The global rise in antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health, damaging our ability to fight deadly infections such as tuberculosis.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 25, 2015
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Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria evolve mechanisms to withstand the drugs which are used to treat infections.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 13, 2017
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Researchers have developed models of bacterial outer membranes that can help develop better antibiotics to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2012
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In the ever-escalating evolutionary battle with drug-resistant bacteria, humans may soon have a leg up thanks to adaptive, light-activated nanotherapy developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2016
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For the first time, researchers have analyzed the impact of antibiotic use on the rise of treatment-resistant bacteria over the last 20 years in the UK and Norway. They show that while the increase in drug use has amplified ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 11, 2024
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A new study has found that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA—methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus—has emerged in livestock in the last 50 years, probably due to widespread antibiotic use ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2022
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A breakthrough by Australian scientists has brought the introduction of an unlikely hero in the global fight against antibiotic resistance a step closer; the humble platypus.
Biochemistry
Mar 15, 2018
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Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by some of the nastiest superbugs humanity is facing in the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2019
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In what is being heralded as a groundbreaking discovery, scientists led by Monash and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher, Thomas Naderer and James Vince, have shown that drugs, originally developed to kill cancer ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 29, 2016
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Australian researchers have uncovered a new form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), undetectable using traditional laboratory testing methods, in a discovery set to challenge existing efforts to monitor and tackle one of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 30, 2022
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