Resistance to antibiotics is a problem that alarms the medical and scientific community. Bacteria resistant to three different classes of antibiotics, known as multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria, are far from rare. Some ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2023
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Most antimicrobial wipes, which are predominantly made of synthetic fibers like polyester and polypropylene, are discarded after a single use and end up in landfills where they can stay for hundreds of years and become a ...
Materials Science
Apr 11, 2023
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A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has invented a non-invasive ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 23, 2023
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The amount of surface oxygen in graphene materials is a key factor in how effective they could be in killing bacteria—a discovery which may help to design safer and more effective products to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 8, 2023
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A team of researchers at the University of Queensland has discovered some of the mechanisms involved when bacteria become more resistant to antibacterial drugs after exposure to antidepressant drugs. In their paper published ...
Researchers have uncovered how some bacteria use electrical spikes to overcome antibacterial drugs, potentially leading to 'superbugs' that are resistant to antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2023
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A recent study by researchers at the University of Toronto has identified a chemical found in several consumer products that could be a potential cause of the rise of antibiotic resistance In Canada.
Biochemistry
Aug 18, 2022
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RUDN chemists obtained substances with high antibacterial activity based on chitosan and selenium. One of them even outperformed common antibiotics. The results are published in Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology.
Biochemistry
Aug 17, 2022
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The ways in which bacteria infect cells are important for understanding host-pathogen interactions. The knowledge also opens up a world of practical applications.
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 1, 2022
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A research team led by Dr. Chang Su Kim at the Department of Nano-Bio Convergence of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) developed a material that gives antibacterial/antiviral properties without changing the ...
Materials Science
Feb 16, 2022
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