Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alzheimer's drug may help battle antibiotic resistance
Dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria could soon be targeted with a drug initially developed to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Dec 12, 2018
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News tagged with infectious bacteria
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Superbugs killed 33,000 Europeans in 2015: study
Drug-resistant bacteria killed more than 33,000 people in the European Union in 2015, according to new research published this week warning that superbugs were "threatening modern healthcare."
Nov 6, 2018
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Immunology
Covert tactics used by bacteria to trick human immune system
McMaster University researchers have found a new way bacteria evade the human immune system and promote infection.
Oct 23, 2018
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Medical research
Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way to help replenish beneficial gut bacteria in cancer patients who require ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers immunize mice against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, report potential for future vaccine
A groundbreaking study by LA BioMed researchers shows promising results for a potential vaccine for deadly drug-resistant bacteria, also known as "superbugs."
Aug 10, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers make FAST work of antibiotic resistance
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have showcased exciting results from a screening test to detect antibiotic resistance and to ensure the right antibiotics can be prescribed quicker.
Jun 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Remote village to metropolis—how globalisation spreads infectious diseases
These days we can get from most remote villages anywhere to home in 36 hours. And migrating humans can certainly carry microbial "passengers". This means the increasing globalisation of our world can give infectious diseases ...
May 29, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmacists develop new substance to counteract antimicrobial tuberculosis resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise worldwide. This is becoming a problem for infectious diseases like tuberculosis as there are only a few active substances available to combat such diseases. Pharmacists at Martin Luther ...
May 24, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Even short travel can spread colistin-resistant bacteria
The emergence of antibiotic resistance among dangerous pathogens is increasingly problematic worldwide. Many strains of infectious bacteria have become multidrug-resistant, and cannot be treated with common antibiotic therapies. ...
Apr 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Surgical infections linked to drug-resistant bugs, study suggests
Patients having surgery in low income countries are more likely to develop an infection than those in wealthier nations, which may be linked to drug-resistant bacteria, research led by the Universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh ...
Feb 14, 2018
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