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Dog food sold across Europe contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including ‘superbugs’ found in hospital patients

Scienmag

New research being presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held online this year, reveals raw dog food to be a major source of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, making it an international public health risk.

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Researchers find differential impacts of Blastocystis strains on gut health

Medical Xpress

The gut microbiota contains trillions of bacteria that can promote health or cause disease under different conditions. The collective DNA sequences that make up the bacteria flora, is called the microbiome.

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Is the microbiome therapy hype up for a reckoning?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The idea behind these treatments relies on altering the gut microbiome by designing therapeutics that contain bacteria derived from donated stool samples. Regulatory concerns remain Overall, microbiome research has not advanced as much as expected, which is partly due to safety issues, says Hota.

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Engineering an “invisible cloak” for bacteria to deliver drugs to tumors

The Pharma Data

Columbia Engineering researchers report that they have developed a “cloaking” system that temporarily hides therapeutic bacteria from immune systems, enabling them to more effectively deliver drugs to tumors and kill cancer cells in mice. Using Bacteria For Therapy. Sheng Professor of Biomedical Engineering.

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Environmental sustainability innovation: Leading companies in lactobacilli-based probiotics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lactobacilli-based probiotics is a key innovation area in environmental sustainability Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts, found in yogurt and other food supplements that provide health benefits when ingested or applied to the body. Probiotics contain different types of microorganisms.

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New biomaterial capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

Medical Xpress

Researchers from the Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory of Universidad Católica de Valencia (UCV) have developed a new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections at the same time.

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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity.