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In 2018, over 6,000 volunteers examined pictures of tuberculosis bacteria exposed to drugs; their answers helped researchers test resistance to 13 medicinesIn a collective effort in 2018, over 6,000 volunteers joined the BashTheBug project, focusing on tuberculosis bacteria images. Utilizing th...- Russia plague outbreak fears grow after lab worker’s death: Why pneumonic plague is the most dangerous form and how it spreadsFears over a possible Russian plague outbreak have emerged after a 28-year-old lab worker in Siberia died following a sudden illness. With ...
- NASA's Crew-12 undocks from ISS, set to splash down off California after nearly eight months in spaceNASA's SpaceX Crew-12 has undocked from the International Space Station and is on its way home. The mission included significant scientific...
- Eradicating H. pylori can prevent gastric cancer, says Nobel laureate Barry MarshallDr. Barry Marshall underscored the crucial need for timely eradication of H. pylori infections as a measure to thwart gastric cancer develo...
- How did scientists trap a ‘forever chemical’ linked to US military sites?A USDA-led study found that specially produced biochar retained more than 99% of PFOS in laboratory soil experiments. The same research pro...
- In 2018, 11,336 American Gut participants mailed samples from used toilet paper to scientists; the dataset characterized microbial diversity on an unprecedented scaleIn an extensive research initiative, scientists collected toilet paper swabs from a diverse group of thousands worldwide, revealing a signi...
- Why medicine tablets are sealed behind aluminum foil: The metal blocks moisture, light, and oxygen that can slowly damage drugsPill packaging is essential for safeguarding delicate medications from harmful environmental elements, such as moisture and light. Aluminum...
- Scientists use AI to create viruses that don’t exist in nature for the first timeScientists have designed and created new viruses using artificial intelligence. These AI-designed bacteriophages successfully replicated an...
- Artificial Intelligence designs two potential antibiotics to combat drug-Resistant Gonorrhoea and MRSAResearchers have used AI to design two promising antibiotics that are helpful in combating drug-resistant bacteria, including gonorrhoea an...
- Most healthy Indians resistant to common antibiotics: StudyInappropriate use of antibiotics is the biggest cause of drug resistance in humans.
- Chennai team develops device to test antibiotic resistance in just 6 hoursIt identifies resistant strains of bacteria within six hours, helping physicians choose the right drug, all at a cost of Rs 100 to 300.
- Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste
- Do you pop pills without consulting a doctor? Inappropriate intake of antibiotics can destroy ‘good bacteria'Cautious use includes taking antibiotics only for diagnosed bacterial infections.
- World Health Organisation names 12 superbugs; most are present in IndiaThe WHO list of drug-resistant bacteria is divided into three categories. The most critical group includes multidrug-resistant bacteria tha...
- 'Superbug from India resistant to all available antibiotics'The infection was caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a multidrug-resistant organism associated with high mortality.
- Environmental pollution too behind antibiotic resistance?J Vaun McArthur from the University of Georgia tested his hypothesis in streams on the US Department of Energy's Savannah River Site (SRS).
- New method developed to reduce antibiotic resistanceA novel mathematical method inspired by the Darwinian evolution has been developed to reduce the development of antibiotic-resistant bacter...
- Scientists create new antibiotic Teixobactin in 30 yearsTeixobactin can treat many common bacterial infections such as tuberculosis, septicemia and C Diff or clostridium difficile colitis.
- Rein in use of antibiotics in animals: Indian Medical AssociationIn its statement, IMA also said a lack of data on the use of antibiotics and drug resistance is a major problem in the country.
- Eating chicken could make you immune to antibiotics: CSE reportAfter a researcher conducted a study on antibiotic resistance at his hospital, they found about 10% of the patients to be resistant to comm...
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