Irritable bowel syndrome. Credit: Scientific Animations An international study of more than 50,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has revealed that IBS symptoms may…
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The evolution hotspots are caused by a tangle in the DNA that can disrupt the DNA replication machinery, resulting in mutations. Credit: cooperr Researchers from…
Scientists plan to exploit this new understanding to create new therapeutics for antibiotic-resistant superbugs. The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA…
This immunotherapeutic enhances human neutrophil (blue nuclear stain, Hoeschest) phagocytosis of S. aureus (red, pHrodo stain). Credit: (C) Dr. Jennifer Payne A multi-disciplinary project driven…
Scanning electron microscope image of Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells, small bacteria that are naturally adapted to the human lung. Credit: María Lluch/CRG Experimental treatment dissolves antibiotic-resistant…
As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past,…
Zebrafish infected with fluorescent bacteria, Mycobacterium abscessus, shown in red. Credit: Dr. Matt Johansen and the Kremer Lab Mycobacterium abscessus, a relative of the bacteria…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the…
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. A new study identifies an unusual pattern of deadly bacteria with resistance to all standard…
For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages — tiny viruses that attack bacteria — are…
Credit: University of Edinburgh A light-activated drug that can enter and kill bacterial and cancer cells without harming nearby healthy cells has been tested successfully.…
A new chemical probe glows in the presence of a bacterial enzyme that contributes to antibiotic resistance. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin In…
The MSCS channel protein (pink) with its associated lipids (dark green, light green, red) embedded in a nanodisc (grey). Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy…
The superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can cause lung infections in people on ventilators in Intensive Care Units. Credit: Imperial College London Scientists have revealed how…
Modern hospitals and antibiotic treatment alone did not create all the antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria we see today. Instead, selection pressures from before widespread…
In a study of E. coli, MIT researchers discovered that mutations to genes involved in metabolism can also help bacteria to evade the toxic effects…
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions have identified a novel strategy that can eliminate bacteria in a specific location before they cause…
Bacteria image. Credit: The Wistar Institute Dual-acting immuno-antibiotics block an essential pathway in bacteria and activate the adaptive immune response. Wistar Institute scientists have discovered…
The Gram-negative cell envelope and pathways of drug fluxes across it. Credit: Zhao, S., Adamiak, J.W., Bonifay, V. et al. Defining new chemical space for…
Without urgent action superbugs will kill 22,000 Australians a year by 2040 A comprehensive national database is needed to capture infection rates and arrest the…