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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 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2022Immunology
Some common bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus have both harmless and pathogenic versions. While staph is often harmles ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2022Technology
Telehealth has significantly altered the healthcare landscape, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amon ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 05, 2022Cardiology
A new study has shown that gut bacteria reduce the effectiveness of some blood pressure medications.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 13, 2022Microbiology
Carbapenem antibiotics are one of the few remaining antibiotics effective in treating ESBL infections or MDRO. Howe ...Sponsored By: Hardy Diagnostics LeJUN 13, 2022Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The discovery of antibiotics in the early 1900’s was one of the most important discoveries in medical history. The ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUN 08, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2022Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics may decrease athletes' motivation and endurance via effects on the microbiome. The corresponding study w ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 23, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study from the University of Birmingham and National Institutes of Health has shown that patients who are prescrib ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 15, 2022Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2022Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2022Microbiology
There is debate about exactly what makes a diet healthy, but most experts can agree on some things, like the importance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Health & Medicine
Although commonly thought of as a disease of adolescence, acne is said to affect nearly 50% of women in their 20s and ne ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
We’re probably all familiar with the (sometimes unpleasant) experience of swallowing pills. Whether ibuprofen for ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2022
Immunology
Some common bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus have both harmless and pathogenic versions. While staph is often harmles
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Technology
Telehealth has significantly altered the healthcare landscape, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amon
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 05, 2022
Cardiology
A new study has shown that gut bacteria reduce the effectiveness of some blood pressure medications.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
Carbapenem antibiotics are one of the few remaining antibiotics effective in treating ESBL infections or MDRO. Howe
...
Sponsored By:
Hardy Diagnostics Le
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The discovery of antibiotics in the early 1900’s was one of the most important discoveries in medical history. The
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUN 08, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was long thought that when the membrane of a cell lost its integrity and broke down, the cell would die; cells cannot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2022
Microbiology
In 1999, a miniature rotor that could be moved reliably was attached to a molecule. Researchers have come a long way sin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics may decrease athletes' motivation and endurance via effects on the microbiome. The corresponding study w
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new study from the University of Birmingham and National Institutes of Health has shown that patients who are prescrib
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 15, 2022
Microbiology
In a clinical first, reported in Cell, researchers used viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages or phages fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2022
Microbiology
There is debate about exactly what makes a diet healthy, but most experts can agree on some things, like the importance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Health & Medicine
Although commonly thought of as a disease of adolescence, acne is said to affect nearly 50% of women in their 20s and ne
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria can exist as individual cells, but there is strength in numbers. Many microbes form clusters called biofilms, l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
We’re probably all familiar with the (sometimes unpleasant) experience of swallowing pills. Whether ibuprofen for
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch