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Gel fights drug-resistant bacteria and induces body’s natural immune defense

Scienmag

In the fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria, scientists in Sweden have developed a new kind of antibiotic-free protection for wounds that kills drug-resistant bacteria and induces the body’s own immune responses to fight infections.

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Scientists use mRNA to reprogramme the immune system

Drug Discovery World

Dr Kaustav Das Gupta and Professor Matt Sweet from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience discovered that a molecule derived from glucose in immune cells can both stop bacteria growing and dampen inflammatory responses. Coli bacteria from growing,” Dr Das Gupta said. “It

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Research Shows How Gut Bacteria Can Help Fight Cancer

XTalks

Increasing research into the gut microbiome has revealed new and emerging roles for the ‘good bacteria’ in our bodies, with the latest being a new study that shows how they can help the immune system attack cancer cells. Related: Characterizing the Tumor Microbiome: Bacteria Found in Tumors May Predict Response to Therapy.

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2021 Young Scientist Award winners announced

The Pharma Data

For their remarkable scientific contributions, doctoral student Julia Klaus, Zurich University VetSuisse Faculty, and Dr Yasmin Parr from the MRC-University of Glasgow, Centre for Virus Research, have received the 2021 ABCD Young Scientist Award. To foster young talent development in the feline health research community.

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This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) 

Drug Discovery World

Perhaps most importantly, a new antibiotic was found that targets a Gram-negative pathogen, mRNA was used as an effective therapy for a rare liver disease, and a common immune cell was found to attack cancer.

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This week in drug discovery (13-17 March)

Drug Discovery World

The top stories: mRNA vaccine 100% effective against deadly bacteria For the first time, researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that is lethal to humans, paving the way for effective vaccination against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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US researchers decipher how one gut bacterium influences immunity

Drug Discovery World

From immunity to metabolism to mental health, it seems like the gut microbiome has been linked to every aspect of human health and disease. But with hundreds of bacterial species populating our gastrointestinal tract, it’s a daunting task to pinpoint which molecules made by which bacteria affect which biological processes—and how they do so.