Antibiotics

Cardiology > Prevention — Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 24, 2024 Use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) was not significantly associated with an increased long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases in women, according to a meta-analysis. (European Heart Journal) A…

- Additional funding awarded following successful drug candidate nomination - USD 7.3 million to support progression of antibiotic BAL2420 (LptA inhibitor) towards first-in-human clinical studies Allschwil, Switzerland – WEBWIRE – Monday, December 23, 2024 Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of…

Neurology > Dementia — Research offers insights for healthy older adults, but not others by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today December 20, 2024 Over 4.7 years of follow-up, no link emerged between antibiotic use and dementia risk in healthy older adults. However, the findings may not apply to…

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In the United States, around 22 percent of older people have cognitive impairment, while around 10 percent have dementia. A new study suggests that antibiotics aren’t associated with the two conditions. Published in Neurology , the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, the study shows that antibiotics are not…

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 52, December 2024. SignificanceGiven the rising levels of antibiotic resistance, we need a better understanding of how to use antibiotics sustainably. While most current work on treatment strategies to reduce resistance focuses on chromosomal resistance, we focus on plasmid...Read More

A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Penn State. The study, which was published Dec. 13 in the print edition of…

Bacteriophages — "phages," for short — are viruses that attack bacteria. Some scientists hope to use them to cure bacterial infections. (Image credit: SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images) The first antibiotics made once-deadly infections curable, and their early developers were lauded with a Nobel . But these miracle drugs…

One Size Fits None I was struck by Simon Lewsen’s article “The Accommodation Problem” (September/October). Are universities enabling students to avoid the essential challenges of learning, or are universities finally adapting to inclusive learning? As a high school teacher, I see this struggle as being the result of students carrying…

Critical Care > Sepsis — Duration of antibiotic treatment about a day shorter than usual in the ICU by Nicole Lou, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 9, 2024 Last Updated December 10, 2024 For critically ill patients on antibiotics for suspected sepsis, monitoring one biomarker safely shortened the course…