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Drug Resistance
Drug Resistance refers to microorganisms mutates and becomes insensitive to a drug that was previously effective. The term is used in the context of resistance that pathogens or cancers have "acquired", that is, resistance has evolved.
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JUN 05, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 03, 2019Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 28, 2019Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Using fluorescence, researchers visualized the spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria - in the presence of antib ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Cardiology
In a time when once-demonized substances are being recognized for their potential health benefits, what role should psyc ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2019Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 14, 2019Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergMAY 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2019Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2019Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), created a high throughput micr ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 15, 2019Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2019Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Due to the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a dire need for new strategies against life threatening ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 1.1 million people in the U.S. live with HIV with 15 percent of that population unaware they are infected. Treat ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 28, 2019Health & Medicine
The researchers discovered a natural product, seriniquinone, derived from marine bacterium that can help kill the severe ...Written By: Nupur Srivastava
JUN 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, an antidiabetic drug called metformin was found to alleviate anxiet
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 03, 2019
Microbiology
Manuka honey is recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent, and has been used in folk medicines for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 28, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Using fluorescence, researchers visualized the spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria - in the presence of antib
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Cardiology
In a time when once-demonized substances are being recognized for their potential health benefits, what role should psyc
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Microbiology
Recent work has shown that people all over the world can improve their health and lower cancer risk by eating a more bal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis with more than 25% of the world's population having a positive tube
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 14, 2019
Health & Medicine
Voters in Denver narrowly approved a ballott to decriminalize yet another recreational drug: psilocybin mushrooms, commo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the concept of phage therapy is not new, it's only recently begun to be used in the clinic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Technology
An interdisciplinary research team have developed microscopic robotic cleaning crew that can precisely and non-invasivel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2019
Microbiology
While hospitals are intended to be places of healing, people can acquire nasty infections with drug-resistant bacteria d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A team of researchers, at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), created a high throughput micr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Microbes that produce defensive compounds have contributed to the major source of antibiotics and other therapeutics. Ho
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also nee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threa
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Due to the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a dire need for new strategies against life threatening
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 1.1 million people in the U.S. live with HIV with 15 percent of that population unaware they are infected. Treat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 28, 2019
Health & Medicine
The researchers discovered a natural product, seriniquinone, derived from marine bacterium that can help kill the severe
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava