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

New report reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus (GBS) – a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life – leading to around 150,000 deaths of babies each year, more than half a million preterm births and significant long-term disability.

20 Jan 2022

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more than 35,000 die from those infections.

20 Jan 2022

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers explored the utilities of graphene and its derivatives in combating SARS-CoV-2, highlighting its applications in the biomedical domain.

20 Jan 2022

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

A recent review article published in the journal Advanced Science reviewed the features of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Using a physical and materials science perspective, the review also summarizes the most significant variants of SARS-CoV-2 encountered to date as well as possible preventive strategies.

19 Jan 2022

New mathematical model can calculate the risk of resistance evolution for drug pairs

Bacteria have dangerously evolved to thwart many of the medicines that were designed to kill them. As a result, a growing antibiotic resistance crisis is responsible for more than 700,000 deaths each year, emerging as one of the world's most pressing health issues.

19 Jan 2022

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

The most comprehensive estimate of the global impact of antimicrobial resistance thus far is published in The Lancet today. It reveals that more than 1.2 million people (and potentially millions more) around the world died in 2019 as a direct result of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections – placing it among the leading causes of death.

19 Jan 2022

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

University of South Australia scientists have made a surprising discovery in the origins of an antibiotic-resistant gene previously thought to have been confined to Adelaide.

18 Jan 2022

Study shows possible reverse zoonoses of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals

A new study describes an instance of natural infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a puma during the first wave and three lions during the third wave in a private zoo in South Africa in at least three transmission events from their handlers.

14 Jan 2022

New project aims to study how bacterial defenses influence the spread of mobile genetic elements

A major new project will investigate how bacterial defenses influence the spread of segments of DNA called mobile genetic elements (MGEs) between bacteria.

13 Jan 2022

Study: Babies born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery should not need antibiotics at birth

Infants born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery, without labor or membrane rupture before delivery and no concern for infection, should not need antibiotics at birth, according to a study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

13 Jan 2022

VarLOCK approach for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and wastewater monitoring

A recent study discussed the expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 CRISPR-Cas detection technology (SHERLOCK) into Variant-specific SHERLOCK (VarLOCK) assays to accurately differentiate between the newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

11 Jan 2022

MRSA superbugs emerged on hedgehogs around 200 years ago

Scientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, which has traditionally been blamed for its emergence.

5 Jan 2022

New compound could combat multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings

For years, public-health experts have been sounding the alarm about the next phase in humanity's co-existence with bacteria - a dark future where emerging strains have rendered once-powerful antibiotics useless.

5 Jan 2022

Combination of rifampicin and resveratrol helps stop dementia, finds study

Dementia is thought to occur when proteins called amyloid-β, tau, and α-synuclein accumulate in the brain and form oligomers. A research group from the Department of Translational Neuroscience, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, had previously shown in a study using mice that the antibiotic rifampicin removes oligomers from the brain and improves cognitive function.

29 Dec 2021

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New report reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

Prospective of graphene and graphene-based derivatives to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

Variants of SARS-CoV-2 and preventive strategies

New mathematical model can calculate the risk of resistance evolution for drug pairs

A comprehensive analysis places antimicrobial resistance among leading causes of death globally

UniSA scientists make a surprising discovery in the origins of antibiotic-resistant gene

Study shows possible reverse zoonoses of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to animals

New project aims to study how bacterial defenses influence the spread of mobile genetic elements

Study: Babies born via uncomplicated cesarean delivery should not need antibiotics at birth

VarLOCK approach for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and wastewater monitoring

MRSA superbugs emerged on hedgehogs around 200 years ago

New compound could combat multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings

Combination of rifampicin and resveratrol helps stop dementia, finds study

Researchers investigate the effect of emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutations on ACE2 binding

Strains - not species - of gut bacteria may provide better insights into the microbiome

Newly discovered species of Enterococcus bacteria named after the John Innes Centre

Study casts light on how to combine antibiotics and phage therapy to fight bacterial infection

Local pharmacists fill Rx void as big brands pull out of rural areas

PET scans can be used to see drug movement in the body to better treat bacterial infections

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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