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

New platform launched to advance worldwide antibiotic research and discovery

A network established by staff at the University of Plymouth has launched a new platform to push forward with worldwide antibiotic research and discovery.

16 Nov 2020

Antibiotics administered before age 2 are linked to ongoing conditions

In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated with several ongoing illnesses or conditions, ranging from allergies to obesity. The findings appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

16 Nov 2020

Study reveals 3D structure of key phage component in atomic resolution

Given that phages are able to destroy bacteria, they are of particular interest to science. Basic researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) in Berlin are especially interested in the tube used by phages to implant their DNA into bacteria.

16 Nov 2020

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) releases new White Paper on antibiotic resistance to mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week.

16 Nov 2020

Antimalarials could disrupt SARS-CoV-2’s Nsp1 translation termination

A research team from the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology in Russia have shown that Nsp1 – a non-structured protein present in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogen – stimulates translation termination in the stop codon recognition stage. Studying and developing drugs that compete with Nsp1 for binding with the termination complex could therefore be a potential strategy for fighting against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

15 Nov 2020

A detailed review of plant natural products to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Scientists have compiled the first comprehensive review of plant natural products that play a role in antibacterial activity, to serve as a guide in the search for new drugs to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

12 Nov 2020

New guidelines established for pain management in children, adolescents

According to the National Institutes of Health, opioid misuse and addiction in the United States is a national crisis, with an economic burden upwards of $78 billion.

12 Nov 2020

Pediatric surgeon establishes first-ever guidelines for safer pain management in children

According to the National Institutes of Health, opioid misuse and addiction in the United States is a national crisis, with an economic burden upwards of $78 billion.

11 Nov 2020

ERC Synergy project explores causes of drug tolerance in intractable fungal infections

Over the next six years, research groups at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Tel Aviv University will study how invasive fungal pathogens are able to evade treatments and develop tolerance to antifungal drugs.

10 Nov 2020

Bacteria use signaling molecules to adapt their lifestyle to prevailing living conditions

Bacteria are considered to be true experts in survival. Their rapid adaptive response to changing environmental conditions is based, among other things, on two competing signaling molecules.

10 Nov 2020

Clinicians' antibiotic-prescribing patterns can impact patients' future antibiotic use

Receiving an initial antibiotic prescription for a viral acute respiratory infection--the type of infection that doesn't respond to antibiotics--increases the likelihood that a patient or their spouse will seek care for future such infections and will receive subsequent antibiotic prescriptions, according to the findings of a study from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

9 Nov 2020

Lupus patients receiving prophylactic therapy are at high risk for adverse reactions

New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions to the drug, particularly if they are also positive for anti-Smith (anti-Sm) antibodies.

6 Nov 2020

Study identifies key clinical features of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis

New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, identified key clinical features of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO), which leads to an important step toward the development of much-needed classification criteria for a disease that affects children and young adults worldwide.

6 Nov 2020

TB screening needed for people on methotrexate who live in at-risk areas

New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that tuberculosis (TB) screening and ongoing clinical care is needed for people on methotrexate who live in areas where the highly infectious illness is common.

6 Nov 2020

Study reveals new therapeutic approach for superbug infections

A research team led by Professor Hongzhe SUN, Chair Professor from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Dr Pak-Leung HO, Director of the HKU Carol Yu Centre for Infection from the Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine.

5 Nov 2020

Concept of 'wisdom of crowds' can improve decisions about overuse of antibiotics

A new study has demonstrated that using the 'wisdom of crowds' (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.

4 Nov 2020

Study finds new clues for disarming antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A virus can stop bacteria from sharing genes for antibiotic resistance among themselves, Texas A&M AgriLife researchers have discovered. The results hint at new ways to treat infections and describe a new feature of a highly diverse, largely unexplored part of the biosphere.

3 Nov 2020

Hybrid implant coating can protect patients from future infections

A hybrid implant coating made from antibacterial silver and an antibiotic will protect patients from infection in the future.

2 Nov 2020

Research finds increase in risky sexual behavior and STIs despite COVID-19 pandemic

New research launched at the 29th EADV Congress, EADV Virtual, has found that despite the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) lockdown restrictions, diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea, secondary syphilis and mycoplasma genitalium (MG), have increased.

2 Nov 2020

Hospital floors create route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients

The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients, according to a study published today as part of the proceedings from Decennial 2020: The Sixth International Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections.

30 Oct 2020

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New platform launched to advance worldwide antibiotic research and discovery

Antibiotics administered before age 2 are linked to ongoing conditions

Study reveals 3D structure of key phage component in atomic resolution

Prescription of antibiotics rises in England during COVID-19 lockdown

Antimalarials could disrupt SARS-CoV-2’s Nsp1 translation termination

A detailed review of plant natural products to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens

New guidelines established for pain management in children, adolescents

Pediatric surgeon establishes first-ever guidelines for safer pain management in children

ERC Synergy project explores causes of drug tolerance in intractable fungal infections

Bacteria use signaling molecules to adapt their lifestyle to prevailing living conditions

Clinicians' antibiotic-prescribing patterns can impact patients' future antibiotic use

Lupus patients receiving prophylactic therapy are at high risk for adverse reactions

Study identifies key clinical features of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis

TB screening needed for people on methotrexate who live in at-risk areas

Study reveals new therapeutic approach for superbug infections

Concept of 'wisdom of crowds' can improve decisions about overuse of antibiotics

Study finds new clues for disarming antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Hybrid implant coating can protect patients from future infections

Research finds increase in risky sexual behavior and STIs despite COVID-19 pandemic

Hospital floors create route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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