Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a synthetic peptide that can make multidrug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again when used together with traditional antibiotics, ...
Biochemistry
Aug 6, 2020
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The tuberculosis bacterium has been around as long as mankind has.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 6, 2020
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Bacteria—tiny and in some cases deadly single-celled organisms—are far more complex than commonly thought.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 30, 2020
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Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed to treat biofilm-associated infections. However scientists from the School of Life Sciences at the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 28, 2020
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Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to human health on a global scale. It has been predicted that resistant infections will cause 10 million deaths per year by 2050. Given that antibiotics are crucial in many ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2020
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health and food security today according to the World Health Organization. This process occurs naturally, but misuse of antibiotics in humans and animals is accelerating ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 15, 2020
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In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance, a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has synthesized a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and can disintegrate the cell membranes ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 23, 2020
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To counter drug resistance, scientists engineer new drugs to "fit" new mutations and thus kill the cancer cell or pathogen. Now, an NIBIB-funded team of Penn State engineers has a new approach for predicting which mutation ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2020
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Scientists from the University of Sheffield have produced the first high-resolution images of the structure of the cell wall of bacteria, in a study that could further understanding of antimicrobial resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 29, 2020
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Antibiotics save lives—but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve and spread. Each year, antibiotic-resistant bacteria infect some 2.8 million people in the United States, killing more than 35,000, according ...
Ecology
Apr 27, 2020
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