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Antibiotic resistance genes identified
By analysing large volumes of DNA data, researchers have identified 76 new types of antibiotic-resistant genes...
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Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.
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Predatory bacteria may be a potentially safe alternative to antibiotics
Researchers have identified tools that may allow for the manipulation of genes that influence bacteria’s predatory behaviour...
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Link between bacterial imbalances and breast cancer identified
Bacterial composition of breast tissue could offer a new perspective in the battle against breast cancer...
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Antibiotic identified that reduces infection risk in young leukaemia patients
Researchers have identified an antibiotic that significantly reduced the odds of infections in children starting treatment for ALL without an apparent increase in antibiotic resistance...
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New antibiotic class found effective against gonorrhoea
Researchers have tested samples of N. gonorrhoeae from patients with infections in the throat, urethra, cervix and rectum, they found that at very low amounts closthioamide was effective...
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Bacterial antibiotic resistance pathways identified
Researchers have described two structures and mechanisms - efflux pumps and reinforced cell walls - that certain disease-causing bacteria use to keep antibiotics away...
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Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome for antibiotic development
Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome Trust for the development of antibiotics against Gram-negative multi drug - resistant pathogens...
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Antibiotic insight may help in battle against bacterial resistance
Bacteria or 'superbugs' that have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics are responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally a year; new types of antibiotics are urgently needed...
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Scientists discover how membrane necks get constricted and cut
Scientists at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have succeeded in revealing a key mechanism of membrane deformation.
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£2m grant for University collaboration antibiotic resistance study
Dr Reda Lebcir from the University of Hertfordshire is part of an international team of researchers awarded a £2m grant from the ESRC (Economic and Social research Council).
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New study links antibiotic resistance to common household disinfectant
Scientists have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the common disinfectant triclosan...
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Universities collaborate on NIHR’s £1.5million antibiotic resistance study
University of Warwick expertise is contributing to a world-first £1.5million study aiming to tackle one of the biggest public health threats we face - antibiotic resistance.
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Collaboration uses novel approach to identify antibacterial drug targets
LifeArc, the UK medical research charity previously known as MRC Technology; The Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD); and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), have announced a collaboration to identify antibacterial drug targets.
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New antibiotic packs a punch against bacterial resistance
Scientists have given new superpowers to an antibiotic called vancomycin, an advance that could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Bodies’ natural defence against bacteria discovered at Lund
Researchers in dermatology at Lund University in Sweden believe they have cracked the mystery of why our bodies can quickly prevent an infection from spreading uncontrollably during wounding. They believe this knowledge may be significant in developing new ways to counteract bacteria.
