Bacteria

Louisiana girl, 8, dies after contracting rare brain-eating amoeba

Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain-eating amoeba, lives in warm, fresh bodies of water and is usually contracted by swimming in summer months.

Japanese university finds river bacteria that remove ‘forever chemicals’

The finding offers hope for tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are difficult to break down.

Dentists in S’pore lack awareness on prescribing antibiotics: NUS study

Charlene Goh, director of the Discipline of Primary Dental Care & Population Oral Health, is one of the researchers behind the study.

Is it time to clean your make-up brushes? Here’s how to find out

The antibiotics crisis isn’t the fault of science – it’s market failure

Most antibiotics today are derived from molecules produced by the microbes themselves in competition or collaboration with each other.

Singapore researchers develop antibiotics alternative for cow udder infection

(From left) Professor Mary Chan from NTU, Dr Zhang Kaixi from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology and Prof Paula Hammond from MIT.

WHO warns about surge in spread of drug-resistant superbugs

The United Nations’ health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 showed resistance to antibiotic treatments.

WHO urges ramping up arms race against drug-resistant superbugs

The WHO began tracking the development of antibacterial agents in 2017.

Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala state

Two more imported French cheeses recalled over possible listeria contamination: SFA

The agency said on Aug 14 it has added Vieux Porche Camembert De Caractere and Royal Faucon Camembert De Caractere to the list of cheese products to be recalled.

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