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New oral pill offers hope against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea
A new pill has shown promise against antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea -- a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) --, according to a study...
Study sheds light on antibiotic resistance, fitness landscapes
25 Nov 2023 3:30 AMThe researchers experimentally mapped more than 260,000 possible mutations of an E. coli protein that is essential for the bacteria's survival
Malnutrition linked with global rise in antibiotic resistance: Study
18 Nov 2023 5:00 PMThe study offers critical insights into the far-reaching consequences of micronutrient deficiencies in early life.
Antibiotics now ineffective for common childhood infections: Lancet
31 Oct 2023 10:00 AMAMR is more problematic for children than adults, as new antibiotics are less likely to be trialled on, and made available to, children.
Indoor dust bacteria have transferrable antibiotic resistance genes:...
27 Jan 2020 7:25 AMBacteria can share many different types of genes as long as the genes have mobile segments of DNA.
Scientists determine structure of key player in antibiotic resistance
18 Aug 2022 4:35 AM"For the first time, we determined the 3D structure of the entire T4SS complex," said Dr. Cong, Assistant Professor of Biophysics and in the Eugene...
Antibiotic resistance a concern, says Ada E Yonath
21 Sept 2022 2:40 AMStating that antibiotic resistance is growing to be a concern in India, Yonath said that the citizens in the USA and Europe across the world spent 1.6...
Study now links antibiotic resistance to hand soaps, toothpastes
1 Nov 2022 5:09 PMAntibiotic-resistant bacteria -- also commonly known as "superbugs" -- are strains of bacteria that are not killed by antibiotics.