Posts Tagged ‘antibiotic resistance’
Researchers find new treatment for Chlamydia
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a new way to prevent and treat Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the world. …
Read Full ArticleMicrobes hitched to insects provide a rich source of new antibiotics
Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria. …
Read Full Article‘Superbug gene’ found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the last ‘pristine’ places on earth, a new study has shown. …
Read Full ArticleOnly 13 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions considered appropriate
A new Northwestern Medicine study found only 13 percent of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions were appropriate, with 36 percent considered potentially appropriate. …
Read Full ArticleGene-editing tool CRISPR repurposed to develop better antibiotics
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to study which genes are targeted by particular antibiotics, …
Read Full ArticleAntibiotic resistance in the environment linked to fecal pollution
Increased levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment may have different causes. It could be a consequence of on-site selection from antibiotic residues in the environment, …
Read Full ArticleWidespread, occasional use of antibiotics in US linked with resistance
The increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in the U.S. appears more closely linked with their occasional use by many people than by their repeated use among smaller numbers of people, …
Read Full ArticleBacterial ‘sleeper cells’ evade antibiotics and weaken defense against infection
New research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells, …
Read Full ArticleRepurposing wasp venom as an antibiotic drug
The venom of insects such as wasps and bees is full of compounds that can kill bacteria. Unfortunately, many of these compounds are also toxic for humans, making it impossible to use them as antibiotic drugs. …
Read Full ArticleStudy discovers over 6,000 antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria that inhabit the human gut
The human gut is home to trillions of microorganisms, mainly bacteria. Most of these are sensitive to antibiotics, but a significant number of bacteria …
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