A northern Tasmanian childcare centre confirms a child treated for tuberculosis attended in mid-July. Close contacts are offered precautionary testing in coordination with health authorities.
En 1986, Juan Carlos Delgado, de 12 años, se convirtió en el primer paciente en recibir un doble trasplante de corazón e hígado de donantes distintos. Su historia, seguida por toda España, impulsó la cultura de la donación de órganos antes de la creación de la ONT.
Researchers have identified imidazole propionate (ImP), a molecule produced by certain gut bacteria, as a potential link between the gut microbiome and Alzheimer’s disease, showing it can exacerbate amyloid beta and tau protein issues.
UK university spinout Molendotech is launching a live water quality mapping app in the UK and US this October, utilizing its rapid bacterial testing kit as beachgoers report rising illnesses from contaminated waters.
A new study published in Translational Psychiatry links the balance of gut microflora to subclinical psychopathic traits, suggesting gut bacteria may influence behavior.
Scientists at Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used AI models Evo 1 and Evo 2 to create 16 previously unknown, functional bacteriophages capable of overcoming bacterial resistance.
Stanford researchers used large genome models to generate bacteriophage viruses that infect bacteria, achieving 16 viable strains. While showing potential for overcoming antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, the study highlights risks of AI designing vertebrate-targeting viruses, urging better governance.
Researchers in Florida successfully tested Halobacteriovorax, a predatory bacterium, to halt bacterial infections in endangered Caribbean staghorn coral under laboratory conditions.
Florida researchers tested using naturally occurring predatory bacteria called Halobacteriovorax to fight Vibrio infections in endangered Caribbean staghorn coral, showing promising results in laboratory experiments.
Florida health authorities confirmed the state's first 2026 fatality from Vibrio vulnificus involving a Palm Beach County resident, as summer heat drives a doubling of coastal bacterial infection cases.
Un estudio del VHIO, publicado en ESMO Open, vincula la bacteria Fusobacterium con un subtipo de cáncer colorrectal más agresivo y con mayor riesgo de recaída. Afecta al 21% de pacientes y su presencia tras cirugía se asocia a peor pronóstico y menor supervivencia libre de enfermedad.
Harlequin frogs, facing severe decline and extinction, are losing their toxic skin defense in captivity due to the absence of natural rainforest bacteria. This vulnerability, compounded by chytrid fungus, challenges reintroduction efforts. Scientists from UC Berkeley and PARC are researching toxin restoration and implementing a 20-year conservation plan.
A 63-year-old woman's sudden vision loss led doctors to discover a brain abscess caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Genomic sequencing revealed the bacteria evolved within her, developing a hypervirulent, 'goopy' variant that disseminated from a urinary tract infection to her brain and eye, a phenomenon termed 'heterovirulence'.
Scientists completed the first comprehensive survey of microscopic life in Australia's Great Barrier Reef, discovering hundreds of previously unknown bacterial species and thousands of viruses. This creates a new database to monitor reef health and understand how these crucial microbes respond to environmental pressures.
Scientists have comprehensively mapped the Great Barrier Reef's microbiome, identifying over 360,000 distinct viruses and more than 500 new bacterial species. This research, led by the University of Queensland and AIMS, offers a new tool for monitoring reef health and climate change impacts.
Pesquisadores da FMUSP e HCFMUSP desenvolveram um teste rápido de baixo custo para Enterobactérias Resistentes a Carbapenêmicos (ERC) em UTIs, reduzindo o tempo de diagnóstico de dias para seis horas. A inovação permite suspender isolamentos preventivos mais cedo e pode gerar economia, mas não diminui o contágio automaticamente.
A Boston woman suspects toxic blue-green algae in the Charles River caused her 16-year-old dog's death after a swim at Millennium Park. Officials issued a precautionary advisory for the river stretch and will test water samples.
Starlet sea anemones use specialized mobile nematosomes and the cJun gene to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial microbes, challenging the belief that targeted immunity is exclusive to vertebrates' adaptive immune systems and pushing back its evolutionary timeline.
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Kiel University discovered that the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, uses specialized mobile cell structures called nematosomes to selectively identify and destroy harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial ones. This challenges the long-held assumption that targeted immune discrimination requires the complex adaptive immune system of vertebrates, pushing back the evolutionary timeline for such capabilities by hundreds of millions of years.
Online networks are reportedly 'gamifying' violence and encouraging self-harm, targeting children in games like Roblox and Minecraft, with cases globally. Meanwhile, Iran declares 'full-scale war' with the US, and Andy Burnham becomes the UK's new prime minister, pledging to end rough sleeping.
Scientists from Brain Chemistry Labs, in partnership with Calusa Waterkeeper, have identified airborne cyanobacterial neurotoxins, specifically 2,4-DAB, in Southwest Florida. This finding follows previous research linking the toxin to Alzheimer's in beached dolphins and suggests chronic human exposure, posing risks for neurodegenerative diseases like ALS.
Virginia Tech research reveals nanoplastics, tiny plastic fragments, can strengthen bacterial biofilms and activate viruses in drinking water systems. This makes harmful microbes more resistant to disinfection, posing a challenge for water treatment and public health by fostering "superbugs" and increasing maintenance complexity.
Blockchain technology, initially proposed by Haber and Stornetta and popularized by Nakamoto, is a distributed digital ledger that stores data in immutable, timestamped blocks. It enables secure, decentralized transactions without third parties, used in cryptocurrencies and adopted by companies like Walmart and IBM for supply chain tracking, offering benefits like increased accuracy and security despite data storage limits and regulatory changes.
Estudo da Universidade de Trento revela que coabitantes compartilham mais cepas bacterianas orais e intestinais. Casais lideram em troca de microbiota oral, possivelmente por beijos, com implicações para doenças metabólicas.
