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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Possess Natural Ability to Become Vulnerable to Antibiotics

July 14, 2015

Infections with one of the most troublesome and least understood antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are increasing ...

Disabling Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

June 19, 2015

Dreaded bacterial-related diseases have killed untold numbers of humans over the centuries. Today, two million illnesses and ...

Antibiotic Use Can Be Cut Dramatically for Abdominal Infections, Trial Shows

June 16, 2015

In a finding important for preventing the development of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, researchers at the University of Vir...

Using Robots at Berkeley Lab, Scientists Assemble Promising Antimicrobial Compounds

June 3, 2015

There’s an urgent demand for new antimicrobial compounds that are effective against constantly emerging drug-resistant ...

Engineers Turn E. coli into Tiny Factories for Producing New Forms of Popular Antibiotic

June 1, 2015

Like a dairy farmer tending to a herd of cows to produce milk, researchers are tending to colonies of the bacteria Esche...

Vulnerability Found in Some Drug-Resistant Bacteria

May 30, 2015

Using a complex modeling program that helps analyze the physical dynamics of large, structurally complex protein molecules, a...

Bacterial Flora of Remote Tribespeople Carries Antibiotic Resistance Genes

April 20, 2015

Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had been...

Could Maple Syrup Help Cut Use of Antibiotics?

April 17, 2015

Syrup extract found to make antibiotics more effective against bacteria

Cigarette Smoke Makes Superbugs More Aggressive

April 6, 2015

In lab and mouse experiments, cigarette smoke helps drug-resistant bacteria fight off the immune system.

Scientists Figure out how C. Difficile Bacteria Wreak Havoc in the Gut

February 20, 2015

Study in mice could lead to better treatment and prevention for humans.

Researchers Produce First Map of New York City Subway System Microbes

February 7, 2015

Most identifiable bacteria are harmless, but a few are linked to disease or are treatment-resistant.

Environmental Scientists Find Antibiotics, Bacteria, Resistance Genes in Feedlot Dust

January 24, 2015

Texas Tech researchers are beginning to understand how antibiotic-resistant bacteria travel aerially.

Staph ‘Gangs’ Share Nutrients During Infection: Study

October 21, 2014

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can share resources to cause chronic infections, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. Like...

Treating C. difficile Infection with Oral Administration of Frozen Encapsulated Fecal Material

October 14, 2014

Study Shows Feasibility of Treating Clostridium difficile Infection With Oral Administration of Frozen Encapsulated Fecal Mat...

Wright Lab Digs for Antibiotics in the Dirt

October 15, 2013

In the battle against antibiotic resistant bacteria, McMaster University researchers have found resistance itself is a succes...

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