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

Enhancing Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance with Big Data on Livestock Farms

According to a recent study, utilizing big data and machine learning to monitor antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in cattle production techniques could help guide interventions and provide defenses against bacteria that are developing antibiotic resistance.

21 Aug 2023

Study Highlights Critical Development Window During Which Racial Differences in Gut Microbiome Emerge

Early social and environmental exposures can have large and lasting effects on child development and adult health.

18 Aug 2023

From Neanderthals to New Drugs: Unlocking Ancient Proteins

We need to think big in antibiotics research.

17 Aug 2023

Elephants may Hold Secrets to Long Life

Indiana University researcher Daniella Chusyd is studying human aging in an unlikely way: through elephants.

7 Aug 2023

Using a New Class of Molecules to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Since most therapeutic medicines no longer work against harmful bacteria, the World Health Organization has classified antimicrobial resistance as a worldwide problem.

1 Aug 2023

Nasal Swab Proves to Determine the Effectiveness of Antibiotics

According to a recent JAMA study by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, a nasal swab to screen for three types of bacteria can reveal whether or not antibiotics are likely to be beneficial in children with suspected sinusitis.

26 Jul 2023

Dietary Fiber Regulates Gut Microbiota and Improves Epithelial Cell Proliferation

A high-fiber diet is known to have several health benefits. Scientific studies point to protection against such diseases as cancer and diabetes.

25 Jul 2023

Revolutionizing Drug Design with Light-Activated Molecular Machines

Cells “talk” to one another to coordinate crucial biological activities such as immune activation, muscle contraction, hormone release, neuronal firing, and digestion using calcium signaling as a primary mechanism.

11 Jul 2023

Novel Drug Slows Development of Antibiotic Resistance

At the Baylor College of Medicine, a research group is gaining ground in its quest for solutions to the global concern of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was accountable for almost 1.3 million deaths in 2019.

26 Jun 2023

New Oral Probiotic Delivery System Keeps “Good” Bacteria Safe

Probiotics can help maintain a healthy gut microbiome or rebuild populations of “good bacteria” following an antibiotic course. They may now be utilized as a viable treatment strategy for certain intestinal diseases like Crohn’s disease.

22 Jun 2023

Small RNA Identified as Regulator During Bacterial Infection

Infection risk is always there in those with compromised immune systems. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a typical environmental bacterium, can colonize several body areas, including the lungs.

15 Jun 2023

Reengineering the Cellular Synthetic Machinery to Produce Never-Before-Seen Polymers

Synthetic biologists have become increasingly creative in engineering yeast or bacteria to churn out useful chemicals -; from fuels to fabrics and drugs -; beyond the normal repertoire of microbes.

14 Jun 2023

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and National University Hospital (NUH), have discovered a novel therapy by combining two antibiotics, rifaximin and clarithromycin, to treat Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus), a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that causes chronic lung-related infections.

9 Jun 2023

Antibiotic News and Research

Enhancing Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance with Big Data on Livestock Farms

Study Highlights Critical Development Window During Which Racial Differences in Gut Microbiome Emerge

From Neanderthals to New Drugs: Unlocking Ancient Proteins

Elephants may Hold Secrets to Long Life

Using a New Class of Molecules to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

Nasal Swab Proves to Determine the Effectiveness of Antibiotics

Dietary Fiber Regulates Gut Microbiota and Improves Epithelial Cell Proliferation

Revolutionizing Drug Design with Light-Activated Molecular Machines

Novel Drug Slows Development of Antibiotic Resistance

New Oral Probiotic Delivery System Keeps “Good” Bacteria Safe

Small RNA Identified as Regulator During Bacterial Infection

Reengineering the Cellular Synthetic Machinery to Produce Never-Before-Seen Polymers

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

Natural Peptide From Fruit Flies may Pave Way for New Antibiotics

Promising Gene Editing Tool Could Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

Failed Antibiotics Could Become Weed Killers in the Future

Molecular Method Reveals Whether or Not Bacteria Respond to Antibiotics Within Minutes

Researchers Discover How Deadly Hospital Pathogen can Survive Harsh Environments

Long-Ignored Antibiotic may Provide Much-Needed Protection Against Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria

Infections with the Fungus Candida auris on the Rise in Germany

Quorum Bio: Where Synthetic Biology Meets Sustainable Farming

Diagnostic Biochips: Pioneering Brain Research Tools for the Future

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