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

Diphtheria risks becoming ‘major global threat’ again as it evolves resistance to antimicrobials

Diphtheria – a relatively easily-preventable infection – is evolving to become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics and in future could lead to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 8, 2021 ~6 min


Tool reveals best antibiotic combos for tough bacteria

"...doctors can get an indication as to which combinations of antibiotics can help the individual patient within a relatively short time—hours."

Søren Thiesen-Copenhagen • futurity
Jan. 19, 2021 ~6 min

Toothpaste chemical can fight antibiotic resistance

Using fluoride in labs that are working with GMOs could be a simple, cheap way to fight antibiotic resistance, researchers say.

James Badham-UCSB • futurity
Jan. 11, 2021 ~7 min

Drug keeps antibiotics from boosting bacteria resistance

A cheap drug that's already FDA-approved can prevent antibiotics from driving drug resistance in bacteria, according to a new study.

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Dec. 1, 2020 ~7 min

Scientists identify warning signs over effectiveness of HIV ‘wonder drug’ in sub-Saharan Africa

Dolutegravir, the current first-line treatment for HIV, may not be as effective as hoped in sub-Saharan Africa, suggests new research published on World AIDS

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 1, 2020 ~6 min

Drug-resistant hospital bacteria persist even after deep cleaning, genomic study reveals

Scientists have used genome sequencing to reveal the extent to which a drug-resistant gastrointestinal bacterium can spread within a hospital, highlighting the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 26, 2020 ~7 min

Antiretroviral therapy fails to treat one-third of HIV patients in Malawi hospital

Antiretroviral therapy (ART) failure and drug resistance are extremely common in patients living with HIV who are admitted to hospital in Malawi, according to

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 3, 2020 ~5 min


Bacterial cells sacrifice themselves to protect the swarm

In the face of antibiotics, some bacterial cells use "necrosignaling" to warn their comrades and give them enough time to adapt.

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 21, 2020 ~5 min

‘Wrap, trap, and zap’ kills superbugs in wastewater

Adding a graphene "wrap" to an exisitng "trap and zap" strategy does a better job and destroying antibiotic-resistant bacteria in wastewater treatment.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
July 27, 2020 ~5 min

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