Bandages infused with casein, a protein that occurs naturally in cow's milk, significantly improved wound healing in rats compared to those in control groups, according to a new study by UCL researchers.
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated that silver retains antimicrobial activity longer when it is impregnated into "bioactive glass," and they have shown for the first time how this promising combination ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Governments around the world must do more to tackle the growing threat of drug-resistant infections, new research suggests.
Jun 5, 2023
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The public is in favor of the development of bacteria-killing viruses as an alternative to antibiotics—and more efforts to educate will make them significantly more likely to use the treatment, a new study published in ...
May 22, 2023
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Researchers from the University of Oxford, U.K., have investigated the evolution of antibiotic resistance properties of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). In the paper "The evolution of colistin resistance increases bacterial ...
Carriers of a specific hidden bacteria have a 14% chance of developing an antibiotic resistant infection with 30 days of hospitalization, according to researchers from Amsterdam UMC. Researchers studied patients who unknowingly ...
Jan 31, 2023
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Simon Fraser University researchers are advocating for the inclusion of genomic data into forecasting models to better understand the spread of infectious diseases. The researchers say incorporating this data into forecasting ...
Oct 21, 2022
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Researchers from the Organoid group (formerly the Clevers group) have improved human small intestinal organoids—miniature versions of the small intestine. This will help them to better study the functioning of the small ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Scientists with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were among those providing the biochemical tools needed to help save a man's life through a unique emergency intervention in 2016.
Jul 21, 2022
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Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bath.
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