Category: Education
New antibiotic from soil microbe could kill drug-resistant bacteria –study
A new antibiotic, called pseudouridimycin, produced by a microbe found in a soil sample collected in Italy has been found to be effective against a broad spectrum of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria in a test tube and cures bacterial infections […]
Scientists identify three bird flu virus mutations that could lead to pandemic
Researchers led by James Paulson of the Scripps Research Institute in California in the US have identified three mutations that have the potential to turn a strain of bird flu now circulating in China into a potential pandemic virus that […]
New “real sun tan” drug could help protect from UV damage, skin cancer
Scientists have created a new drug that tricks the skin into creating the brown form of the pigment melanin to make the skin tan, without the damaging effects of UV radiation. The team at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US […]
Male farmers in Sabah most likely to contract “monkey malaria”, study finds
Adult male farmers in Sabah, Malaysia have the highest risk of contracting Plasmodium knowlesi malaria — an infection usually found only in monkeys — than other people in their communities, according to a new study conducted by the London School […]
Contrasting demand for alternative sweeteners in western, Asian markets
Significant changes in the demand for alternative sweeteners has put the high-intensity sweetener (HIS) markets in Western and Eastern countries in contrast to one another – with one showing decline and the other remaining strong. Although new, natural sweeteners like […]
Some US drugs with “accelerated approval” lack strong clinical evidence
Some drugs that have been given “accelerated approval” by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDDA) to be made available to the American public lack stringent clinical evidence proving their benefits, according to a new study published by researchers from […]
Coffee, herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis
A new study has found that drinking coffee or herbal tea may help protect against liver fibrosis, which is the scarring of the liver resulting from chronic inflammation and is estimated as the degree of liver stiffness. Scientists think these […]
Lab-produced skin could end animal testing in cosmetics industry
Move over animal testing, and make way for lab-produced skin. L’Oréal is now shifting gears by producing human skin in order to restrict animal testing. But this is no new order, the French cosmetics giant that includes other brands such […]
How a new hospital gets colonized by germs
Hundreds of thousands of patients get hospital-acquired infections every year, and in 2011, 75,000 people died as a result. As hospitals work to better protect patients from germs that travel easily among the weak and already-ill, researchers saw a golden […]
Scientists uncover ways on how cancers can escape the immune system
A team of Singapore scientists has discovered new insights on how cancers evade the immune system. Using gastric cancer (GC), the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, the conclusion made may be applicable to other major cancers with potential […]
