Coconut oil could combat tooth decay
07 SEP 2012 Digested coconut oil is able to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay. It is a natural antibiotic that could be incorporated into commercial dental care products,…
Thyme may be better for acne than prescription creams
07 Apr 2012 Herbal preparations of thyme could be more effective at treating skin acne than prescription creams, according to research presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring Conference…
New bacteria contaminate hairspray
Contact: Lucy Goodchild l.goodchild@sgm.ac.uk 44-011-898-81843 Society for General Microbiology Scientists in Japan have discovered a new species of bacteria that can live in hairspray, according to the results of a…
Coconut oil could combat tooth decay
Contact: Laura Udakis l.udakis@sgm.ac.uk 44-079-908-26696 Society for General Microbiology Digested coconut oil is able to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay. It is a natural antibiotic that could be…
Tea tree oil and silver together make more effective antiseptics
Public release date: 29-Mar-2009 In the fight against infected skin wounds, mixing tea tree oil and silver or putting them in liposomes, (small spheres made from natural lipids),…
Viruses, oxygen and our green oceans – oxygen we breathe is a by-product of the bacteria suffering from a virus infection
Public release date: 1-Apr-2008 Some of the oxygen we breathe today is being produced because of viruses infecting micro-organisms in the world’s oceans, scientists heard today (Wednesday 2 April 2008)…
No laughing matter — bacteria are releasing a serious greenhouse gas ( 300 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide )
Public release date: 30-Mar-2008 Unlike carbon dioxide and methane, laughing gas has been largely ignored by world leaders as a worrying greenhouse gas. But nitrous oxide must be taken…
Green tea helps beat superbugs
Public release date: 30-Mar-2008 Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today (Monday 31 March 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held…
Most people believe smallpox not an extinct disease
Public release date: 30-Mar-2008 The vast majority of Scottish people interviewed in the streets of Edinburgh are unaware of one of the greatest achievements of medical science - the…
Hepatitis E in Europe — are pigs or pork the problem?
Public release date: 3-Sep-2007 Hepatitis E virus infections can be fatal in pregnant women, but until recently doctors thought the disease was confined to China, India and developing countries. Now…
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