Through computer simulations, scientists can predict if bacteria can be stopped with popular antibacterial therapies or not – a breakthrough which will help select and develop effective treatments for bacterial infections.
Biochemistry
Jun 8, 2018
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71
Researchers have discovered a link between bacteria metabolism and cell-to-cell communication, potentially providing a target for new antivirulence and antibiofilm drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2018
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76
Artificial hip implants, knee implants and catheters are susceptible to infections: bacteria that flow through the blood system can collect on these foreign surfaces and hunker down to proliferate.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2017
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99
Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a new method for very rapidly determining whether infection-causing bacteria are resistant or susceptible to antibiotics. The findings have now been published in the U.S. journal ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 9, 2017
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246
Copper has long been known for its ability to kill bacteria and other microbes.
Biochemistry
Jul 24, 2017
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4
A diagnostic system developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology enables rapid and accurate customization of the antibiotic to the patient. The system makes for faster diagnostics, earlier and more effective treatment ...
Biochemistry
Jun 30, 2017
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19
To win the war against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, scientists seek the origin of resistance genes to identify how they are introduced to disease-causing bacteria. Identifying the origin of resistance genes and how they ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2017
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78
Imagine wearing clothes with layers of paper that protect you from dangerous bacteria.
Engineering
May 1, 2017
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121
Inspired by viruses that attack and kill bacteria, researchers at The Rockefeller University have created an entirely new weapon against disease-causing bacteria that shows great promise for treating drug-resistant infections.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2017
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651
Antibiotics save lives every day, but there is a downside to their ubiquity. High doses can kill healthy cells along with infection-causing bacteria, while also spurring the creation of "superbugs" that no longer respond ...
Biochemistry
Apr 2, 2017
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