Tag: Bacteria
Long covid linked to air pollution exposure in young adults – new study
Although covid-19 infections are usually less severe in young adults, this does not mean that they are not still at risk of complications from covid-19. For example around one in 25 adults over 16 have reported suffering from prolonged covid-19 symptoms after their first infection. For some, these symptoms lasted almost two years. While we […]
Agnes Wold: Basically all people have herpes
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program leader Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold about the mouth and dental health: The bacteria that give you bad breath and if your tongue scratches can help. And therefore you cannot detect a disease by looking at someone’s tongue. And then Agnes surprises host […]
Agnes Wold: There is no indication that it would be good to eat antioxidants
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program manager Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: Together with the presenter Christer Lundberg, Professor Agnes Wold returns to some question marks from last season. In addition to delving into antioxidants and free radicals, the professor talks about sudden infant death syndrome, the […]
Thursday’s papers: The return of the Prime Minister, stubborn bacteria and Budapest’s Nordic NATO vote
The Minister of Defense said that the praise Finland has received over the past year for its defense capability has been “almost embarrassing” at times.
Antibiotic medicine recalled after discovery of multi-resistant bacteria
Drastic impactDicillin is produced by the Swiss company Sandoz, and SSI has alerted its network in the EU and WHO about the results. Multi-resistant bacteria can expand and complicate the treatment of infections, as antibiotics that are usually used may not have any effect. Those infected with multidrug-resistant bacteria must also be isolated when they […]
Studies reveal why humans contract rodent-borne diseases
Washington [US]Dec 14 (ANI): In a global study, scientists have identified that most reservoirs of rodent-borne diseases tend to live exclusively or occasionally in or near human dwellings, showing wide fluctuations in numbers. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to better understand the transmission routes of diseases spread by animals. The study shows how […]
Methane from Nord Stream leakage may threaten ecosystems: research
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — More than two months after the first Nord Stream gas leak was reported, methane levels are still elevated and may pose a threat to the ecosystem, researchers at a Swedish university said Sunday. Research has shown that “a significant part of the methane gas that leaked from the pipelines on […]
Streptococcal infections among children
Pediatricians are registering more and more infections in children. They ask you to be vigilant for symptoms that may require special treatment. Streptococcal (streptococcal) infections in children should be taken seriously. “Invasive infections are infections where bacteria enter the bloodstream or the central nervous system. Sometimes they cause serious skin infections and muscle aches,” she […]
The study shows a new and more detailed global map of antimicrobial resistance
By analyzing the wastewater samples received by DTU from 243 cities in 101 countries between 2016 and 2019, researchers have now mapped where in the world the occurrence of resistance genes is greatest, how the genes are located and in which types of bacteria they are found. . The results of a new metagenomic study […]
Research finds how common immune cells can prevent gut healing
Solna [Sweden]December 3 (ANI): The effective functioning of the immune system depends on the presence of B lymphocytes. However, Karolinska Institutet researchers have shown that they can sometimes cause more harm than good because their numbers increase sharply after intestinal trauma, which hinders the healing process. The findings, published in the journal Immunity, may have […]
The study examines how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Washington [US]December 4 (ANI): Karolinska Institutet researchers have shown that B-lymphocytes, on which the efficient functioning of the immune system depends, can sometimes cause more harm than good as their numbers increase sharply after intestinal trauma, hindering the healing process. The findings, published in the journal Immunity, may have an impact on how inflammatory bowel […]
Gut microbes disrupted by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics: a study
The first findings from an ongoing study of the microbiomes of patients and volunteers at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick were published in the scientific journal Molecular Biomedicine. The study, which began in May 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, was designed to reset the microbiome because many patients with […]
Mosquitoes bite some of us more than others, here’s why
Vosshall and Maria Elena De Obaldiaa former postdoc in the lab, decided to investigate the leading theory that explains the variable attractiveness of mosquitoes: individual odor variations associated with skin microbiota. According to the study published in the article, “Differential mosquito attraction to humans is associated with skin-derived carboxylic acid levels.” They recently showed that […]
Agnes Wold: You don’t get healthier because you have a clean house
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with program leader Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: Then the bacteria in the laundry die and therefore sunlight is effective against both bacteria and viruses. If silverfish, mealybugs and shared laundry are not dangerous to health. And so Christer and Agnes discuss how […]
Science Round-Up: Study finds bias against female politicians in Denmark
The latest election represented a historic moment for women’s representation in Danish politics, where the proportion of 44 percent of elected women in the Folketing exceeded 40 percent for the first time. However, this is most likely the result of women’s sheer willpower in a society that continues to stack the deck against them, a […]
Danish news overview: Paying the price for not updating to MitID, as they were warned countless times
Since 1 November, it has no longer been possible for residents and businesses to use NemID. Originally, the deadline to switch to the new preferred digital login solution, MitID, was earlier this year, but it was pushed back due to a large number of defaulters. But despite the great media focus, thousands still did not […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Baby talk’ is a universal phenomenon and similar across languages, study shows
A joint study from Aarhus University and the University of York shows that the way of communicating with babies and toddlers, child-directed-speech (CBT), is a global phenomenon with many identical aspects that are shared by many languages. What is known as CBT generally involves high-pitched, slow-paced and animated speech. PhD student Christopher Martin Mikkelsen Cox, […]
Conrad the Contrarian: Pandemic Hangover
In Denmark, we have almost forgotten the pandemic. As a DSB garbage bag, we have left it with amnesia about the last two years. The only lasting memories are relics: the objects that survived from ancient times.Recently I saw a faded ‘Keep Your Distance’ sticker on the floor of my supermarket, which today is a […]
Coating can be game changer to kill Covid virus, bacteria in minutes: Study
It killed 99.9% of microbes even after months of repeated cleaning, scrubbing, and other real surfaces like keyboards, cell phone screens, and chicken cutting boards. The coating could be a game changer in traditionally germ-ridden public spaces like airports and hospitals. Anish Tutejaprofessor of materials science and technology at UM and corresponding author of the […]
Improper disposal of medicines is a serious problem in the capital region
According to a recent study, almost a third (28%) of the residents of the capital region do not return unused or expired medicines to the pharmacy. The study also shows that women take their medical waste to the pharmacy much more often than men. A total of 1,002 people between the ages of 16 and […]
Bean product withdrawn due to listeria
The food company Raisio has withdrawn some of its broad beans from the market – or broad bean in Finnish – the products due to the discovery of listeria bacteria. According to the Food Safety Agency, the recall concerns the 250-gram packages of Raision Beanit umami crumb products, the last date of which is August […]
Why is it important to clean sex toys?
Although it’s still a taboo, there probably hasn’t been a single person who hasn’t considered trying sex toys. Raise your hand if you also have a favorite sex toy hidden somewhere private but easily accessible. If you owe any sex toys, hopefully you already know how to clean them properly. But if you’re just thinking […]
Toxic blue-green algae blooms grow in the Archipelago Sea, in the Gulf of Finland
Toxic blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are abundant in Finnish waters, especially in the coastal areas of the Archipelago Sea and the Gulf of Finland, says the Finnish Environmental Center Syke. According to the department’s senior researcher, the situation is slightly worse than in recent years. Mika Raateoja. "There is reason to worry," he said. The […]
Anthrax found in dead cattle in the nature park in Croatia
ZAGREB, Croatia: Croatian authorities have said that anthrax has been diagnosed in dozens of cattle found dead in a natural park southeast of the Croatian capital Zagreb. The Ministry of Agriculture said that the authorities tested the animal bodies after reports that certain cattle had developed neurological symptoms before they died. Officials said measures were […]
Danish news: Despite the extended deadline, 40,000 tax forms from companies in Denmark are still missing
The Danish Tax Agency has said in a press release that there is still a lack of 40,000 accounting forms from companies in Denmark. The deadline, this morning, was postponed after operational problems last week at Nets – the company behind national services such as Dankort and NemID. According to the agency, these issues have […]
Blue-green algae spread on the southwest coast, in the lakes
Blue-green algae, or blue-green algae, have increased in marine areas and have also been observed in lakes, Ely has reported. Blue-green algae were observed this week, especially in the Archipelago Sea and the Inner Archipelago. Observations of the sea were made on the coasts of Kemiönsaari, Kaarina and Naantali. However, the amounts of cyanobacteria observed […]
The activity of ticks is increasing in the south, fading after Midsummer in the Oulu region
During the spring and early summer, more than 36,000 tick observations have been reported to the University of Turku. Punkkilive website. These point to particularly high concentrations of parasitic spiders on the south coast, as well as many observations from the Oulu region. "The predominant species in Oulu is taiga, which makes up about 98 […]
Blue-green algae appear in the southern lakes before Midsummer
Observations of cyanobacteria have increased somewhat since last week, the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) said on Thursday. Most of the blue-green algae blooms have come from inland waters in southern Finland, Häme, Pirkanmaa and eastern Finland. Syke said in a press release that the expected hot weather for Midsummer is likely to accelerate cyanobacterial blooms. […]
THL: Reduction of respiratory infections during a Covid pandemic
Data from last year’s disease registry published by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) showed that the Covid pandemic continued to slow the spread of several infectious diseases, and fewer respiratory infections in particular were reported. The data revealed that in 2021, significantly fewer laboratory-confirmed cases of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma were detected, […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Turkey, ticks and three-euro gas
Helsingin sanomat newspaper includes presidential analysis Sauli NiinistöThe Kultaranta talks at the two-day foreign policy summit stated that the event presented a cold reality: there is no solution in sight of Turkey’s opposition to Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to NATO. As few people outside Turkey seem to know what Turkey really wants to block the […]
Finland saves when the prices of some medicines fall by 98%
Finnish public health care aims to expand the use of generic medicines to create savings. Most Finns do not pay the full price for their medicine. The ceiling of the benefit company Kela’s self-sufficient medicines is approximately EUR 600 per year. This means that taxpayers pay the rest, which is why the expiration of drug […]
The Finns said that now it is (mostly) okay to hug if they want to
As the meeting and greeting continue in Finland, some people are considering whether the handshakes and hugs are appropriate. It says it’s good to get a person’s permission before touching Asko JärvinenChief Physician of Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases. "We can gently and slowly begin to […]
Agnes Wold on the connection between dental health and heart attack
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold on Oral and Dental Health: About our important oral bacteria and why it can be good to suck on the baby’s pacifier. The professor also talks about our sugar phobia, if you can get better saliva from kissing […]
150 salmonella cases in Europe linked to the Belgian Kinderfabrik
A total of 150 cases of salmonella have been detected in nine European countries, two specialized European agencies said on Tuesday, pointing the finger at a Kinder chocolate factory in Belgium that has closed. “Most cases are children under the age of 10, and many are hospitalized,” the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control […]
Agnes Wold: There are very few bacteria that make you sick
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, tackles contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg Agnes Wold on bacteria: Therefore, it is not dangerous to drink old water, but hot water directly from the tap should be avoided. Agnes also answers the question of whether we should wash our clothes in 40 or 60 degrees […]
According to research, a new type of UV light makes indoor air as safe as outdoors
Disinfection of indoor air with remote UVC light is a new way to safely and effectively destroy airborne viruses in occupied spaces. Research has suggested that remote UVC light from ceiling-mounted lamps could be a highly effective passive technique to reduce the infectivity of airborne diseases and reduce the risk of a subsequent pandemic. “Far-UVC […]
Scientists are developing a new enzyme to beat plastic waste
The results of the study were published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The research was led jointly by a professor Jen DuBoisMontana State University, and Professor John McGeehan From the University of Portsmouth, who in 2018 led an international team that designed a natural enzyme that could break down PET […]
Ed Talk: Day care or no day care
Navigating the day care system can be a shocking experience. What is best for your child? Nursery or day care? Everyone tells you to sign up early. You are tired. You have not slept. The home nurse comes to visit and informs about your options. There is talk among parents about where it is best […]
Agnes Wold: Horrible myth that you can laugh healthy
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: You can influence this through positive thinking and therefore Agnes says that you can not think healthy. Professor Wold also talks about tooth loss and bacteria, and then she goes through the myth that our ears […]
Denmark may become the zero point for future pandemics
Politicians must act Kolmo went on to argue that the agricultural sector and politicians need to devise a plan to tackle such an eventuality. “We can not just let it spread, as we have seen with the antibiotic-resistant MRSA bacteria we now see in almost all conventional Danish populations, which infect many people every year,” […]
Scientists are finding out how the bacteria adapt to the new environment
The study was the subject of research at the University of Wurzburg’s Institute for Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB) and the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-Based Infection Research. Scientists in the professor’s laboratory Jorg Vogelwho served as director of molecular infection biology at JMU and CEO of HIRI, elucidated new details about these signaling pathways and mechanisms. […]
Varnish seeds have a significant antimicrobial effect against MRSA
Amount of refractory wound infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA is increased. HUS Helsinki University Hospital, VTT, the University of Turku and the Hospital Universitario Principe de Astúrias, together with the Spanish research institute Fundación Jiménez Díaz, are studying the effectiveness of compounds fractionated from berries against wound-causing microbes. infections. Ellagitannins, compounds fractionated […]
In the capital region, dogs get sick and cough
Dozens of reports have been received by the Food Agency in recent days about coughing dogs. Members of the Hundasamfélagið group also report this condition on Facebook. Vets advise guardians to isolate sick dogs. “Kennel cough is a known respiratory disease in dogs and can have many causes – both viruses and bacteria. The most […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Historically poor’ wind speeds blamed for renewable energy dives
The level of wind energy supply in the Danish electricity system fell in 2021 due to a “historically bad” year with wind speeds, according to Jesper Kronborg, senior business developer at the energy company Energinet. The contribution of the wind supply experienced a “noticeable decrease” from 46.5 to 43.6 percent between 2020 and 2021 – […]
Bi Puranen
For many years, Secretary General of the World Values Survey, which for 40 years has examined and analyzed people’s values and beliefs. Bi Puranen is an associate professor of economic history and collaborates with the Institute for Future Studies and Karolinska Institutet. Bi Puranen was for a period editor-in-chief of the National Encyclopedia. – My […]
New research is moving closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacteria and reduce the use of antibiotics
More and more infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, gonorrhea and salmonellosis, are developing antibiotic resistance, meaning they are more difficult to treat, increasing mortality, prolonging hospital stay and higher costs. Phage therapy uses viruses that are harmless to humans (known as phage) to kill bacteria. Phage therapy can be used in combination with antibiotics to more […]
The Finnish food company Solar Foods was awarded in NASA’s space food challenge
The winners of the 1st stage of the Deep Space Food Challenge were announced on October 21st. The challenge, launched in January by NASA and their Canadian counterpart CSA, is looking for innovations to feed astronauts on long spaceflight. The Finnish food company Solar Foods took up the challenge with its innovative technology, which produces […]
Hong Kong scientists develop world’s first anti-COVID steel: Report
The researchers were able to produce antiviral properties by adjusting the chemical composition and microstructure of ordinary stainless steel according to the project leader, the professor. Mingxin Huang. “The project team … has made significant breakthroughs in producing the first anti-COVID-19 stainless steel to kill coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Anti-COVID-19 stainless […]
Studies show that COVID-19 test kits also measure oral microbioma in saliva
The study was published in the NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes Journal. This study was the first to test the accuracy of these saliva-based, home-use COVID-19 test kits against oral microbiome, animal, and human bacteria. “We inhale a small amount of our saliva every day, so it makes sense that some of the microbes that live […]
The study has found a new group of antibacterial molecules
Stockholm [Sweden], 19 November (ANI): Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University and the University of Bonn have identified a new group of molecules that have an antibacterial effect against many antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The discovery could help develop new, effective antibiotics with few side effects. The results of the study have been published in the scientific […]
Summary of Science: Has religious satire shaped our culture more than religion itself?
What about the holy war, the bloody battles among Christians, and the general accounts of medieval barbarism, it is common to perceive the Middle Ages as more pious than the atheist modern era. But that may not be the case. In a new paper, ‘The Gospel of Deviance’, satire researcher Dennis Meyhoff Brink from the […]
New study finds possible link between breastfeeding and children’s health
Researchers from DTU and the University of Copenhagen have found a possible explanation for why breastfeeding benefits infant health. A study shows that the bacteria that feed on breast milk in infants’ intestines have an enzyme that enables the bacteria to develop substances that are likely to positively affect the immune system. That knowledge can, […]
Scientific conclusion: Life expectancy fell globally under COVID-19 but increased in Denmark
An analysis of data from Europe, the USA and Chile carried out by researchers at the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Oxford reveals a large-scale reduction in life expectancy in 2020, except in Denmark and Norway, where it actually increased. The pandemic caused the largest one-year decline in life expectancy in Western […]
Agnes Wold: Stop worrying about bacteria
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold this week: This is what the world would have looked like without antibiotics. We learn about what bacteria look like and why the tetanus shot saves lives. The pod that kills myths and provides answers to your questions […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: ICU jam, hand disinfectants, return to Lapland and gambling problems
Helsingin sanomat newspaper reports that intensive care units are under increasing strain due to unvaccinated Covid patients. Finland has abandoned many of the restrictions it had imposed to stop Covid cases, but the pandemic continues, although vaccinees are now much less likely to be offered a PCR test under Finland’s new testing strategy. The number […]
Early Travel: The whole tooth and nothing but …
When I look down at our young son’s smooth gums, I feel sorry for the fool for the pain he’s getting. Not bite of eruption of teeth or stinging of wobbly, but the pain of realizing once he has got his ‘permanent’ set that he too will lose some of them and only death will […]
Finland’s first UVC disinfection robot cleans in Turku
A new cleaning device is being tested at Turku University Hospital (Tyks). It is Uve, Finland’s first UV (ultraviolet) disinfection robot, a device of 80,000 euros, which the facility received as a donation from the EU. Administrative Director of Tyksin Hospital Hygiene Unit, Tiina Kurvinen, said he welcomed EU donations. "Patient rooms have a lot […]
Life-threatening bacteria abound in nine out of ten nursing homes
This is shown by a study from Aalborg University and the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), which has not yet been published, writes the media Ingeniøren. In nine out of ten nursing homes, legionella has been found in the water. The worst situation is in Copenhagen, where after water tests it can be concluded that there […]
Attract the family to an experience in the autumn
– As a nature guide, I am often asked about my favorite season, and it is actually autumn. Here you get the biggest sensory bombardment, and it’s a really good season to go out with the family, she says. An obvious activity is to focus on the micro-life of the forest, which is busy fetching […]
Denmark has one of the highest incidences of legionnaires’ disease in the EU
Old cisterns and alcohol SSI has set up a working group to try to clarify the reasons for the increase as well as its geographical distribution. Because another riddle about the disease is that the problem is bigger in certain areas of the country – and Copenhagen is not one of them. For example, the […]
Science Round-Up: Time to take carnivorous disease seriously, the Danish health authority acknowledges
The first appearance of necrotizing fasciitis on Danish television, via the documentary ‘the code-eating bacteria’, created great awareness of a disease whose symptoms are often overlooked. The documentary contained many examples where patients with the carnivorous disease, which is transmitted through a carnivorous bacterium, were rejected by doctors. The disease can be fatal if left […]
Jam from Icelandic currants
One of the few fruits that can ripen outdoors in Iceland is redcurrant. Right now we have an abundance of them. After breaking off the bush, washing it and freeing it from the stalks, it is enough to put these ruby treasures into a pot with a thicker bottom and put on a medium burner. […]
FACTS: Denmark has 300-400 cases of tuberculosis a year
* Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs, but it can also attack other organs. * Tuberculosis is transmitted via small water particles from the lungs when the infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. The bacteria can be inhaled by others who are close to the patient. * In Denmark, there are […]
Surplus bread from stores must be converted into pasta
The bread that is not sold in the shops must be transported back for recycling. The core of the project is to develop machines that in a few seconds can recognize different types of bread on an assembly line. The bread must then be scanned for mold and bacteria before it ends up being grated, […]
Seven brothers, new masters of reality and floorball: Finland in the world press
Numerous plays, TV programs, films and ballets have since been adapted from the book, and its subjects, which focus on the power of literacy and the struggle to reconcile nature with civilization, are still strongly among Finns. Popular true TV series I’m a celebrity … Get me out of here! comes to Finland. The Finnish […]
Stools from others save many lives every year
It shows a survey in 47 countries, which researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital are behind. The good news is that Denmark is a leader in Europe – both in terms of treatment and research into the life-threatening intestinal infection clostridium difficile. It typically affects patients who have previously received severe antibiotic treatment, […]
Board chases rosemary shrubs with harmful bacteria
A harmful plant bacterium that has destroyed large southern European olive groves may have found its way to Denmark. This is how it sounds from the Danish Agency for Agriculture. The bacterium named xylella fastidiosa has been found in a batch of rosemary bushes grown at a producer in Portugal. The plants have been exported […]
Swimming pool built with moisture-proof stones
A swimming pool at Østerbro in Copenhagen will be closed for a year, as it is built with natural stone, which cannot withstand moisture. It writes the media ØsterbroLiv. The swimming pool was last renovated in 2015, where the natural stones were laid. Since then, it has been found that when the stones get moisture, […]
Wild survivors tackle the extreme
– The bear animals surpass everything here on Earth, says Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, professor emeritus at the Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, to Videnskab.dk. The bear animals’ secret is that they can go into “anhydrobiosis”, a kind of hibernation where they dry up and lose almost all of their body fluid. In this condition, the bears can […]
Friday Magazines: Ghost Candidates, Successful Vaccinations, Estonian Petition, Hot Water
Helsingin sanomat newspaper follows last week, criminal candidates will be told how the parties have reacted. The newspaper had reported last week that 3.7 per cent of the 35,627 local election candidates were nominated, despite having been convicted of a crime in the past five years. The Finnish party had the most criminal candidates, where […]
Science Round-Up: Danish study highlights the dangers of pregnant women rubbing antibiotics
A new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen showed that many one-year-old Danish infants carry hundreds of antibiotic-resistant genes in their intestinal systems. One of the main reasons is that their mothers have taken antibiotics during their pregnancy. “We find a very strong correlation between treatment of mothers with antibiotics during pregnancy and of […]
Obesity protects against bacterial infection
Obesity increases the risk of a number of diseases but according to one new study in Plos One obesity instead seems to protect against dying from severe bacterial disease. The study included more than 2,000 adult patients treated for suspected bacterial disease, and the researchers were able to see that 26 percent of the normal-weight […]
New patch should reduce the need for antibiotics
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed a type of antibacterial patch to apply to wounds to prevent infection, for example after surgery. It has been shown to be effective against several types of bacteria – even those that have become resistant to antibiotics. The researchers therefore hope that the patch will help reduce […]
Finnish researchers may have found the root cause of Parkinson’s disease
The idea was put forward first Kari Murros, docent of neurology (docent) at the University of Helsinki. Murros published the article together Per Saris, Professor of Food Microbiology. The study team analyzed stool samples from 40 participants. Half of the participants were diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, while the rest were healthy. The researchers found a […]
A record number were infected with Legionnaires’ disease in Denmark in 2020
278 cases of legionnaires’ disease were detected in Denmark in 2020. Of these, 263 were infected in Denmark. This is the highest number that has ever been infected in Denmark, the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) states on its website. – The increase in the number of infected in Denmark may be related to a higher […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Trojan Attack’ cancer therapy attracts huge investment in human trials
All laboratory mice healed “The data is very promising. “Early trials were surprisingly effective – in fact, all tumor-bearing mice were cured after treatment with the first version of the drug.” said Behrendt. “Our experiments show that the protein receptor we use was particularly active in connective tissue cancer cells and in certain subtypes of […]
HUS is experimenting with stool transplantation in Parkinson’s patients
A one-year certificate concept study is underway at Helsinki University Hospital to find out if a stool transplant could help treat patients with Parkinson’s disease. Some patients with Parkinson’s disease have different intestinal microbes, and researchers hope to find out if stool transplant therapy could help relieve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative disorder […]
Flea seed shells are likely to cause salmonella outbreaks
According to the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, a large outbreak of salmonella with three dead and 37 sick can be related to imported flea seed shells from India. Last week, the company Orkla Care A / S withdrew all products of the Remember type. It is a herbal medicine and dietary supplement based on […]
Approximately 400 Danes have tested positive for corona twice
About 400 Danes have received another positive test result more than 90 days after their first positive test result for covid-19. It writes tv2.dk on the basis of information from the Statens Serum Institut. However, this does not mean that all 400 have been ill with covid-19 in both cases. There may also be residues […]
More people get allergies – residents in the countryside have reduced risk
The number of Danes who sneeze, scratch their eyes or stuff their noses due to allergies has increased significantly over the past 50 years. In the 1970s, seven to eight percent of the population suffered from allergies. Today, the number has risen to 24 percent – that corresponds to one in four Danes. Researchers from […]
VMA in Morjärv in Norrbotten County
There are a large number of undetected microorganisms with interesting properties to be found if you look in animal poop. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the journal Science. Imagine you are a waterfall, the somewhat feline predator found in Madagascar. Maybe you then went to the toilet in the woods […]
Seven out of ten intensive care patients experience late sequelae after corona
Tired, short of breath and pain in muscles and joints. These are the late effects of coronavirus that patients most often experience after undergoing a severe course of coronavirus. This is shown by a study with 1100 corona patients in intensive care units in Spain during the first wave of the spring, which Professor Lars […]
Local Round-Up: Tivoli opening for the entire Holy Week
Many restaurants and bars quickly adopted the custom of giving their customers free face masks so they could come in last year. And now raises Tivoli, which has confirmed it will reopen its doors on Saturday, March 27, to offer onsite 30-minute coronavirus tests. To enter, it will be necessary for all guests over the […]
Frederiksberg lifts cooking recommendation from findings of coli bacteria
This is stated by Frederiksberg Forsyning on Wednesday evening in a press release. – The cooking recommendation is revoked for the entire city on the basis of analyzes of the pipe network and after consultation with authorities and approval from the Danish Agency for Patient Safety, writes Frederiksberg Forsyning. Frederiksberg Forsyning warned on Saturday 28 […]
The study proposes low-cost, effective mask models
The COVID-19 crisis has increased the demand for respirators, and various DIY mask models are popular alongside the commercially available N95. The usefulness of such masks is primarily based on the size of the aerosols they are able to filter and how long they can do so effectively.Traditional masks, such as the N95, use a […]
The bathing water has become significantly cleaner in Europe
In thirty years, the water quality of European bathing waters has improved. Now, eight out of ten bathing sites have excellent water quality. Before, it was only around five out of ten. The bathing water at bathing sites around Europe has become significantly cleaner in the last thirty years. It shows a report from the […]
100,000 Frederiksberg citizens must continue to boil the water
Residents in Frederiksberg Municipality must continue to boil the water for at least two minutes on Sunday before using it to drink or to cook with. Colibacteria have been found in the water. Frederiksberg Forsyning warned on Saturday about the pollution. That warning still applies Sunday. The source of the pollution is not yet known. […]
Boil the water – coli bacteria in the water at Frederiksberg
Residents of Frederiksberg Municipality are advised to boil the water for at least two minutes before using it for drinking or cooking. Colibacteria have been found in the water. Frederiksberg Forsyning writes this in a press release. The source of the pollution is not yet known. The utility company writes in the recommendation that the […]
Pandemic research fund launched in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, February 23 (Xinhua) – Sweden has launched a new initiative called the Pandemic Fund to support future pandemics, local media reported on Tuesday. The initiative aims to raise funds from companies, organizations and the general public and to support research with the ultimate goal of developing a drug that works on multiple viruses. Behind […]
Shutdown sent meningococcal disease at record lows
Distance, hand sanitizer and masks have not only kept the coronavirus from spreading unchecked in the population. The measures have apparently also sent invasive meningococcal disease (MS) at a record low level by 2020. This is stated by the Statens Serum Institut (SSI) in a press release. At the beginning of the year and until […]
She studies the warfare of bacteria – and arms the good team
Researchers at Uppsala University want to prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria by equipping other, kind bacteria with a kind of weapon. In the shadow of the corona pandemic, the fight against antibiotic resistance continues – the silent pandemic that kills over half a million people worldwide each year. Sanna Koskiniemi is a microbiologist at Uppsala University and […]
The nerve cells in the abdominal brain mapped
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now mapped the different types of nerve cells that are present in the enteric nervous system, the so-called abdominal brain. The enteric nervous system is the body’s longest nervous system and it contains as many nerve cells as the entire spinal cord. – We know that the system is very […]
90-day Finn, Erdoğan critic and food poisoning: Finland in the world press
The system, which covers documents, health care and foreign housing, received more than 5,300 applications and is now closed. International publications also addressed how critics of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan In Finland, he was named in a terrorist trial conducted by a Turkish prosecutor. According to legal documents, the Turkish embassy in Finland […]
New research may explain serious virus attacks on the lungs
Washington [US], December 30 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have described how different types of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs and which of them may be behind serious lung diseases. The study, which was published in Immunitet, may contribute to future treatments for, among other things, COVID-19. The researchers at Karolinska […]
Why people get seriously ill with meningococcal bacteria
Stockholm [Sweden], December 20 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, a research team has come one step closer to understanding why some people become seriously ill or die from a common bacterium that leaves most people unharmed. In a study published in The Lancet Microbe, the researchers linked RNA mutations in the bacterium Neisseria meningitides to […]
Research: Street dust increases year-round sick leave in Helsinki
The dustier the weather in Helsinki, the more often the employees of the City of Helsinki were on sick leave, says the results of a study conducted by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The study assessed the relationship between the number of new sick days per day and the concentration of coarse […]
20,000 households in Aarhus must boil contaminated water
It is a control sample of the water that has revealed so-called coliform bacteria. Aarhus Vand is working to find out how the pollution happened. – In Aarhus Water, we have begun an intensive hunt for possible sources of pollution, says production director Claus Homann in a press release. When boiling the water, it should […]
Successful combination of immunotherapy and transplantation of microbiome
Israeli researchers have now succeeded in combining two notable research fields – transplantation of gastrointestinal bacteria and immunotherapy in cancer patients. That according to a new study published in the journal Science. The study includes a small group of ten patients with skin cancer. All patients have undergone different types of cancer treatments, but without […]
