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Antibiotic-impregnated shunt could prevent hydrocephalus infections, save millions

A new study reported that using shunt tubing impregnated with two common antibiotics is effective in preventing infection after brain surgery to relieve hydrocephalus. This simple but highly effective practice could save millions of pounds, prevent devastating brain damage, and shorten hospital stay and antibiotic use duration.

13 Sep 2019

Novel approach could help prevent sepsis in burn patients

Immediately following severe burns, bacteria reach the wound from different sources, including the patient's skin, gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tracts and health care-related human contact.

4 Sep 2019

Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system

Pneumonia is a lung infection, filling up the alveoli with pus and fluid. At present, it’s the leading cause of death among children. The lung infection accounts for 15 percent of all deaths in children below five years old, killing more than 800,000 children in 2017 alone.

3 Sep 2019

Scientists discover how resistant bacteria block entrance of antibiotics

Scientists have discovered how Klebsiella pneumoniae evolves to become resistant to carbapenem antibiotics.

2 Sep 2019

UTEP professor receives $2.7 million NIH grant to study AIDS-associated fungal meningitis

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $2.7 million grant to Luis R. Martinez, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, to study a potentially life-threatening fungus and suggest possible treatments.

14 Aug 2019

Researchers identify molecular switch that impacts immune responses to viral infections

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have identified a molecular switch that impacts immune responses to viral infections, and whether or not protective antibodies are produced.

14 Aug 2019

Leptospirosis is far more widespread in Puerto Rico than previously believed

The bacterial disease Leptospirosis poses a serious health threat to the residents of Puerto Rico, as new research, conducted in part at Texas State University, suggests that the disease is far more widespread on the island than previously believed.

8 Aug 2019

New twist on century-old plastic surgery technique helps repair patient's skull base

A Rutgers-led team of surgeons developed a groundbreaking procedure based on a century-old plastic surgery technique, to save the life of a patient who suffered complications following the removal of a cancerous tumor inside his skull.

1 Aug 2019

Nanotechnology-based compound used to deliver hepatitis B vaccine

Nanotechnology-based compounds are now being tested as a possible delivery vehicle for vaccines. A team of researchers demonstrated how the oral delivery vehicle SBA-15, one such nanotechnology-based compound can deliver an oral vaccine against hepatitis B to the immune system.

11 Jul 2019

Australian seagulls carry superbugs

In a surprising observation, a team of Australian scientists found that one in five silver gulls in Australia harbored antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which could cause a wave of serious human infections. This comes against a background of increasing alarm over the emergence of antibiotic resistance in many common bacterial species.

11 Jul 2019

Australia leads the world in childhood immunization coverage

Even as Australia reels under a deadly flu season, some solace may be found in the fact that almost 95% of of five-year-old Australian children are almost completely immunized against deadly childhood diseases, according to the latest report.

8 Jul 2019

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and governments must better support mandatory immunization programs, says an international group of leading public health scientists in a statement published in the Journal of Health Communication.

2 Jul 2019

Researchers develop improved vaccine for meningitis and bloodstream infections

Researchers have now developed a new vaccine, a native outer membrane vesicle vaccine, for meningitis and bloodstream infections caused by "meningococcal group B" bacteria.

29 Jun 2019

HIB-vaccinated children show improved anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling outcomes

India accounts for the highest number of Haemophilus influenzae type b cases and Hib- associated deaths in the world.

13 Jun 2019

Scientists discover weakness in common cold virus

Scientists have discovered a weakness on the surface of the viruses that cause a multitude of illnesses.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers map the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia around the world

Researchers have mapped the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia around the world and revealed how these bacteria evolve in response to vaccination.

11 Jun 2019

Queen’s researchers develop innovative rapid test to improve maternal health in developing countries

A grant from the McClay Foundation will enable Queen's researchers to work with clinicians to offer fast diagnostic testing to prevent meningitis and sepsis in maternity wards for the first time in Malawi.

31 May 2019

Researchers study optimum conditions to administer human milk to premature babies

Giving human milk to premature babies is recommended by the WHO for at least six months in order to provide, as well as nutrients, key antimicrobial substances for these babies, who are born with low weight or can be immunosuppressed.

25 May 2019

Study: India has large disparities in under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states

India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country and had large disparities in the under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

14 May 2019

How proteins in outer membrane of bacteria stick to and populate in human body

The discovery, published today in Nature Communications by researchers from La Trobe University and the University of Queensland, provides details on how proteins in the outer membrane of bacteria - the bacteria's 'superglue' - are able to stick to and populate parts of the human body.

30 Apr 2019

Meningitis News and Research

Latest Meningitis News and Research

Antibiotic-impregnated shunt could prevent hydrocephalus infections, save millions

Novel approach could help prevent sepsis in burn patients

Pneumonia uses hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system

Scientists discover how resistant bacteria block entrance of antibiotics

UTEP professor receives $2.7 million NIH grant to study AIDS-associated fungal meningitis

Researchers identify molecular switch that impacts immune responses to viral infections

Leptospirosis is far more widespread in Puerto Rico than previously believed

New twist on century-old plastic surgery technique helps repair patient's skull base

Nanotechnology-based compound used to deliver hepatitis B vaccine

Australian seagulls carry superbugs

Australia leads the world in childhood immunization coverage

New statement lays down recommendations to combat fall in vaccination rates

Researchers develop improved vaccine for meningitis and bloodstream infections

HIB-vaccinated children show improved anthropometric, cognitive, and schooling outcomes

Scientists discover weakness in common cold virus

Researchers map the most common bacterial cause of pneumonia around the world

Queen’s researchers develop innovative rapid test to improve maternal health in developing countries

Researchers study optimum conditions to administer human milk to premature babies

Study: India has large disparities in under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states

How proteins in outer membrane of bacteria stick to and populate in human body

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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Latest Meningitis News and Research

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