Categories: science and technology

12 September 2024 07:53

Antibiotic usage can damage the protective mucus layer in the gut

Researchers at Umeå University and Tartu University have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota. In a further study in a different collaboration, the researchers found a bacteria-independent mechanism through which antibiotics can damage the mucus barrier directly.

27 December 2023 08:44

Major security flaws in Java applications – European researchers warn

Alexandre Bartel, Professor of Software Engineering and Security at Umeå University, in collaboration with several European researchers, has extensively analysed weaknesses in software written in one of the world's most widely used programming languages. “This involves flaws in the processes that retrieve and recreate information – such as customer accounts, transactions, or patient records.