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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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MAR 26, 2015Immunology
Antibiotic resistance is on its way to spreading around the world among bacteria that are often involved in respiratory ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 23, 2015Microbiology
to exclude other, more plausible alternatives, and I just do not think they have done that."Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 19, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Microbiology
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 15, 2015Plants & Animals
For some people, the price of a pet's health is never too high: A team of veterinarians in Scotland performed a set of o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Plants & Animals
Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Sa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 09, 2015Immunology
Alligators are formidable animals. They have been around since the age of dinosaurs-and they certainly look like i ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
ATLANTA --Â A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2015Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 25, 2015Health & Medicine
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The p ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 24, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 09, 2015Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 25, 2014Microbiology
A major problem in today's medicine is the issue of "superbugs" or antibiotic resistant strains of many diseases. While ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 22, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
How and how much living things are affected by nature vs. nurture has been an ongoing debate for many years. But, the wh ...Written By: Peter MicheliOCT 14, 2014Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 10, 2014Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 07, 2014Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 18, 2014Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth ...Written By: Peter Micheli
MAR 26, 2015
Immunology
Antibiotic resistance is on its way to spreading around the world among bacteria that are often involved in respiratory
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 23, 2015
Microbiology
to exclude other, more plausible alternatives, and I just do not think they have done that."
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 19, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Karina Xavier, PhD, at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), Portugal has shown that bacteri
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Microbiology
Targeting deadly, drug-resistant bacteria poses a serious challenge to researchers looking for antibiotics that can kill
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 15, 2015
Plants & Animals
For some people, the price of a pet's health is never too high: A team of veterinarians in Scotland performed a set of o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2015
Plants & Animals
Marine biologists at the South Carolina Aquarium are treating a rare, 475-pound leatherback sea turtle that washed up Sa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 09, 2015
Immunology
Alligators are formidable animals. They have been around since the age of dinosaurs-and they certainly look like i ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...
We see this i ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
ATLANTA --Â A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile, or C. diff) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United St
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, scientists are looking for innovative ways to combat bacterial infections. The p
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 24, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 09, 2015
Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 25, 2014
Microbiology
A major problem in today's medicine is the issue of "superbugs" or antibiotic resistant strains of many diseases. While
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 22, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
How and how much living things are affected by nature vs. nurture has been an ongoing debate for many years. But, the wh
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
OCT 14, 2014
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered that microbiota that colonize our bodies inside and out have the capacity to create molecules
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 10, 2014
Health & Medicine
Most people have heard that artificial sweeteners help with weight loss and diabetes prevention. According to a new stud
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 07, 2014
Immunology
The case of the man who left Liberia and was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas is confounding in every way, a cascade of Mu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 18, 2014
Microbiology
Do you remember the old advertising slogan, "A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?" Well, if someth
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli