Published in Nature Physics, findings from a new study co-led by Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University teams show for the first time how ideas from quantum physics can help develop novel drug interventions ...
General Physics
Aug 24, 2020
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Bacteria—tiny and in some cases deadly single-celled organisms—are far more complex than commonly thought.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2020
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A research collaboration involving Monash University has made an exciting discovery that may eventually lead to targeted treatments to combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, one of the greatest threats to global health.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 29, 2020
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To counter drug resistance, scientists engineer new drugs to "fit" new mutations and thus kill the cancer cell or pathogen. Now, an NIBIB-funded team of Penn State engineers has a new approach for predicting which mutation ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2020
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For the first time, UBC researchers have shown a key difference in the three-dimensional structures of a key metabolic enzyme in the parasite that causes malaria compared to its human counterpart.
Biochemistry
May 1, 2020
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Whether it is a drug-resistant strain of bacteria, or cancer cells that no longer react to the drugs intended to kill them, diverse mutations make cells resistant to chemicals, and "second generation" approaches are needed. ...
Biotechnology
Mar 24, 2020
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Crick and Imperial researchers have found that a key antibiotic widely used to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis does not work as expected—a finding which could be used to develop new drugs. The study was part-funded by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have gained new insight into how antibiotic resistance evolves and spreads in one of the world's most dangerous superbugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2020
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The spread of antibiotic resistance is partly due to the ability of bacteria to pick up DNA from their surroundings. A new study, which started at the University of Groningen, showed that drugs blocking this ability (which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 3, 2020
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Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates among cancers. Patients can expect as low as a 9% chance to live for at least five years after being diagnosed.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 14, 2020
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