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

Expansion microscopy allows imaging of cell membranes in super resolution

For the first time ever, expansion microscopy allows the imaging of even the finest details of cell membranes. This offers new insights into bacterial and viral infection processes.

2 Dec 2020

New lab-on-a-chip can process and present results rapidly

The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known as TriSilix, is a 'micro laboratory' which performs a miniature version of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the spot. PCR is the gold-standard test for detecting viruses and bacteria in biological samples such as bodily fluids, faeces, or environmental samples.

2 Dec 2020

New combination therapy may help fight antimicrobial resistance

An inexpensive, FDA-approved drug -- cholestyramine -- taken in conjunction with an antibiotic prevents the antibiotic from driving antimicrobial resistance, according to new research by scientists at Penn State and the University of Michigan. The team's findings appear today (Dec. 1) in the journal eLife.

2 Dec 2020

Study: False widow spiders carry harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments

A team of zoologists and microbiologists from NUI Galway have published a new study showing that common house spiders carry bacteria susceptible to infect people, with the Noble False Widow spiders also carrying harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments.

1 Dec 2020

Researchers develop new method to customize lysins for targeting unwanted bacteria

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance Interdisciplinary Research Group at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have developed a method to produce customizable engineered lysins that can be used to selectively kill bacteria of interest while leaving others unharmed.

1 Dec 2020

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Expansion microscopy allows imaging of cell membranes in super resolution

New lab-on-a-chip can process and present results rapidly

New combination therapy may help fight antimicrobial resistance

Study: False widow spiders carry harmful strains resistant to common antibiotic treatments

Researchers develop new method to customize lysins for targeting unwanted bacteria

Potential SARS-CoV-2 antiviral: Ionophore X-206 found to inhibit viral replication in cell cultures

New device provides rapid results about antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Excessive use of antibiotics during COVID-19 pandemic could intensify drug resistance

MARA project aims to use new DNA based nanotechnology to fight bacteria

Normal sleep depends on bacteria in the gut

Specific bacterium in the gut associated with IBS symptoms

Widely used antibiotic shows promise for fighting against Zika infections

Inexpensive molecule shows potential to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing gonorrhea, meningitis

Parents complain that pediatricians, wary of COVID, shift sick kids to urgent care

Scientists investigate how cell membrane and COVID-19 virus impact each other

Study addresses gap in the discovery of new antibiotics

New model provides better understanding of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

TB researchers uncover crucial clue that explains antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Analysis highlights the economic and health consequences of UTI superbugs in Australia

Biochar from agricultural waste products shows promise for removing pharmaceuticals contaminants

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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