Antibiotics

The bacterium that causes acne is becoming resistant to antibiotics, but a study in mice suggests that adding viruses to acne treatments can restore their effectiveness Health 14 April 2022 By Michael Le Page Illustration of phage viruses attacking bacteria Shutterstock / nobeastsofierce It is getting harder to treat acne…

April 13, 2022 – Researchers at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a type of bacteria that could potentially protect humans from the harmful side effects of antibiotics, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering. Although antibiotics remain a major tool…

A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a potential candidate for drug development from a rare species of actinomycete bacterium called Lentzea flaviverrucosa. Scanning electron micrograph showing rod-shaped fragments of the aerial mycelium of Lentzea flaviverrucosa grown on modified Sauton’s agar for 8 days at 28 degrees Celsius. Magnification 8,000x.…

It does not look like there is going to be any recall of mislabeled beef, but new studies do mean there is more uncertainty at the meat counter. The study findings, published in Science on April 7, mean a label claim that meat products are “raised without antibiotics” or RWA…

fizkes/Shutterstock Antibiotics come in handy at stopping a wide range of bacterial infections, but an unintended consequence of antibody administration is that they also end up harming the benevolent bacteria living in the gut. The human gut has a microbiome on its own that hosts a wide diversity of bacteria,…

Similar outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) suggest that antibiotics selected by Gram staining were noninferior to those based on guidelines and also significantly decreased the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in this patient population. The findings were published Friday, April 8, in JAMA Network Open. The multicenter, open-label, noninferiority,…

April 8, 2022 Some of the beef cattle in a no-antibiotics program tested positive for antibiotics, which could call into question the “raised without antibiotics” label on products, according to a new study in Science. Most cattle in the study — about 85% — tested negative for antibiotics. However, 10%…

An example of what a deep brain stimulation device looks like under X-ray imaging.Photo: Hellerhoff/Wikimedia Commons Modern medicine has extended our lives and reduced suffering in all kinds of ways. Many of the impactful interventions we have available today have been around for a long time, though, such as antibiotics,…

A genetic test gives results in half an hour to show if a person may become deaf in response to certain antibiotics, so can be used for babies with suspected sepsis who need treatment fast Health 31 March 2022 , updated 1 April 2022 By Clare Wilson A newborn baby…

NewsHealthSynthetic teixobactin could be used as ‘last line of defence’ drug Synthetic classes of teixobactin successfully eradicated MRSA in a study on mice (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Millions of lives could be saved with a “game-changing” antibiotic that could treat otherwise drug-resistant superbugs following a breakthrough by UK scientists. Researchers said they…