AI can help predict whether a patient will respond to specific tuberculosis treatments, paving way for personalized care

People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.

Sriram Chandrasekaran, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

Bacteria can develop resistance to drugs they haven’t encountered before − scientists figured this out decades ago in a classic experiment

The Nobel Prize-winning Luria−Delbrück experiment showed that random mutations in bacteria can allow them to develop resistance by chance.

Qi Zheng, Professor of Biostatistics, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2024 ~7 min


Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer's poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how

Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next to tumors.

Mark Korpics, Assistant Professor of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago • conversation
Jan. 3, 2024 ~9 min

Drilling down on treatment-resistant fungi with molecular machines

Fungal infections can be among the hardest to treat, and since the pandemic began they’ve become only more common. To prevent future antifungal resistance, scientists have developed tiny molecular drills.

James Tour, Professor of Chemistry, Rice University • conversation
May 26, 2023 ~9 min

How do _Candida auris_ and other fungi develop drug resistance? A microbiologist explains

Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.

Jeffrey Gardner, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 3, 2023 ~7 min

Every cancer is unique – why different cancers require different treatments, and how evolution drives drug resistance

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to treating cancer. Understanding how cancer cells evolve could help researchers develop more effective drugs.

Monika Joshi, Associate Professor of Hematology and Oncology, Penn State • conversation
May 1, 2023 ~10 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

Deep learning AI discovers surprising new antibiotics

Pathogens rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics. AI could keep us a step ahead of deadly infections.

Sriram Chandrasekaran, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Feb. 20, 2020 ~7 min


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