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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
AI is no longer just coding or generating images. It has now designed a virus that was used on a human being. Did the patient survive?- In 2018, over 6,000 volunteers examined pictures of tuberculosis bacteria exposed to drugs; their answers helped researchers test resistance to 13 medicines
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- Why sexually transmitted diarrhea disease is becoming harder to treat in the US, and why Canada is also concerned about drug-resistant ShigellaShigella, the gut bacterium behind sexually transmitted diarrhoea, is becoming harder to treat in the US as extensively drug-resistant (XDR...09 Oct, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
- 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 ...07 Oct, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
- 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...07 Oct, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
- 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...04 Oct, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
- 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...04 Oct, 2026, 11.02 AM IST
- Drug regulator warns against prolonged use of painkillers, antibioticsIndia’s drug regulator has warned against the indiscriminate, repeated or prolonged use of painkillers and antibiotics, citing risks includ...22 Sep, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
- 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...11 Sep, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
- Almost all countries overuse antibiotics, contributing to drug resistance: AnalysisA new study reveals most nations overuse stronger 'watch' antibiotics, fueling resistance issues. Researchers developed a framework to asse...23 Jul, 2026, 05.32 PM IST
- Antibiotics becoming ineffective against diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, and urinary infections: ICMR rings alarmA recent ICMR report highlights a troubling rise in antibiotic resistance in India. Diseases like UTIs, blood infections, pneumonia, and ty...23 Sep, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
- Govt asks doctors, pharmacists to mention reasons for prescribing antibioticsThe Union Health Ministry has called for doctors to mention the indication and reason for prescribing antibiotics. This is in response to t...19 Jan, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
- Do you really need that antibiotic?Swallowing an antibiotic is like carpet-bombing the trillions of microorganisms that live in the gut, killing not just the bad but the good...26 Dec, 2023, 12.32 AM IST
- Taking antibiotics for cough & cold can become life threatening, warn expertsMedical experts at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow have raised concerns about the indiscriminate use of antibiotics for min...13 Sep, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
- A warm cup of green tea can help you fight 'superbugs'The natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea may help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria.26 Sep, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
- India among hotspots of antibiotic resistance in animals: Study20 Sep, 2019, 02.14 PM IST
- Antibiotic resistance in food-animals growingIndia, long associated with the spread of superbug New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase-1 and extensively drug-resistance tuberculosis, has now...20 Sep, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
- India's antibiotics usage witnessed maximum rise among LMICs in 15 years: StudyDoctors and experts have warned that with the prolonged use of antibiotics, many patients have become anti-antibiotic that even the primary...30 Mar, 2018, 07.20 PM IST
- 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...12 Oct, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
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