News tagged with persistent cells

E. coli persists against antibiotics through HipA-induced dormancy

Bacteria hunker down and survive antibiotic attack when a protein flips a chemical switch that throws them into a dormant state until treatment abates, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 15, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Study first to pinpoint why analgesic drugs may be less potent in females than in males

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigators at Georgia State University’s Neuroscience Institute and Center for Behavioral Neuroscience are the first to identify the most likely reason analgesic drug treatment is usually less potent in ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Jan 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0