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Antibiotics
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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JUL 07, 2018Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at the University of Otago found novel properties of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may inspire ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 30, 2018Videos
It's not known exactly where the patient contracted the disease, but it was either Idaho or Oregon.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 11, 2018Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2018Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Microbiology
A lack of exposure to the vaginal canal does not account for the increased risk of later health problems for those born ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2018Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists found that antibodies produced by the immune system can target multiple microbes, as oppo ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2018Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic-resistant pathogens may soon become a public health c ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 30, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 30, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2018Videos
In fecal microbiota transplantation, poo is actually used as a medicine. Sometimes applied as a last resort, it is used ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 07, 2018
Microbiology
Many pathogens are becoming antibiotic resistant; the microbe that causes the STD gonorrhea is no different.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at the University of Otago found novel properties of a new anti-tuberculosis drug which may inspire
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 30, 2018
Videos
It's not known exactly where the patient contracted the disease, but it was either Idaho or Oregon.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotics had a dramatic impact on the microbes of the GI tract in a research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Technology
Cloth made from hemp outperforms many other textiles in staph resistance.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 11, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2018
Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Microbiology
A lack of exposure to the vaginal canal does not account for the increased risk of later health problems for those born
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found evidence that it's not a bacterium, but one of its toxins, that is connected to, and possibly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2018
Microbiology
There are several factors blamed for the rise of antibiotic resistance, and now it seems that climate change and populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Major depression is a serious mental health condition, and it’s on the rise among Americans of all ages. In a stud
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 14, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists found that antibodies produced by the immune system can target multiple microbes, as oppo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic-resistant pathogens may soon become a public health c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 30, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 30, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to combat the rise of antibiotic resistance is to find out how bacteria evade the effects of current drugs, to i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2018
Videos
In fecal microbiota transplantation, poo is actually used as a medicine. Sometimes applied as a last resort, it is used
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Simply looking out for the classic warning signs of a meningococcal infection may cause some cases to go unnoticed - at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker