta, Canada are advising people against eating raw or undercooked oysters, clams, mussels, scallops and cockles as raw shellfish increases risk of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. The advisory comes as the…
Study on streptococcus genomes may pave way for prevention of epidemics
Researchers have, for the first time, managed to understand the the molecular events that contribute to large intercontinental epidemics by studying almost 5,000 group A streptococcus genomes collected over decades. The multi-institute…
First of its kind study links depression with gut bacteria
In a first of its kind study, researchers have studied the role of intestinal microbiota in the altered behaviour that is a consequence of early life stress and suggested that gut bacteria…
Dirty cars provide perfect environment for eColi, study finds
Researchers have shown through a new study that cars with spilled food and drink create the perfect environment for breeding of bugs and dangerous bacteria. Carried out by researchers at University of…
To fight antibiotic resistance, GPs should prescribe antibiotics only where appropriate
Researchers in Australia are undertaking a pilot study through which they intend to reduce antibiotic resistance by reducing the amount of antibiotics prescribed by general practitioners in the country. Researchers at The…
MRSA laden sausages and minced pork found supermarkets
First ever evidence of presence of ‘superbug’ bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found in sausages and minced pork obtained from supermarkets in the UK through analysis of samples carried out…
Year long FSA survey finds campylobacter in 73% of chickens
Campylobacter, the food bug which is mainly found on raw poultry and is considered one of the biggest cause of food poisoning in the UK, has been found in 73 per cent…
Antibiotic resistant typhoid spreading across the globe, landmark study warns
Though a landmark genomic study, an international consortium has warned that antibiotic resistant typhoid is spreading fast across the globe and there is an urgent need to establish worldwide surveillance against the…
Maple syrup + common antibiotics = faster annihilation of bacteria
Maple syrup take pancakes to a whole new level, but scientists have found another great use for the syrup – as a booster of bacteria’s susceptibility to antibiotics. According to researchers at…
Maple syrup could help reduce antibiotic use, study suggests
Experiments by researchers at McGill University have shown that concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, hinting at the possibility that this syrup could help us reduce…
Outbreak of E. Coli infections in Canada possibly linked to leafy greens
Health officials in Canada are investigating a widespread Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) outbreak, which they believe has a possible link to leafy greens. At this time, the risk to Canadians is…
1000-year-old Anglo-Saxon remedy based potion kills antibiotic resistant MRSA
Medieval Anglo-Saxon medics were definitely up to something as a new research that brewed a potion using 100-year-old remedy involving two species of Allium (garlic and onion or leek), wine and oxgall…