A compound that both inhibits the MRSA superbug and renders it more vulnerable to antibiotics has been discovered by scientists at the University of Bath led by Dr. Maisem Laabei and Dr. Ian Blagbrough.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2022
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The most serious MRSA infections could be those caused by superbugs which produce fewer toxins, as opposed to high toxin strains, according to surprise findings revealed today by scientists from the Department of Biology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 3, 2015
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The superbugs have met their match. Conceived at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it comes in the form of a coating which has a magnetic-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills them without the need for antibiotics.
Biochemistry
May 10, 2012
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A research team has created a test using a biosensor that will help medical professionals more quickly identify super bacteria like MRSA.
Analytical Chemistry
May 23, 2013
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A major risk of being hospitalised is catching a bacterial infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2021
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Scientists working to develop a 'game-changing' new antibiotic have made a significant advance towards creating commercially viable drug treatments by producing two simplified synthetic versions of the substance which are ...
Biochemistry
Nov 6, 2017
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A team of scientists just won a battle in the war against antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"—and only time will tell if their feat is akin to the bacterial "Battle of Gettysburg" that turns the tide toward victory.
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2013
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Some commonly used drugs that combat aches and pains, fever, and inflammation are also thought to have the ability to kill bacteria. New research appearing online on March 13 in the Cell Press journal Chemistry & Biology ...
Biochemistry
Mar 13, 2014
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The overuse of antibiotics has created strains of bacteria resistant to medication, making the diseases they cause difficult to treat, or even deadly. But now a research team at the University of Rochester has identified ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 26, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol have discovered how marine bacteria join together two antibiotics they make independently to produce a potent chemical that can kill drug-resistant ...
Biochemistry
Apr 7, 2011
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