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Australian researchers unearth a new form of antimicrobial resistance

Australian researchers have uncovered a new form of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – undetectable using traditional laboratory testing methods – in a discovery set to challenge existing efforts to monitor and tackle one of the world's greatest health threats.

30 Nov 2022

Plant-based foods vs. animal-based foods

An editorial published in The American Journal of Cardiology describes how wrong food choices can impact health at individual and population levels. Also discussed in the editorial are the ethical implications of eating animal-based foods and measures to promote healthier diets.

29 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tomislav Meštrović about his new research discussing the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region, as well as about how we can prevent antimicrobial resistance together.

24 Nov 2022

Study finds first direct evidence of AMR bacteria migrating from the gut to the lungs

A new study released today in Nature Communications from the Department of Biology, University of Oxford has found the first direct evidence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria migrating from a patient's gut microbiome to the lungs.

24 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The Antibiotic Footprint of Farming

We spoke to Coilin Nuna, the Scientific Advisor for the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics, about how antibiotics are used in farming and why the overuse of antibiotics in farming contributes to the problem of antimicrobial resistance.

23 Nov 2022

Study investigates spread of Klebsiella superbug between humans and the environment

An international team of scientists investigating transmission of a deadly drug-resistant bacteria that rivals MRSA, has found that whilst the bugs are found in livestock, pets and the wider environment, they are rarely transmitted to humans through this route.

22 Nov 2022

Creating New Targeted Antibacterial Products to Help Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

We speak to Matthew Dunne, Director for Drug Discovery at Micreos Pharmaceuticals, about the importance of creating new targeted antibacterial products.

22 Nov 2022

Exploring antibiotic resistance in the EU

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest threats to global human health and to development.

22 Nov 2022

The antimicrobial activity of tee tree oil nanoliposomes against Escherichia coli

The main aim of the current study is to develop a new drug to promote sustainable and healthy animal husbandry in China.

18 Nov 2022

Anti-herpes drug can fight against antibiotic-resistant bacterium

A UNIGE team reveals that a drug used against herpes can fight a bacterium that is resistant to most antibiotics by weakening its defense mechanisms.

4 Nov 2022

Novel delivery system selectively delivers antibiotics to specific targets

Physicists at McMaster University have identified a natural delivery system which can safely carry potent antibiotics throughout the body to selectively attack and kill bacteria by using red blood cells as a vehicle.

1 Nov 2022

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.

25 Oct 2022

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a growing threat to human health. In an article published in the scientific journal PNAS, Umeå researcher Fredrik Almqvist and his colleagues present a new type of antibiotic that effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria.

25 Oct 2022

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Sepsis, the overreaction of the immune system in response to an infection, causes an estimated 20% of deaths globally and as many as 20 to 50% of U.S. hospital deaths each year.

24 Oct 2022

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

Do many Swedes obtain antibiotics without a prescription, and what drives their behaviour when this happens? The answers are important when it comes to dealing with antibiotic resistance, which is a serious challenge for the entire healthcare sector.

24 Oct 2022

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

Researchers explore whether FebriDx could differentiate between bacteria- and virus-induced immune responses during acute respiratory infection.

23 Oct 2022

New technology could dramatically speed up antibiotic resistance testing

Significant time is needed to determine the drug susceptibility profile of a bacterial infection. Now, researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and collaborating partners have published reports on a technology that will dramatically speed up this otherwise slow process and possibly help save lives.

21 Oct 2022

Antibiotic Resistance News and Research

Australian researchers unearth a new form of antimicrobial resistance

Plant-based foods vs. animal-based foods

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

Study finds first direct evidence of AMR bacteria migrating from the gut to the lungs

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: The Antibiotic Footprint of Farming

Study investigates spread of Klebsiella superbug between humans and the environment

Creating New Targeted Antibacterial Products to Help Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

Exploring antibiotic resistance in the EU

The antimicrobial activity of tee tree oil nanoliposomes against Escherichia coli

Anti-herpes drug can fight against antibiotic-resistant bacterium

Novel delivery system selectively delivers antibiotics to specific targets

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

New type of antibiotic effectively kills hard-to-fight bacteria

New diagnostic method applies machine learning to advanced genomics data to detect sepsis

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

New technology could dramatically speed up antibiotic resistance testing

The prevalence of pneumococcal carriage in Serbia during COVID

Advances in nasal delivery of antibiotics

Research sheds light on specific protein interaction that could provide new treatment strategy to combat Cholera

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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