Antibiotics

Meet halicin, picked by a neural network and whimsically named after the HAL 9000 bot Although new strains of antibiotics are increasingly difficult to develop, scientists have done just that, with the help of a neural network. The drug – named halicin as a hat tip to HAL 9000, the…

Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world's most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics. It also cleared infections in two different mouse models. The computer model, which…

Two particularly tenacious species of bacteria have colonized the potable water dispenser aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but a new study suggests that they are no more dangerous than closely related strains on Earth. Aubrie O'Rourke of the J. Craig Venter Institute and colleagues report these findings in a…

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Image copyright AFP Image caption Fierce fires have burned thousands of acres of California Smoke from wildfires may have long-term health effects, according to US research on juvenile monkeys.An analysis shows that their immune systems were lower than normal, 12 years after they were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke.There are…

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There's no daily recommended dose of probiotics because researchers are still studying which strains of probiotics help and how much you need.Many over-the-counter probiotic products contain a range of 1 to 10 billion colony forming units (CFUs).The World Health Organization says some products are effective at levels below 1 billion…

A world-first clinical trial has called into question the effectiveness of using more than one antibiotic to treat the deadly 'super-bug', Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia, commonly known as Golden Staph. Researchers from The University of Queensland, in collaboration with global counterparts, have found using two antibiotics to treat MRSA…

As the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus infects tens of thousands in China and hundreds of others around the world, one country has remained silent about the progress of the virus within its borders: North Korea. Though North Korean leaders have yet to re…

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