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Skin, soft tissue infections succumb to blue light

Blue light can selectively eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections of the skin and soft tissues, while preserving the outermost layer of skin, according to a proof-of-principle study led by Michael R. Hamblin of the Ma ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An alternative to antibiotics

Antibiotics are among the greatest achievements of medical science. But lately the former multi-purpose weapon fails in the battle against infectious diseases. Bacteria are increasingly developing resistance ...

Medical research created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Research identifies potential antibiotic alternative to treat infection without resistance

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a potential alternative to conventional antibiotics that could fight infection with a reduced risk of antibiotic resistance.

Medical research created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus's entry into cell nucleus

Scientists have found the 'key' that HIV uses to enter our cells' nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new ta ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Copper reduces infection risk by more than 40 percent

Professor Bill Keevil, Head of the Microbiology Group and Director of the Environmental Healthcare Unit at the University of Southampton, has presented research into the mechanism by which copper exerts its ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers closer to the super bug puzzle

Infectious diseases specialists from Austin Health are working closely with Microbiologists from the University of Melbourne to understand how Staph is becoming resistant to all antibiotic therapies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research confirms novel strategy in fight against infectious diseases

New research shows that infectious disease-fighting drugs could be designed to block a pathogen's entry into cells rather than to kill the bug itself.

Medical research created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers make significant step forward in combating antibiotic resistance

The research led by Durham University, which involved colleagues at the University of Birmingham, is a significant development in combating antibiotic resistance; it will pave the way for the creation of the inhibitors to ...

Medical research created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

EU sounds cry of alarm over resistance to antibiotics

The European Union warned Thursday of a sharp rise in deaths across the 27-nation bloc due to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Medications created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Recognising the role of the environment in the global spread of antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance has been recognised in recent years as a major healthcare problem, however, a paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases reviewing the issue on a global scale, concludes that, not enough attention is giv ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0