In an extensive investigation, EMBL researchers have tested over 10,000 drug combinations against some of the leading pathogenic bacteria carrying antimicrobial resistance and causing mortality
Oct 17, 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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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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Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, research suggests.
Feb 18, 2022
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Childhood vaccination may be a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries, finds a new analysis led by researchers University of California, Berkeley.
Apr 29, 2020
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According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of antibacterial agents, including antibiotics, has increased from 80 in 2021 to 97 in 2023. However, the health agency says there is a "pressing ...
Jun 17, 2024
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Antibiotic treatment prior to surgical repair of a pediatric elbow fracture does not reduce the risk for post-operative infection, according to new findings from a team of researchers and surgeons from the University of Missouri ...
Jun 5, 2024
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Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation's experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions.
Nov 24, 2023
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Antimicrobial resistance—the ability of microorganisms to resist drugs that have been developed to control them—is a severe problem in African countries. The continent has the highest global burden of antimicrobial-resistant ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Just as bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance, viruses can also evade drug treatments. Developing therapies against these microbes is difficult because viruses often mutate or hide themselves within cells. But by mimicking ...
Aug 2, 2023
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