Chronic Lyme disease – does it exist?

Many patients without a diagnosis of Lyme disease report a constellation of symptoms, sometimes for years. Does chronic Lyme disease exist?

John Nathaniel Aucott, Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine • conversation
May 21, 2020 • ~9 min

Can predator-prey math help tweak gut bacteria?

A tried-and-true equation is helping researchers make a model of the gut microbiome. That could pave the way for one day tweaking it to boost health.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 14, 2020 • ~8 min

SMART researchers uncover new anti-phage defense mechanisms

Discovery explains why some bacteria have been able to defend against phage therapy, opens new ways to overcome existing challenges.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
May 13, 2020 • ~5 min

Resistance to 1 antibiotic may prime bacteria for more

When a type of bacteria has resistance to one antibiotic, that can set it up to become a multidrug-resistant strain, researchers say.

James Urton-Washington • futurity
April 29, 2020 • ~9 min

Cocktail of chemicals hide in Bangladesh’s water

The existence of antifungals and antibiotics in urban and rural Bangladesh's water raises concerns about antifungal and antimicrobial resistance.

Charlotte Hsu-Buffalo • futurity
April 22, 2020 • ~5 min

Coronavirus pandemic is paving the way for an increase in superbugs

Half of all patients who died of COVID-19 in Wuhan had a secondary infection.

Ronan McCarthy, Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Brunel University London • conversation
April 22, 2020 • ~6 min

Coronavirus: heavy use of hand sanitisers could boost antimicrobial resistance

Misuse of common cleaning products or hand sanitisers can lead to antimcrobial resistance in bacteria.

Winston Morgan, Reader in Toxicology and Clinical Biochemistry, University of East London • conversation
April 17, 2020 • ~6 min

Bees seeking bacteria: How bees find their microbiome

Humans obtain bacteria through the foods they eat. But how do bees collect bacteria that live in and on them? And where do they pick up these microbes?

Lila Westreich, PhD Candidate, School of Environment and Forest Sciences, Seattle, Washington, University of Washington • conversation
April 14, 2020 • ~8 min

Here's why soil smells so good after it rains

That smell you detect after it rains is part of a chemical language between bacteria and animals.

Paul Becher, Associate professor in Chemical Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences • conversation
April 8, 2020 • ~6 min

A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus

The president promoted the combination of hydroxychloroquine and an antibiotic for treating COVID-19. But a new study suggests it provides no benefits.

Katherine Seley-Radtke, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
April 3, 2020 • ~5 min

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