infections

Copper beds in hospitals have 95 percent fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds

A new study has found that copper hospital beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Electrochemical therapy (ECT) can enhance the ability of antibiotics to eradicate microbes

New Pitt Research Uses Electrochemical Approach to Treat Infections of Metal-Based Implants Titanium has many

Using genetically engineered bacteriophages to fight infection: Viruses that can infect and kill bacteria

Scientists have used an experimental therapy that relies on bacteria-infecting viruses collected, in part, through

A simple urine test could diagnose bacterial pneumonia and even tell if antibiotics are working

Results could also indicate whether antibiotics have successfully treated the infection. Pneumonia, a respiratory disease

Fighting infection and helping wounds heal fast using a new microgel powder

While making smart glue, a team of engineers discovered a handy byproduct: hydrogen peroxide. In

Using the body’s own peptides to reduce infection and inflammation as an alternative to antibiotics

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have in collaboration with colleagues in Copenhagen and Singapore,

A new approach to treating infection by targeting bacterial armor

Boosting efforts to fight antibiotic resistance, Stanford researchers have found that a thin membrane, thought

A new method that can quickly and accurately detect infections

A new study by Waldemar Gorski, professor and chair of the UTSA Department of Chemistry,

A new compound for life-threatening infections

Purdue University researchers have identified  a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself

Could essential oils help prevent millions of infections every year?

James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as

Microbeads could help reduce or eliminate bacterial infections in burn wounds

Computer simulations of microscopic, protein-coated beads that block bacteria from binding to host cells suggest

A new non-invasive method of detecting infection and monitoring antibiotic therapy

The new imaging agent offers a non-invasive method of detecting infection and monitoring antibiotic therapy.

Using bioelectricity to fight dangerous infections

Drugs already approved for other uses in people help frogs survive deadly E. coli by

Bacterial or viral infection? Now we can tell

Researchers from The University of Queensland and Imperial College London have developed a method to

Infection-fighting bandages for serious burns

A new generation of biological infection-fighting bandages could reduce the death rate among victims of