Light Against Superbugs: Can Laser Therapies Really Fix Dental Infections?
A new mini-review finds that antimicrobial light-based therapies in dentistry excel at killing microbes in the lab but have so ...
Tag: biofilm
Dental Chair Waterlines Harbor Hidden Biofilms as Global Safety Standards Diverge
A global review reveals that dental unit waterlines harbor persistent biofilms of Legionella, mycobacteria, and fungi, while safety standards vary ...
New Timing Rule Tells Engineers Exactly When to Strike Growing Biofilms With UV Light or Plasma
A closed-form mathematical criterion derived from a logistic growth-inactivation balance identifies the latest moment a UV-C or cold atmospheric plasma ...
Habitat Trumps Salinity in Shaping Baltic Coastal Microbial Eukaryotes
A combined field and aquarium study in the Gulf of Finland shows that habitat type, ecological succession, and parasitism shape ...
Soil Bacterium From Licorice Roots Strips MRSA Biofilms and Silences Their Genes
A Bacillus strain isolated from licorice roots produces a cell-free supernatant that kills MRSA, dismantles over 90 percent of established ...
Different Genetic Roads Lead to the Same Drug Resistance in Candida albicans
Whole-genome sequencing of laboratory-evolved Candida albicans shows that fluconazole and caspofungin resistance can arise through convergent phenotypic adaptations built on ...
Ancient Iranian Cheeses Yield Superbug-Fighting Bacteria With Probiotic Superpowers
Researchers isolated 66 lactic acid bacteria strains from traditional Iranian dairy products and identified two standout candidates, Lactiplantibacillus pentosus ID27 ...
Ultrasound-Shaken Implants Reveal Hidden Bone Infection Pathogens
A Dutch study finds that culturing fluid shaken from removed fracture-fixation hardware by ultrasound detects pathogens missed by tissue cultures, ...
Pineapple Enzyme and Mucus-Thinner Combo Shows Promise Against Devastating Implant Infections
A new review examines laboratory evidence that a pineapple enzyme combined with N-acetylcysteine can dismantle the antibiotic-resistant biofilms that make ...
Porphyrin Frameworks Emerge as Light-Driven Weapons Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
A new review in Advanced Science details how porphyrin-based porous materials, including metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, hydrogen-bonded frameworks, and ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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