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Chemistry World September 24, 2015 Harriet Brewerton |
Antibiotics pit against bacterial biofilms Scientists in the US have designed a simple and inexpensive electrochemical device that monitors bacteria metabolites to gauge the effect of antibiotics. |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Lowdown On Superbugs The overuse and misuse of antibiotics has led to the development of resistant strains of bacteria, commonly referred to as superbugs. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams |
A Study on Antibiotic Resistance Shows That Bacteria Aren't Just Out To Help Themselves Microbes that are resistant to the drug protect their weaker kin in the colony, HHMI researchers have found. The discovery upends traditional notions of antibiotic resistance and offers a target for new drugs against bacterial infections. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics always work?... What is bacterial resistance?... What can I do to help myself?... etc. |
American Family Physician December 15, 2000 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help Antibiotics are strong medicines that can stop some infections and save lives. When they aren't used the right way, antibiotics can cause more harm than good. You can protect yourself and your family by knowing when you should use antibiotics and when you should avoid them... |
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Harriet Brewerton |
Diagnosing bacterial growth Antibiotics are used regularly for treating bacterial infections, but there is currently no quick and simple test to determine the most effective type or dose of antibiotic for a specific patient infection. |
American Family Physician January 15, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help What are antibiotics?... Do antibiotics work against all infections?... What is "antibiotic resistance"?... Why should I worry about antibiotic resistance?... How do I know when I need antibiotics?... How should I take the antibiotics that my doctor prescribes?... etc. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Battleground develops over antibiotic killing mechanism Two recent papers will require many in the field to re-examine and re-open the question of whether or not several different classes of bactericidal antibiotics do or do not work through a common mechanism. |
American Family Physician September 15, 2006 |
When Antibiotics Can Help A consumer's guide: What are antibiotics?... How do antibiotics work?... What is antibiotic resistance?... How can I prevent antibiotic resistance?... |
Chemistry World June 28, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Antibiotic killing mechanism debate continues Antibiotics can kill bacteria without the need for reactive oxygen species. That's the claim of new research, which has added new evidence into the emerging debate over how antibiotics exert their lethal effects. |
Wired May 22, 2009 Erin Biba |
New Germ Busters Outwit Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Researchers are testing new bug-killers that bypass the molecular pathways used by old-school antibiotics. |
Chemistry World April 4, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Mighty micelles that make themselves Scientists in the US and Singapore have made self assembling micelles of cationic polymers that kill bacteria but are biodegradable - raising further hope of a nanotechnology solution to the problem of antibiotic resistance. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts Canadian scientists have shown that combining an antibiotic that is past its prime with other drugs can give it a new lease of life. |
Science News January 15, 2005 Christen Brownlee |
The Beef about UTIs E. coli from beef cattle or other livestock may be causing drug-resistant urinary tract infections in women. |
American Family Physician March 15, 2001 |
Avoiding Resistance to Antibiotics-- When Do I Need an Antibiotic? When bacteria are exposed to the same antibiotics, after a while the antibiotic can't fight the germs anymore... |
Chemistry World April 2012 Anthony King |
Making Light Work Could light prove to be the ultimate weapon in the battle against deadly superbugs? |
Chemistry World September 11, 2013 Andria Nicodemou |
Bacteria incriminated by their odor Researchers in Taiwan and the US have developed a device that uses the volatile organic compounds released by bacteria to identify the bacteria as they are cultured. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2013 Harriet Brewerton |
Paper device spots antibiotic-resistant bacteria Scientists in Canada have developed a paper-based device that checks if bacteria are resistant to certain antibiotics. The simple system could help users in remote areas. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2008 John Bonner |
Filling the antibiotic gap Resistance to currently available antibacterial drugs is causing growing concern among doctors who find themselves unable to treat common infections |
Chemistry World July 1, 2013 James Urquhart |
Antibiotic research hits a sweet spot UK researchers have found a way to weaken the molecular armour of Escherichia coli to allow the host's immune system to attack and kill the pathogen. |
Chemistry World November 5, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Copper signals warn bacteria of antibiotic assault Copper is known for its antimicrobial properties, but new research suggests that copper signalling within bacterial cells may also play an important role in antibiotic resistance. |
American Family Physician January 1, 2005 |
Urinary Tract Infections A patient hand-out on what causes urinary tract infections, possible signs of the disease, and treatment options. |
Chemistry World March 6, 2013 Derek Lowe |
New antibiotics: what's the hold up? Money's a factor that could be adjusted by regulatory agencies, governments, and foundations. But no amount of cash will keep resistant bacteria from being the hard targets they are. |
Chemistry World March 3, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Sweet-toothed bacteria make their own vaccine With careful feeding, bacteria can produce vaccines against themselves, scientists in the US and China have found. |
Wired September 25, 2007 |
Three Smart Things You Should Know About Bacteria The benefits of bacteria. |
Chemistry World January 8, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
New antibiotic could treat infection while dodging resistance problems A new antibiotic that can kill life-threatening bacteria -- without them appearing to be able to develop resistance to the drug -- has been discovered by a team of scientists. |
Nutrition Action Healthletter May 2000 |
Magic Bullets Under Siege ...Antibiotics---drugs that kill bacteria---account for much of our success in the war against infectious illness. But the miracle drugs of medicine are in danger... |
Fast Company May 2009 Elizabeth Svoboda |
Biotechs Wage War on Superbugs With antibiotic resistance on the rise, three biotechs are developing new ways to wage war on superbugs. |
Chemistry World May 6, 2014 Andy Extance |
WHO raises alarm on deadly bacteria The World Health Organization has warned antibiotic resistant bacteria could bring a nightmarish future, where seemingly trivial scrapes turn lethal, and currently routine operations become too risky to contemplate. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Prescription nanoreactors Scientists in Switzerland have developed a nanoreactor that can synthesize and release the antibiotic cephalexin, which is used to treat bacterial infections. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Leanne Marle |
Fighting back against antibiotic resistant bacteria Scientists in Japan have revealed how vancomycin dimers are effective against vancomycin-resistant bacteria. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2009 James Urquhart |
Hybrid nano material targets antibiotic resistant bacteria German researchers have developed a hybrid, light activated nanomaterial that can target, label and kill harmful antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Escherichia coli. |
Chemistry World November 23, 2006 Victoria Gill |
Bacteria That Help Fight Cancer Scientists have given a new meaning to the term `friendly bacteria' by discovering a bacterial protein that helps treat cancer. |
Scientific American May 2009 Melinda Wenner |
Quiet Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria devoted to growth instead of "quorum sensing" communication could beat antibiotic resistance. |
American Family Physician October 1, 2004 |
Antibiotics: When They Can and Can't Help An overview on how antibiotic therapy comes into play in the treatment of the flu and colds. |
Chemistry World February 22, 2011 Amaya Camara-Campos |
Repairing faulty genes Israeli scientists have developed compounds that could be better treatments for genetic diseases than current drugs. |
Chemistry World March 19, 2014 Emma Stoye |
Molecular drill bits attack tuberculosis Peptides that punch through bacterial cell walls while leaving human cells unharmed could open up new ways to tackle antibiotic resistance, say researchers in the US. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2015 Michaela Muehlberg |
Bacterial identification gets a culture shock Scientists in the UK have developed a new tool to distinguish bacterial strains from each other. |
Chemistry World August 13, 2012 Anthony King |
Non-stick coating gives biofilms the slip A new class of material has been created that bacteria find incredibly hard to stick to. An estimated 80% of infections acquired in hospitals involve sticky biofilms of bacteria that build up on surfaces and it is challenging is to reduce their growth on medical devices, such as catheters. |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Wyeth: Now Approved to Kill More Bugs! Wyeth's antibiotic gets approved for another indication. |
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 |
Bacteria make more electricity Researchers from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have identified a microorganism that is particularly good at converting sugars to electricity under natural conditions. |
Chemistry World December 4, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Potent two-pronged antibiotic provides hope for future drugs A two-headed compound obtained from soil bacteria may hold the key to developing the next generation of antibiotics, researchers in the UK report. |
Chemistry World December 7, 2012 Lucy Gilbert |
Bactericides reach new depths Scientists in the US and China have come up with a low-risk treatment for bacterial infections in a deep wound. |
Chemistry World October 8, 2013 David Bradley |
3D printing bacteria Jason Shear and colleagues at the University of Texas, US, have developed a 3D printing technique that lets them 'construct' defined bacterial communities so that short-range chemical communications and physical interactions between bacteria can be investigated more systematically than ever before. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2015 Anthony King |
Poor diagnostics hinder battle against antibiotic resistance The tools used to diagnose bacterial infections have barely improved since the 1940s. |
Reactive Reports Issue 31 David Bradley |
A honey of a cure Strains of lethal antibiotic-resistant bacteria that infect wounds could succumb to a sweet treatment - honey. The finding could lead to a treatment for serious infection. |
Chemistry World August 28, 2009 Hayley Birch |
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down Modified gut bacteria that produce therapeutic agents in response to specific dietary sugars could be employed as novel treatments for bowel disorders. |
Chemistry World August 27, 2014 Hayley Simon |
Ionic liquids join battle against antibiotic resistance US researchers have used ionic liquids -- organic salts that are liquid at room temperature -- to disrupt bacterial biofilms and deliver antibiotics through the skin's outer layer. |
Chemistry World March 19, 2007 Lionel Milgrom |
Gallium-Based Antimicrobials Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be killed with gallium. US researchers used gallium as a 'Trojan horse' to fool bacteria into thinking they were feeding on iron. Bacteria need iron to survive, but they cannot distinguish between iron and gallium. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Baxter Ready to Sop Up Additional Revenue The health-care giant licenses a surgical sponge in clinical development. |