Scientists find novel antibiotics in ocean plastic pollution
Plastic pollution is a huge problem, but it could unexpectedly help solve another major challenge: antibiotic-resistanc superbugs.
Tag: antibiotics
Antibiotic-destroying genes are widespread in bacteria found in soil and humans
It's a public health crisis waiting to happen.
Antibiotic resistance is at a crisis point – but new drugs could help defeat superbugs
If no action is taken to address antibiotic resistance, infections from multidrug-resistant bacteria could cause 10 million deaths each year ...
Most appendicitis surgeries can be avoided with antibiotics, reports the largest trial yet on the subject
Nobody likes surgery -- antibiotics can help with that!
Scientists Find New Technique to Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
By administering two doses, one while bacteria are swarming and one while in transition into a biofilm, antibiotic-resistant bacteria were ...
Scientists synthesize antibiotics to conquer resistant microbes
A synthetic approach for remodifying existing antibiotics could give us the upper hand against resistant bacteria.
Bangladesh’s waters are heavily contaminated with medicine, pesticides, and other chemicals
Contaminants ranged from antibiotics to fire retardants.
New, free app modifies antibiotics to work against drug-resistant infections
"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.
Bacteria’s social lives influence how they develop drug resistance
Judging by the findings, I should be completely drug-resistant forever.
Dolphins are seeing a rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and it’s our fault
Antibiotic resistance is reaching dramatic levels in some wild ecosystems, reports a study on bottlenose dolphins living in Florida's Indian ...
Hospitals in Europe are contributing to the spread of extremely drug-resistant bacteria
However, simple infection control procedures can go a long way to mitigate the risk.
Many of the world’s waterways exceed safe levels of antibiotic substances — by a lot
Basically, this is boot camp for training antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
New non-antibiotic treatment hijacks tuberculosis bacterium
It could prove a valuable alternative to the way TB is currently being treated.
The CDC warns that “chronic Lyme” is bogus and the treatments are horrifying and deadly
The only thing 'chronic' about chronic Lyme is the suffering treatments will cause you.
What is antibiotic resistance: everything you need to know
Antibiotic resistance is threatening to undo a centuy's worth of medical progress.
Tasmanian devil milk might be the secret weapon against superbugs we’ve been waiting for
Watch out, bugs, the devil's out for ya!
Untreatable bacteria identified in the US
A strain of E. coli resistant to last-resort antibiotics has been identified on United States soil for the first time. ...
Common antibiotics might cause mental confusion
Some antibiotics (including common ones) may cause serious brain disruption and other serious problems according to a new study. [caption ...
Clay used by the First Nations people destroys fatal drug-resistant pathogens
A team at University of British Columbia claims that a type of clay found northwest of Vancouver is effective against ...