EEG helps predict if treatment will benefit people with epilepsy

A new diagnostic model that combines EEG with clinical observation can determine if patients with epilepsy will respond to treatment with 80% accuracy.

Emily Everson Layden-Rutgers • futurity
Oct. 29, 2021 ~6 min

Lemurs that live close to humans harbor drug-resistant bacteria

Antibiotic resistance is showing up in the guts of lemurs that live in close contact to humans. The closer the contact, the more antibiotic resistance.

Duke University • futurity
Aug. 16, 2021 ~7 min


New technology can create treatment against drug-resistant bacteria in under a week and adapt to antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats in the world. New research, however, may have found a way to keep up with rapidly evolving bacteria.

Kristen Eller, PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 ~5 min

Tool could predict drug combos that spark antibiotic resistance

A new framework may suggest which drug combinations would speed up, slow down, or even reverse antibiotic resistance.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
July 30, 2021 ~7 min

International travelers carry ‘superbug’ stowaways

New and potentially deadly strains of antimicrobial resistant superbugs are hiding out in the guts of international travelers, a new study shows.

Gerry Everding-WUSTL • futurity
June 11, 2021 ~10 min

Organic meat is less likely to hold dangerous bacteria

Organic meat is less likely to carry potentially dangerous or even deadly drug-resistant bacteria, researchers report.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
May 17, 2021 ~6 min

Ability of multi-drug resistant infection to evolve within cystic fibrosis patients highlights need for rapid treatment

Scientists have been able to track how a multi-drug resistant organism is able to evolve and spread widely among cystic fibrosis patients – showing that it can

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 29, 2021 ~7 min

Molecular ‘assembly line’ could speed design of new drugs

A new way to fine-tune a molecular "assembly line" could allow scientists to improve existing antibiotics and design new ones more quickly and efficiently.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
April 15, 2021 ~5 min


Antibiotic clears super tough gonorrhea in mice in 1 dose

A new antibiotic compound clears infection of multi-drug resistant gonorrhea in mice in a single oral dose.

Gail McCormick-Penn State • futurity
March 22, 2021 ~7 min

Doppler checks inside living cells to tell ‘friend from foe’

Doppler lets researchers peer inside cells to see if they're harmful. It could help fight food-based pathogens and antibiotic resistance.

Brittany Steff - Purdue • futurity
March 9, 2021 ~7 min

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