Tumour-targeting viruses hold hope for incurable brain cancers
Using bacteria-killing viruses to deliver cancer therapies could help to tackle deadly brain cancers, according to new early-stage research.
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Starving bacteria can eject their tails to save energy and stay alive
When nutrients are dangerously low, a group of bacteria have been found to take the drastic measure of getting rid of their tails.
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Stronger collaborations with social sciences essential to tackling AMR
Workshop explores how social sciences methodologies can improve strategies to change antibiotic prescribing behaviours.
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Faecal transplants, ‘robotic guts’ and the fight against deadly gut bugs
A simple compound found in our gut could help to stop dangerous bacteria behind severe, and sometimes fatal, hospital infections.
Mathematical approach to predicting bacterial growth offers fresh AMR insights
Researchers have developed a mathematical framework to analyse how different cellular processes dictate the growth rate of a bacterial cell.
A toxic bullet involved in bacterial competition found by researchers
A bacterial toxin that allows an infectious strain of bacteria to defeat its competitors has been discovered by Imperial College London scientists.
Anti-inflammatory drug reduces key complication risk in HIV-positive TB patients
Trial finds that prednisone can reduce the risk of TB-IRIS – a serious complication seen in HIV-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients.
International collaborative networks to optimise infection related outcomes
Building collaborative networks and capacity to optimise infection related outcomes in surgical pathways
Potential tuberculosis vaccine shows early promise in clinical trial
Ongoing clinical trial yields positive preliminary results for candidate tuberculosis (TB) vaccine M72/AS01E1.
Exposure to farmyard bugs reduces immune overreaction found in childhood asthma
Treating new born mice with farmyard microbes reduces wheezing and inflammation in the airways, by ‘taming’ their immune systems.
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