Scientists have discovered a key ingredient in the most widely used antidepressants may be contributing to the antibiotic resistant superbug that has spread through hospitals across the world. Bacteria has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics in recent years, which is generally thought to be down to overusing of the drugs. However, it seems other medications […]
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How Dirt Could Save Humanity from an the Apocalypse of antibiotic-resistant superbugs
One chemist thinks he’s found a way for us to outrun the lethal juggernaut of antibiotic resistance. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a5aba55c06062536a164b80/master/pass/0087-1-9-2018_Wired-drugs-from-dirt.jpg
Scientists find new way to attack antibiotic-resistant lung infections
Canadian scientists have discovered a possible way to break through the defences of some antibiotic-resistant respiratory infections. CBC | Health News
Antibiotic-resistant microbes date back 450 million years, study finds
Antibiotic-resistant microbes have an ancestry that dates back hundreds of millions of years, even before dinosaurs roamed our planet, a new study says. CBC | Health News
Canadian researchers find new compound to potentially fight antibiotic-resistant infections
Two scientists at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg have discovered a compound that they hope will eventually help in the fight against antibiotic-resistant infections. CBC | Health News
Fight against deadliest antibiotic-resistant bacteria gets cash infusion for R&D
A major global partnership has announced an injection of cash for researchers seeking to develop the first new class of antibiotics in more than three decades as well as other ways to defeat deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs. On Thursday, Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) announced it will give $ 24 million in immediate funding […]