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

Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to penicillin, come from compounds that are from - or have been derived from - nature. This includes many cancer drugs, which are toxic enough to kill cancer cells.

22 Jun 2018

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

Research tells us that the commensal or "good" bacteria that inhabit our intestines help to regulate our metabolism.

22 Jun 2018

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

When Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with end-stage metastatic melanoma in 2015, he began taking a drug developed in part using 3D molecular data.

21 Jun 2018

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

In the July 2018 issue of SLAS Discovery, a review article summarizes new methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify new compounds as potential antibiotics.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers examine complications across different types of breast reconstructive surgeries

In a new study of breast cancer patients who had breast reconstruction, researchers examine complications across the different types of surgeries.

21 Jun 2018

Study provides new insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome

New insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome - the community of microbes that live inside us - has been published in the journal eLife.

19 Jun 2018

Common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could contribute to antibiotic resistance

A common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could be contributing to antibiotic resistance, according to University of Queensland research.

19 Jun 2018

Novel compound as effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections

Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat life-threatening infections while also appearing to be less susceptible to bacterial resistance.

18 Jun 2018

Nurses have been overlooked in antimicrobial stewardship programs, study finds

Empowering nurses to participate in antimicrobial stewardship programs is the missing link in strengthening hospital-wide antimicrobial stewardship and improving patient care, according to a new study presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology

13 Jun 2018

New test can identify ICU patients at greatest risk of secondary infections

Patients in intensive care units are at significant risk of potentially life-threatening secondary infections, including from antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA and C. difficile.

13 Jun 2018

Study identifies factors that increase antibiotic use among travelers

Travelers carrying standby antibiotics take them more often than those traveling without such drugs. Having antibiotics packed in the bags allows their use - against recommendations - also for mild and moderate diarrhea, i.e. cases not requiring medication.

13 Jun 2018

IU researchers observe bacteria's 'DNA uptake' process

Indiana University scientists have made the first direct observation of a key step in the process that bacteria use to rapidly evolve new traits, including antibiotic resistance.

12 Jun 2018

Safety protocol violations in health care: Researchers explore ways to avoid infection transmission

The medical community is losing its biggest gun in fighting infection, antibiotics. Researchers are turning to safety protocols to reduce the transmission of antibiotic-resistant organisms, like Clostridium difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and influenza. The health care environment, however, may be setting health care workers up for failure.

12 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

Researchers isolate bacteria that pose triple threat from a patient in the U.S.

Researchers from the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center describe the first strain of carbapenem-resistant, hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae exhibiting colistin heteroresistance and enhanced virulence isolated from a patient in the United States.

11 Jun 2018

Rural Vietnam village harbors multi-drug-resistant, colistin-resistant E. coli bacteria, shows study

A new study has found that the majority of residents in a rural village of Vietnam harbored multi-drug-resistant, colistin-resistant E. coli bacteria.

11 Jun 2018

New approach to kill specific bacteria could be alternative to antibiotics

A new approach to killing C. difficile that silences key bacterial genes while sparing other bacteria may provide a new way to treat the most common hospital-acquired bacterial infection in the United States, according to researchers.

7 Jun 2018

New approach to improve diagnosis and management of febrile patients

Febrile illness – the manifestation of a high fever – can be problematic for healthcare providers who, in their search to identify the cause, cannot always tell whether a patient is suffering from a bacterial or viral infection.

6 Jun 2018

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Hitachi Medical Systems Europe wins the contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems in the UK helping to improve prostate cancer diagnosis as part of the innovative RAPID program at three major hospitals across South West London.

6 Jun 2018

Diuretic drug may be just as effective as oral antibiotics to treat acne in female patients

In a finding that suggests the potential for practice change that would reduce the use of antibiotics in dermatology, researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found the diuretic drug spironolactone may be just as effective as antibiotics for the treatment of women's acne.

4 Jun 2018

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Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

Researchers examine complications across different types of breast reconstructive surgeries

Study provides new insight on how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome

Common ingredient in toothpaste and hand wash could contribute to antibiotic resistance

Novel compound as effective as FDA-approved antibiotics for treating deadly infections

Nurses have been overlooked in antimicrobial stewardship programs, study finds

New test can identify ICU patients at greatest risk of secondary infections

Study identifies factors that increase antibiotic use among travelers

IU researchers observe bacteria's 'DNA uptake' process

Safety protocol violations in health care: Researchers explore ways to avoid infection transmission

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Researchers isolate bacteria that pose triple threat from a patient in the U.S.

Rural Vietnam village harbors multi-drug-resistant, colistin-resistant E. coli bacteria, shows study

New approach to kill specific bacteria could be alternative to antibiotics

New approach to improve diagnosis and management of febrile patients

Hitachi awarded contract to supply 6 ultrasound systems for innovative RAPID program in the UK

Diuretic drug may be just as effective as oral antibiotics to treat acne in female patients

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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