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New body of resistance gene research has potential to combat superbugs
Scientists in Denmark have made it possible to rank the risk of resistance genes and predict the evolution of existing and future drugs.
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Antibiotics
Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.
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Old antibiotic compounds could become tomorrow’s life-saving drugs
Scientists and chemists are re-examining old compounds to see whether they could hold the key to a future drug to combat increasingly resistant bacteria...
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Computational method speeds hunt for new antibiotics
New algorithm reduces search time from hundreds of years to mere hours...
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Hear from Janssen and Antikor Biopharma at SMi’s ADC Conference, April 2018
SMi's ADC conference will be bringing a global presence from Pfizer, Genentech, Ablynx, Spirogen, Seattle Genetics, Medimmune, Antikor Biopharma, Heidelberg Pharma and more...
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ARBs may solve the global antibiotic crisis by 2020
A British biopharmaceuticals company, have developed Antibiotic Resistance Breakers which can restore the original potency against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria...
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Inhibiting β-lactamase may reverse antibiotic resistance
By developing a chemical to inhibit β-lactamase enzymes, a significant proportion of antibiotic resistance may successfully be reversed...
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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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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.
