Low-cost portable device rapidly diagnoses gonorrhea

A new inexpesive, portable device and mobile app can check for gonorrhea in less than fifteen minutes, researchers report.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
May 13, 2021 ~5 min

Viral or bacterial infection? New test can tell quickly

A new tool may one day identify if your sniffles are the result of a viral or bacterial infection in less than an hour.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
May 7, 2021 ~5 min


Antibiotic resistance is spreading from people to chimpanzees

Poop samples from chimpanzees and baboons show that people are passing antibiotic resistance to the animals they live near, researchers report.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
May 4, 2021 ~6 min

Antibiotic ointments may slow healing of cuts and scrapes

Over-the-counter antibiotic ointments may not be the healers we thought. They may even slow healing of scrapes, cuts, and other minor skin lacerations.

Sheree Monet Wisdom-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 30, 2021 ~4 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

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


Why so many people overuse antibiotics

A new study on the overuse of antibiotics highlights the need for more education and awareness, for both doctors and patients.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 27, 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

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