News tagged with aminoglycoside antibiotics

Computer simulations aid understanding of bacterial resistance against commonly used antibiotics

A recent study into the interactions between aminoglycoside antibiotics and their target site in bacteria used computer simulations to elucidate this mechanism and thereby suggest drug modifications.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outsmarting bacteria: Researchers develop faster method to generate new antibiotics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have developed a new method to rapidly generate and test novel antibiotic-drug candidates. The technique could provide scientists ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




Search results for aminoglycoside antibiotics


Pinpointing how antibiotics work

Penicillin and other antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, turning once-deadly diseases into easily treatable ailments. However, while antibiotics have been in use for more than 70 years, the exact mechanism ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Age-related hearing loss and folate in the elderly

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid, according to new research published in the December 2010 issue of Otolaryngology &# ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers can watch drug activity in a molecule (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Weill Cornell's Scott Blanchard has developed technology that can observe drug activity in a solitary molecule while in motion. The development may lead to newer, safer drug therapies.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rules governing RNA's anatomy revealed

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan researchers have discovered the rules that dictate the three-dimensional shapes of RNA molecules, rules that are based not on complex chemical interactions but simply on geometry.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New images capture cell's ribosomes at work, could aid in molecular war against disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time captured elusive nanoscale movements of ribosomes at work, shedding light on how these cellular factories take ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Re-awakening old genes to help in the fight against HIV

A new vaginal cream containing a reawakened protein could someday prevent the transmission of HIV.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance: A rising concern in marine ecosystems

A team of scientists, speaking today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, called for new awareness of the potential for antibiotic-resistant illnesses from the marine environment, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gene therapy involving antibiotics may help patients with Usher syndrome

A new approach to treating vision loss caused by Type 1 Usher syndrome (USH1), the most common condition affecting both sight and hearing, will be unveiled by a scientist at the annual conference of the European Society ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Bacterial 'battle for survival' leads to new antibiotic

MIT biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival.

Chemistry /

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (26) | comments 0

Portable cocaine sensor developed

A real-time sensor for detecting cocaine –– made with inexpensive, off-the-shelf electronics –– has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Two local high school students and ...

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created Feb 27, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0


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