New research suggests that a drug previously made to help fight Alzheimer’s disease may also be uniquely effective at treating life-threatening bacteria that have grown resistant over time to traditional antibiotics.
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The severe lack of research on resistant bacteria results in roughly 2 million infections and 100,000 deaths per year in the U.S. due to overuse of antibiotics, according to a study published Wednesday.
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Resistance to antibiotics has become an increasingly worrisome problem in both medicine and agriculture, where livestock and plants have lost the ability to resist diseases that strive to stay one step ahead. But scientists have discovered a “plant probiotic” in the soil of a remote Mexican jungle that helps plants grow more efficiently and defend against harmful bacteria.
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As the demand for meat in developing countries increases, large-scale meat producers have turned to the use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease reduction. If left unchecked for much longer, however, the health of animals and humans alike could be in jeopardy, according to a study released Thursday.
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New bacterial strains that have developed resistance to antibiotics used to treat humans are increasingly showing up in dolphins and fish, posing a health risk that threatens the safety of global seafood supply according to a new study released Sunday.
Read moreSniffling, sore-throated kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a new study.
Read moreBacteria are resourceful, a point made clear by findings of antibiotic-resistant germs surviving the trip from toilet to water treatment plant. They also tell the tale of their host humans’ sometimes overreliance on antibiotics.
Read moreA research team has found a chemical associated with antibiotic-resistant infections in an unlikely substance: dust.
Read more“Nightmare bacteria” with resistance to the strongest antibiotics are a growing threat in the U.S., according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read moreIn an effort to help combat one of the greatest current threats to public health, researchers report Thursday they have identified the molecular basis of a major antibiotic resistance transfer mechanism in bacteria.
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In the latest salvo against multidrug-resistant bacteria like E. coli and salmonella, researchers have turned to a new, smaller ally: light-activated nanoparticles.
Read moreHuman-germ hybrid molecules engineered by scientists to attack drug-resistant bacteria give new meaning to the Sanskrit proverb “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
Read moreHoneybees treated with a common antibiotic were half as likely to survive the week after treatment as a group of untreated bees – a concerning trend that may affect humans as well.
Read moreThe threats posed by “nightmare bacteria” may be more severe and immediate than previously realized, as an increasing number are developing antibiotic-resistance genes while spreading asymptomatically in health care facilities.
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