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New research led by scientists from UT Southwestern suggests a novel combination of three old antibiotics may be repurposed into an alternative to opiates for a particular kind of nerve pain.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Nerves, Pain, Pain Rel… Continue reading Alternative to opioids found in trio of old antibiotics
Viruses firmly hold the world’s attention at the moment, but we shouldn’t ignore the rising health threat that bacteria pose, too. The crafty critters are fast evolving resistance to antibiotics, meaning our best drugs could soon stop working entirely…. Continue reading Phage viruses can make superbugs susceptible to antibiotics again
Antibiotics are one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the last century, but decades of overuse means bacteria are quickly developing resistance to them. Now, a team of scientists has found that a drug already approved by the FDA can act as… Continue reading “Anti-antibiotic” aims to slow rise of drug-resistant bacteria
When a patient receives a titanium artificial hip, there’s always the risk of an infection developing at the interface between the metal and the bone. A new implant-coating process, however, is intended to greatly reduce that risk.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Implant coating combines meds and silver to prevent infections
With antibiotic-resistant bacteria poised to become a huge health problem in the coming decades, the world desperately needs new drugs and treatments. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have engineered new antimicrobial molecules from w… Continue reading Wasp venom peptides show potential as potent antibiotic candidate
Just like us, crop plants are subject to bacterial infections. And while antibiotics are often used to kill those microbes, compounds extracted from fly larva fat may prove to be a more eco-friendly alternative.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: An… Continue reading Fly fat extract eradicates crop-killing bacteria
Outer ear infections can get serious if left untreated, which is exactly what may happen in places lacking infrastructure. A new medication could help, though, as it’s applied in just one dose, and it doesn’t need to be refrigerated.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Single-dose antibacterial ear drops don’t require refrigeration
Outer ear infections can get serious if left untreated, which is exactly what may happen in places lacking infrastructure. A new medication could help, though, as it’s applied in just one dose, and it doesn’t need to be refrigerated.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Single-dose antibacterial ear drops don’t require refrigeration
In a move that could lead to new innovations in antibiotic production, the genome of a freeze-dried sample of Sir Alexander Fleming’s original mold that led to his discovery of penicillin has been sequenced for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Original penicillin mold genome sequenced for the first time
Antibiotics are one of the most important medical breakthroughs of all time – but their usefulness is beginning to unravel, with potentially devastating results. In the hunt for new drugs, researchers have now investigated how an antivitamin of Vitamin… Continue reading Antivitamins breakthrough could make for antibiotics alternative