Drug resistance in parasitic worms poses a serious threat to global efforts to limit the significant health and economic impacts they have on people, pets and livestock. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 26, 2022
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COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn't mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 6, 2022
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While illegal for recreational use, psychedelic drugs are showing great promise as treatments for severe depression and anxiety, as well as alcohol addiction and other conditions. Some advocates and scientists believe the ...
Biochemistry
Sep 28, 2022
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Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide and kills 1.5 million each year. For effective treatment, patients ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2022
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Antibiotic resistance is a problem that impacts tens of millions of people each year worldwide. According to the CDC, "more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2022
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Leishmania are flagellated protozoan parasites that rely on both sandfly and mammalian hosts. Leishmania species cause severe diseases, especially in tropical countries. Due to their peculiar life cycle and their more than ...
Evolution
Aug 23, 2022
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Urinary tract infections are common, yet are increasingly tough to treat because the bacteria that cause them are becoming resistant to many antibiotics. Now, in ACS Central Science, researchers report a new molecule that ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 10, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a significant and previously unknown mechanism that many bacteria use to resist antibiotics.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 28, 2022
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An international team of researchers has developed a method for altering one class of antibiotics, using microscopic organisms that produce these compounds naturally.
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2022
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, remains the leading cause of infectious disease worldwide, affecting approximately a quarter of the globe's population. Treatment of infections is problematic ...
Biochemistry
Jul 21, 2022
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