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• 01/06/2002 - Lactoferrin: the first line of defence for the body's immune system
  Pathogens now face a new adversary. It goes by the innocuous name of lactoferrin, but this bioactive peptide, which is now being deployed in functional foods and drinks, health food supplements, infant formula, and animal feed, may turn out to be one of the most effective allies of the body's immune system. Ivan Fernandez reports.
• 01/06/2005 - Monitoring carbon dioxide and oxygen in fermentation processes
  Fermentation is commonly used for a variety of pharmaceutical production processes, such as the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins in yeast and the biotransformation of chemical drug intermediates to reduce the feedstock to the correct derivative.
• 01/12/2002 - Microbial resistance drives search for new products
  The rise and rise of microbial resistance to currently available antibiotics is driving the development of new generation anti-infective products. John Carter reports.
• 01/06/2002 - In vitro cardiac electrophysiology and in vivo cardiovascular telemetry
  The late detection of cardiotoxic side effects, such as electrocardiogram QT-interval prolongation, induced by compounds of pharmacological interest can dramatically impede drug research and development projects.Frederic Sannajust reports.
• 01/12/2005 - Rapid and reliable test
  Rapid screening test kits have many benefits in comparison to traditional testing methods for determining the presence of antibiotics in honey.
• 01/12/2000 - DNA microarray technology provides rapid and parallel analysis
  The acquisition and analysis of sequence data is not an end in itself; rather it is a powerful tool to help understand the complex biology of host-pathogen interactions. It can, as Dr Barbara Gledhill finds out, be used to elucidate gene expression patterns and the relationship between genes by comparative genomics andgene product function on a whole genomic scale.
• 21/12/2006 - Next-generation sequencing opens gate to new insights
  Sequencing is a powerful and versatile tool that helps scientists gain new insights in many areas of medicine and biology. Dr Burkhard Ziebolz reports.
• 24/05/2006 - Health versus wealth: balancing the needs of consumer and producer
  Recent innovations on the market definitely favour the health of the consumer rather than acting as a new product simply to maintain the producer’s market share.
• 23/11/2006 - Cranberry juice tannins can defeat E. coli bacteria
  Agroup of tannins found primarily in cranberries can transform E. coli bacteria in ways that render them unable to initiate an infection offering the possibility that the cranberry may provide an alternative to antibiotics.
• 01/12/2003 - New methods help detect veterinary chemicals in food
  Lennart Wahlström looks at a reliable method for the screening of veterinary drug residues.
• 25/05/2007 - Metagenomics has potential to transform modern microbiology
  The emerging field of metagenomics, where the DNA of entire communities of microbes is studied simultaneously, presents the greatest opportunity – perhaps since the invention of the microscope – to revolutionise understanding of the microbial world, says a new report from the US National Research Council (NRC).
• 24/05/2006 - Screening honey to keep it pure from antibiotic residues
  No antibiotic residues are permitted in honey and in order to meet legislative requirements, industry, authorities and research laboratories need rapid and sensitive screening methods for the detection of drug residues. Terry McGrath evaluates alternative methods for the screening of chloramphenicol, streptomycin and sulphonamides.
• 07/09/2009 - How manuka honey helps fight infection
  Cardiff investigated the mechanisms of manuka honey action and found that its anti-bacterial properties were not due solely to the sugars present in the honey.
• 01/06/2004 - "Focus on food poisoning, seed selection, diet and productivity"
  In the UK, scientists are using the beneficial bacteria known as probiotics to destroy food poisoning bacteria in poultry before it enters the food chain.
• 23/11/2006 - Task force tackles the growing problem of fraudulent food
  The UK Food Standards Authority (FSA) has established a Food Fraud Task Force; a European-wide fraud investigation is looking into Chinese chicken; and a new international standard, ISO 22000, will help trace food movements.
• 01/06/2002 - Novel spectroscopy techniques will assure food authenticity
  Raman spectroscopy is already finding uses in the food industry, but now a new research project in Wales aims to develop an updated version of the technology so that it can be used for tasks such as assuring food authenticity.
• 25/01/2008 - Weakness in anthrax discovered
  Researchers have found that nitric oxide is a critical part of Bacillus anthracis's defence against the immune response launched by cells infected with the bacterium.
• 07/02/2008 - HIV Denial in the Internet Era
  It may seem remarkable that, 23 years after the identification of the human immunodeficiency virus, there is still denial that the virus is the cause of acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
• 12/02/2008 - Higher polymerase activity of a human influenza virus
  Influenza viruses replicate within the nucleus of infected cells. The virus-induced Raf/MEK/ERK (MAPK) signal cascade is crucial for efficient virus replication.
• 13/02/2008 - Gene chips used to ID pneumonia
  Using gene chip technology, scientists demonstrate that they can distinguish pneumonia associated with ventilator use from other serious illnesses.
• 15/02/2008 - Defanging staph virulence
  An international team of researchers has blocked staph infections in mice using a drug previously tested in clinical trials as a cholesterol-lowering agent.
• 21/02/2008 - Emerging diseases on rise
  Researchers provide evidence that deadly emerging diseases have risen steeply across the world, and has mapped the outbreaks' main sources.
• 22/02/2008 - The structure of resistance
  A team of scientists from the University Paris Descartes has solved the structure of two proteins that allow bacteria to gain resistance to multiple types of antibiotics.
• 22/02/2008 - Nutritional therapy and disease
  There is strong evidence that early enteral feeding of patients prevents infections in a variety of traumatic and surgical illnesses.
• 26/02/2008 - Bacterial boxing gloves
  Scientists have identified the role of two proteins that contribute to disease-causing bacteria cells' versatility in resisting certain classes of antibiotics.
• 27/02/2008 - New antibiotic
  Biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival.
• 03/03/2008 - Zebrafish put to work
  A small striped fish is helping scientists understand what makes people susceptible to a common form of hearing loss, although, in this case, it's not the fish's ears that are of interest.
• 07/03/2008 - Synthetic peptoids
  Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.
• 10/03/2008 - Micorbial resistance battle continues
  The innate ability of microbes to evade containment and destruction by drugs through rapid reproduction and genetic mutation is exacerbated by the overuse and misuse of existing antimicrobial drugs.
• 12/03/2008 - Penicillin comeback?
  Recent research could open up MRSA to attack by penicillin and help create a library of designer antibiotics to use against a range of other dangerous bacteria.
• 13/03/2008 - Colds and ear infection
  A new five-year study confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections.
• 18/03/2008 - Cystic fibrosis promise
  New research holds promise for developing innovative therapies against cystic fibrosis and may also serve as a model for future therapies against the HIV virus.
• 24/03/2008 - Staph A camouflage
  Researchers have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus resists our body's natural defences against infection.
• 26/03/2008 - Ant gut-based drugs
  Scientists have discovered two key proteins that guide one of the two groups of pathogenic bacteria to make their hardy outer shells - their defence against the world.
• 02/04/2008 - Fungal multidrug resistance
  Researchers have identified a mechanism controlling multidrug resistance in fungi and could help advance treatments for opportunistic fungal infections.
• 08/04/2008 - Z ring's mysteries
  Researchers have solved important puzzles concerning how certain proteins guide the reproduction of bacteria, discoveries that could lead to a new type of antibiotics.
• 10/04/2008 - New electronic system
  Scientists have created and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to help clinicians detect contagious illness.
• 05/05/2008 - Leptospirosis causes
  Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated water. Research shows how the bacteria survives in the environment.
• 07/05/2008 - Superbug genome sequenced
  The genome of a newly emerging superbug, commonly known as Steno, reveals an organism with a remarkable capacity for drug resistance
• 20/05/2008 - Old drug, new use
  Minocycline appears to reduce stroke damage in multiple ways - inhibiting white blood cells and enzymes that, at least acutely, can destroy brain tissue and blood vessels.
• 28/05/2008 - Organic milk is cream of the crop
  A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk.
• 02/06/2008 - Salmonella in garden birds
  Scientists have found that Salmonella bacteria found in garden birds are sensitive to antibiotics, suggesting that the infection is unlike that in livestock and humans.
• 02/06/2008 - C. difficile research
  New research into the toxins, virulence, spread and prevention of the superbug Clostridium difficile is reported and will play a crucial role in fighting the pathogen.
• 04/06/2008 - Bacteria in chicken eggs
  Study finds healthy intestinal bacteria within chicken eggs: Finding could have important implications for poultry industry, food safety.
• 09/06/2008 - New pathogen from pigs' stomach
  Scientists have isolated a new bacterium in pigs' stomachs thanks to a pioneering technique, offering hope of new treatments to people who suffer with stomach ulcers.
• 12/06/2008 - Antibiotics paradox
  While consumers are increasing demand for pork produced without antibiotics, more of the pigs raised in such conditions carry bacteria and parasites.
• 19/06/2008 - Bacteria anticipate changes
  A new study by Princeton University researchers shows for the first time that bacteria don't just react to changes in their surroundings -- they anticipate and prepare for them.
• 23/06/2008 - Possible antibiotic?
  A small molecule that locks an essential enzyme in an inactive form could one day form the basis of a new class of unbeatable, species-specific antibiotics.
• 03/07/2008 - New antibiotic in development
  A new drug targets the gene that promotes antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a finding that holds potential in treating deadly strains like MRSA.
• 15/07/2008 - Stomach bug protection for kids
  H. pylori, a long-time microbial inhabitant of the human stomach, may protect children from developing asthma, according to a new study among more than 7,000 subjects.
• 21/07/2008 - Antibiotic aided RNAi
  Researchers have learned than fluoroquinolones enhances RNA interference in the laboratory and reduces potential side effects.
• 23/07/2008 - Biofilm battleground
  Bacteria often grow in crowds on surfaces where they form a community together. These biofilms develop on any surface that bacteria can attach themselves to.
• 29/07/2008 - Understanding MRSA-antibiotics
  Recently published research is providing valuable insights into new antibiotics that are aimed at combatting Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureaus.
• 06/08/2008 - Early antibiotic use leads to wheezing
  Children given antibiotics early in life often wheeze at about 15 months of age due to the presence of chest infections.
• 11/08/2008 - Pathogen common to humans and cows
  People with Crohn's disease are seven-fold more likely to have in their gut tissues the bacterium that causes a digestive-tract disease in cattle called Johne's disease.
• 19/08/2008 - Leaky gut may allow HIV into brain
  Scientist have found evidence that penetration of the blood brain barrier by HIV may be aided by a component found in the cell walls of intestinal bacteria.
• 19/08/2008 - Overcoming multiple drug resistant diseases
  Scientists have developed a method to get around one of the most common forms of resistance, thereby opening up diseases to medications were once effective.
• 20/08/2008 - Bacterial pneumonia and the 1918 flu
  The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers. Most succumbed to bacterial pneumonia.
• 02/09/2008 - Nature still best provider of drugs
  The best place to seek novel compounds for pharmaceutical drugs, alternative energy sources, and a host of industrial applications, is within natural systems that have evolved over millions of years.
• 08/09/2008 - Superbugs use poisons against defences
  Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences.
• 29/09/2008 - Malaria medicine and new antibiotics
  A team of University of Illinois microbiologists have developed a way to mass-produce an antimalarial compound, potentially making the treatment of malaria less expensive.
• 30/09/2008 - TB sugar coat aids survival
  Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body's immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say.
• 30/09/2008 - Gene regulation: Simple twists of fate
  Using state-of-the art tools, researchers observed the shape and behaviour of individual DNA molecules bent into tight loops by Lac repressor.
• 01/10/2008 - Structures of Important Plant Viruses Determined
  Flexible filamentous viruses make up a large fraction of known plant viruses and are responsible for more than half the viral damage to crop plants throughout the world.
• 01/10/2008 - Disease diagnosis in just 15 minutes
  A team led by scientists at the University of Leeds has developed a biosensor technology that uses antibodies to detect biomarkers - molecules in the human body which are often a marker for disease – much faster than current testing methods.
• 06/10/2008 - Catching infections in babies
  Researchers have shown that a new diagnostic marker called procalcitonin can help identify infants at high risk for SBIs.
• 06/10/2008 - Bacteria prevents some cancers
  Some bacteria may help protect against the development of a type of esophageal cancer, known as adenocarcinoma, according to a new review of the medical literature.
• 06/10/2008 - Disinfectants may aid bacteria resistance
  Low levels of biocides can make Staphylococcus aureus remove toxic chemicals from the cell even more efficiently, potentially making it resistant to some antibiotics.
• 08/10/2008 - Protection for stressed-out bacteria
  An international team of researchers is a step closer to understanding the spread of deadly diseases such as listeriosis, after observing for the first time how bacteria respond to stress.
• 13/10/2008 - Nanotechnology boosts war on superbugs
  Scientists are using a novel nanomechanical approach to investigate the workings of vancomycin, one of the few antibiotics that can be used to combat increasingly resistant infections such as MRSA.
• 16/10/2008 - Turning to nature for new drugs
  One of the best places to seek novel compounds for pharmaceutical drugs is within natural systems that have evolved over millions of years. Dr.K.C. Nicolaou spoke with Scientist Live recently about searching for potential drugs within nature.
• 16/10/2008 - Hearing loss apoptosis
  Several genes that play a role in how our body's cells normally auto-destruct may play a role in age-related hearing loss, according to published research.
• 28/10/2008 - Antimalarial drug prevents diabetes
  The use of an antimalarial medication may prevent the onset of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, new Geisinger research shows.
• 18/11/2008 - Farming and chemical warfare
  Leaf-cutter ants have developed a system to try and keep their gardens pest-free; an impressive feat which has evaded even human agriculturalists.
• 18/11/2008 - 3-D glimpse of bacterial cell-wall architecture
  Bacterial cell walls are actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around the bacterium.
• 28/11/2008 - A novel Staph target
  Researchers have uncovered how a bacterial pathogen interacts with the blood coagulation protein fibrinogen to cause methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
• 01/12/2008 - Antibiotics lead drugs in liver injury
  Antibiotics are the single largest class of agents that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, reports a new study in Gastroenterology.
• 12/12/2008 - Manipulating salmonella in space curtails infectiousness
  Spaceflight experiments have shown that Salmonella gene expression and virulence are profoundly altered by microgravity, with the pathogenic cells undergoing a significant increase in their infectious disease potential.
• 18/12/2008 - Evidence that probiotics are effective
  Up to one in five people on antibiotics stop taking their full course of antibiotic therapy due to diarrhoea. Physicians could help patients avoid this problem by prescribing probiotics.
• 26/12/2008 - Viral molecular motor
  Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host organisms.
• 06/01/2009 - Effective MRSA pre-screening
  Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research.
• 04/01/2009 - Micromachining for rapid healthcare product development
  Current techniques for production of structures at the micron level can be labour-intensive, multi-stepped approaches and not necessarily suitable for truly rapid prototyping.
• 15/01/2009 - Vaccine prevents pneumococcal meningitis
  A standard paediatric vaccine used to prevent several common types of life-threatening infections also effectively reduced the rates of another disease, pneumococcal meningitis, in children and adults.
• 16/01/2009 - New family of antibacterial agents
  As bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics continue to increase in number, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs. One potential new bactericide has been found in the tiny freshwater animal Hydra.
• 23/01/2009 - Study finds MRSA in Midwestern swine
  The first study documenting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in swine and swine workers in the United States has found a strain, known as ST398, in a swine production system in the Midwest
• 06/04/2009 - Germs succumb to baby broccoli
  Eating two and a half ounces of broccoli sprouts daily for two months may confer some protection against a rampant stomach bug that causes gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer.
• 11/02/2009 - Controlling intracellular protein delivery
  Scientists have uncovered the Transformer like properties of molecules responsible for carrying and depositing proteins to their correct locations within cells.
• 17/02/2009 - Software speeds enzyme design
  Computer scientists and biochemists have developed and laboratory-tested a computer program that can show experimentalists how to change the machinery that bacteria use to make natural antibiotics.
• 13/03/2009 - Biofilms stickier than expected
  Biofilms are everywhere - in dental plaque and ear canals, on contact lenses and in water pipelines - and the bacteria that make them get more resilient with age.
• 13/03/2009 - Cellular double jeopardy
  Cells have two chances to fix the same mistake in their protein-making process instead of just one - a so-called proofreading step - that had previously been identified, according to new research.
• 16/03/2009 - Hospital infection control strategies
  Hand-washing, a clean environment, appropriate infection barriers and early identification of patients at high risk of colonisation with a transmissible microorganism remain the essential measures to prevent and control infection.
• 16/03/2009 - No hiding place for infecting bacteria
  Scientists describe how they used enzymes against products of the body's own defence cells to prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria from building a protective biofilm
• 16/03/2009 - Antibiotics that don't trigger resistance
  Researchers are developing a new generation of antibiotic compounds that do not provoke bacterial resistance. The compounds work against two notorious microbes: Vibrio cholerae and E. coli 0157:H7.
• 17/03/2009 - Flies may spread drug-resistant bacteria
  Researchers found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria.
• 20/03/2009 - Simple fluorescent detector for TB
  Scientists have developed an onsite method to quickly diagnose tuberculosis and expose the deadly drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis that can mingle undetected with treatable strains.
• 01/04/2009 - Patients at high risk of C. difficile
  Doctors have developed and validated a clinical prediction rule for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection that was simple, reliable and accurate, and can be used to identify high-risk patients.
• 09/04/2009 - New non-antibiotic drugs
  Lack of an adequate amount of the mineral phosphate can turn a common bacterium into a killer, according to research soon to be published.
• 17/04/2009 - New microbial DNA production reaction
  A team of researchers has discovered a new chemical reaction for producing one of the four nucleotides, or building blocks, needed to build DNA.
• 20/04/2009 - Genetic switch potential key to new class of antibiotics
  Researchers have determined the structure of a key genetic mechanism at work in bacteria, including some that are deadly to humans, in an important step toward the design of a new class of antibiotics.
• 22/04/2009 - Sugar key to bacterial resistance
  The bacteria responsible for chronic infections in cystic fibrosis patients use one of the sugars on the germs' surface to start building a structure that helps the microbes resist efforts to kill them.