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Antibiotics: is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria and is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections. Antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of such infections. They may either kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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JAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 22, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance, when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics, as o ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A class of antibiotics, known as the ‘aminoglycosides’ may serve as a promising treatment for frontotemporal ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study published by PNAS explains breakthrough research around designing drugs that target C. diff bacterial infections ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 01, 2020Microbiology
Honey has been used in homeopathic medicine as a wound healer, and now researchers have developed a special application ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2019Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CDC is warning people about an outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that's been linked to store-bought puppies.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2019Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2019Neuroscience
The last decade has seen an increasing amount of interest on how our gut bacteria, or microbiome, influences our health. ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 04, 2019Neuroscience
A study from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland suggests that excessive usage of certain antibiotics may increase one ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 04, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A physician is faced with 3 patients: an elderly person with a chronic cough, a child being wheeled out of surgery and a ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 28, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 25, 2019Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Technology
Aquatic microbes often serve as challenge to study, after all, they are too tiny to detect. But, what if there was a dev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 22, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance, when bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics, as o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A class of antibiotics, known as the ‘aminoglycosides’ may serve as a promising treatment for frontotemporal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published by PNAS explains breakthrough research around designing drugs that target C. diff bacterial infections
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Honey has been used in homeopathic medicine as a wound healer, and now researchers have developed a special application
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2019
Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Nottingham are seeking new ways to improve vaccine use in the protection against the bac
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CDC is warning people about an outbreak of drug-resistant bacteria that's been linked to store-bought puppies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2019
Microbiology
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Neuroscience
The last decade has seen an increasing amount of interest on how our gut bacteria, or microbiome, influences our health.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 04, 2019
Neuroscience
A study from Helsinki University Hospital, Finland suggests that excessive usage of certain antibiotics may increase one
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 04, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A physician is faced with 3 patients: an elderly person with a chronic cough, a child being wheeled out of surgery and a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientis
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Every year, around 700,000 people are estimated to die from drug-resistant infections thanks to our overuse of antibioti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 25, 2019
Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch