Scientists investigate phages that can kill the world's leading superbug, Acinetobacter baumannii
A major risk of being hospitalised is catching a bacterial infection.
A major risk of being hospitalised is catching a bacterial infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2021
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When there is a power failure, the utility companies, public officials and emergency services must work together quickly. Researchers have created a new planning software product that enables all participants to be better ...
Engineering
Nov 1, 2012
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The use of disinfectants to clean and control infections in hospitals should be regulated in the same way that prescribing antibiotics is, according to researchers from the University of Aberdeen.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2019
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(Phys.org)—Veterinarians at the University of California, Davis, warn pet owners to be careful about using rat poisons and similar compounds.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2012
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(AP)—A backup generator failed at a New York City hospital Monday night, forcing it to move out more than 200 patients, including 20 babies from the neonatal intensive care unit.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2012
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(AP)—Xu Liangying, a renowned Chinese rights advocate, physicist and translator of Einstein, has died in Beijing. Xu was 92.
Other
Jan 28, 2013
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Scientists are developing a low cost, rapid diagnostic sensor test which aims to show the susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics within 45 minutes.
Biochemistry
Oct 29, 2019
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A collaborative research team from the University of Oklahoma, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Merck & Co. published an opinion article in the journal, Nature Chemical Biology, that addresses the gap in the ...
Biochemistry
Nov 19, 2020
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For nearly 30 years, London-based reptile enthusiast and musician Steve Ludwin has been injecting snake venom—a practice that has almost killed him.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2017
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Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO's "The Last of Us." The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2023
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