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SUPERBUG ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Common weedkiller in Australian homes linked to ‘superbug’ threat, study warns of rising antimicrobial resistance beyond antibiotic misuseA common weedkiller used widely in Australia may be contributing to the rise of superbugs. New research suggests this chemical can drive ba...24 Mar, 2026, 02.33 PM IST- 5,000-year-old bacteria revived from ice can fight superbugs, but scientists see a downsideScientists have isolated a Psychrobacter SC65A.3, a bacterial strain frozen for almost 5,000 years in Romania’s Scărișoara Ice Cave. The mi...17 Feb, 2026, 06.59 PM IST
- 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...15 Aug, 2025, 12.54 AM IST
- FSSAI sets stricter rule for antibiotics in food items"If enforced strictly, the regulations will ensure safer food products for consumers by setting stricter residue and contaminant limits acr...04 Nov, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- How an 80-year-old antibiotic can become a wonder drug to defeat world's most dangerous infectionsResearchers are studying streptothricin, an old antibiotic, for its potential to fight drug-resistant superbugs. The antibiotic, now named ...31 Oct, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
- Watch out, newly-vaccinated travellers. Drug-resistant superbugs may be hiding in your gutThe study says international travel risks spreading antimicrobial resistance globally.09 Jun, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
- Antibiotics in development not enough to tackle 'superbugs'- WHOOut of the 43 antibiotics in development, the WHO said 26 drugs target the 13 most dangerous "superbugs". But the health agency said most o...15 Apr, 2021, 05.52 PM IST
- Plants transmitting superbugs to humans?24 Jun, 2019, 01.30 PM IST
- Your habit of throwing medicines is breeding superbugs that are hard to cure"Superbugs" are strains of bacteria that are resistant to the majority of antibiotics commonly used today to treat infections.29 Aug, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
- Bugworks Research bags Rs 62 crore in Series AThe company plans to use the funds to deepen its clinical trials.13 Aug, 2018, 09.28 AM IST
- Untreatable infections caused two of three newborn deaths in Delhi hospitalThe data for AIIMS, Safdarjung and Lok Nayak, which cater mostly to inborn babies, was published in The Lancet in 2016. It showed nearly 25...07 Jul, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
- Bugworks Research wins Top Innovator at ET Startup Awards 2017"At a time where the business narrative is predominantly dominated by tech, it is so heartening to see the Economics Times giving a platfor...18 Aug, 2017, 09.31 PM IST
- 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...02 Mar, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
- 'Superbug on ISS will help NASA understand its mutation'New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Sending an antibiotic-resistant superbug to a zero-gravity environment like the International Space Station (ISS) w...20 Feb, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
- We are on the cusp of an 'apocalyptic scenario' with antibioticsWhile powerful drugs can be useful for fighting infections, research suggests we're giving them far too often and in higher doses than nece...07 Sep, 2015, 03.17 PM IST
- Lancet says sorry for 'Delhi bug''It was unfair to name a superbug -- organisms that grow in nature in every country -- after India without any evidence that it originated ...12 Jan, 2011, 09.51 AM IST
- "Super superbug" NDM-1 spreads in EuropeSome 77 cases of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August have now been detected in 13 European cou...17 Nov, 2010, 08.30 PM IST
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