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Antibiotics are drugs used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other microorganisms.

Study: Interbacterial toxins may contribute to bacterial genetic diversity

A toxin produced by bacteria as a defence mechanism causes mutations in target bacteria that could help them survive, according to a study published today in eLife.

23 Feb 2021

‘Resuscitating’ old antibiotics to combat the growing threat of superbugs

Holding off the rise of superbugs could be achieved by 'resuscitating' old antibiotics, with The University of Queensland researchers leading an international project to help combat the growing threat.

23 Feb 2021

MUSC physician wins $9.9 million contract to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

Susan Dorman, M.D., an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South Carolina, was recently awarded a 10-year, $9.9 million contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.

23 Feb 2021

'Phage therapy' helps treat mice infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Using viruses instead of antibiotics to tame troublesome drug-resistant bacteria is a promising strategy, known as bacteriophage or "phage therapy."

23 Feb 2021

Three decades-old antibiotics could offer an alternative to opioid-based painkillers

Three decades-old antibiotics administered together can block a type of pain triggered by nerve damage in an animal model, UT Southwestern researchers report.

23 Feb 2021

Human monoclonal antibodies can act as a substitute for traditional antibiotics

In the course of a new and groundbreaking study, led by Dr, Natalia Freund and the doctoral candidate Avia Waston at the Sackler Medical Faculty, the research group succeeded in isolating monoclonal antibodies, which hindered the growth of tuberculosis germs in laboratory mice. The

22 Feb 2021

Study profiles the nose to predict immune response during COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 resides in mucous membranes, making it easy to detect viral load in the nasal cavities. An international group of researchers has characterized the immunological and diagnosis characteristics of patients who may have or are confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The team found a distinct nasal cytokine profile that could help identify patients at risk for high inflammatory responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

22 Feb 2021

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant.

22 Feb 2021

Antimicrobial resistance to critical drugs spirals in low- and middle-income countries

As antibiotic use grows in lower-income countries so does antibiotic resistance, says report.

20 Feb 2021

Domestic dogs unlikely to transmit SARS-CoV-2, say researchers

Researchers in Spain and Germany have conducted a study showing that domestic dogs are unlikely to contribute to the transmission and community spread of SARS-CoV-2 – the agent that causes COVID-19.

19 Feb 2021

Study explores the perceptions and use of antibiotics among older adults

While most adults over 50 understand that overuse of antibiotics is a problem, and say they're cautious about taking the drugs, a sizable minority have used antibiotics for something other than their original purpose, and appear to think the drugs could help treat colds, which are caused by viruses not bacteria.

18 Feb 2021

Probiotics may be beneficial in COVID-19 treatment

A new study explores the role of common probiotics in managing the disease, which could prove to be of great value, given the emergence of new variants and the broad spectrum of clinical disease in COVID-19.

17 Feb 2021

Study highlights promising opportunities that may reduce wasteful health care spending

Spending on low-value health care among fee-for-service Medicare recipients dropped only marginally from 2014 to 2018, despite both a national campaign to better educate clinicians and increasing use of payment revisions that discourage wasteful care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

17 Feb 2021

Pre-term infants fed with B. Infantis experienced lower level of intestinal inflammation

Researchers publishing in the peer-review journal Frontiers in Pediatrics report that pre-term infants fed Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (activated B. infantis EVC001) experienced significantly lower level of intestinal inflammation, 62% less diaper rash, and required 62% fewer antibiotics- all of which are critical health indicators in neonatal care.

17 Feb 2021

Multi-resistant bacteria continue to grow in hospital wastewater

Scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden presents evidence that hospital wastewater, containing elevated levels of antibiotics, rapidly kills antibiotic-sensitive bacteria, while multi-resistant bacteria continue to grow.

16 Feb 2021

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

By capitalizing on a convergence of chemical, biological and artificial intelligence advances, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists have developed an unusually fast and efficient method for discovering tiny antibody fragments with big potential for development into therapeutics against deadly diseases.

15 Feb 2021

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Study: Interbacterial toxins may contribute to bacterial genetic diversity

‘Resuscitating’ old antibiotics to combat the growing threat of superbugs

MUSC physician wins $9.9 million contract to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

'Phage therapy' helps treat mice infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Three decades-old antibiotics could offer an alternative to opioid-based painkillers

Human monoclonal antibodies can act as a substitute for traditional antibiotics

Study profiles the nose to predict immune response during COVID-19

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

Antimicrobial resistance to critical drugs spirals in low- and middle-income countries

Domestic dogs unlikely to transmit SARS-CoV-2, say researchers

Study explores the perceptions and use of antibiotics among older adults

Probiotics may be beneficial in COVID-19 treatment

Study highlights promising opportunities that may reduce wasteful health care spending

Pre-term infants fed with B. Infantis experienced lower level of intestinal inflammation

Multi-resistant bacteria continue to grow in hospital wastewater

Pitt scientists develop fast, efficient technique for discovering tiny antibody fragments

LMU researchers study T cell exhaustion

Using a smartphone-based microscope for detecting single molecules and diagnosing diseases

Echocardiographic screening for early detection of rheumatic heart disease in schools

A new method to determine how carcinogenic bacteria reach their targets

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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