News tagged with antifungals
Powerful fungal infection drug amphotericin kills yeast by simply binding ergosterol
With one simple experiment, University of Illinois chemists have debunked a widely held misconception about an often-prescribed drug.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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The Hsp90-Antifungal Combo, please: Compromising fungi in the immunocompromised
Even the most drug-resistant fungi can be eradicated in multiple in vitro and in vivo models using a lethal combination of an antifungal agent and inhibition of the heat shock protein Hsp90, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Fatal fungal infections resist newest class of drugs
Fungi that cause severe infections in those with compromised immune systems are resisting the action of the latest group of antifungal drugs. Uncovering their strategies for doing this will lead to more effective treatments, ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Antifungal medicine shown to slow tumor growth in mice study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A common antifungal medication can slow tumor growth in mice, according to scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The drug, called itraconazole, inhibits a molecular pathway important during ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Study suggests when dealing with fungi, it's best to attack from both sides
(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year, 83,000 life-threatening fungal infections cost us $2.6 billion. And this number will only go up as HIV infection, cancer chemotherapy, and organ transplants bump up the immune-compromised population ...
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Killer fungus threatening amphibians
Amphibians like frogs and toads have existed for 360 million years and survived when the dinosaurs didn't, but a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many of them extinct, according to an article in the ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Slowing evolution to stop drug resistance
Infectious organisms that become resistant to antibiotics are a serious threat to human society. They are also a natural part of evolution. In a new project, researchers at the University of Gothenburg are attempting to find ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Drug resistance fears over killer fungal disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Treatments for the most common airborne fungal disease are proving less effective due to increased resistance to the anti-fungal drugs used to combat infections.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Antibiotics, antimicrobials and antifungals in waterways
Antibiotics, antimicrobials and antifungals are seeping into the waterways of North America, Europe and East Asia, according to an investigation published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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