How bacteria behind hospital infections block out antibiotics
Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in...
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For children born with HIV, adhering to medication gets harder with age
Children born with HIV in the U.S. were less likely to adhere to their medications...
HIV spreads through direct cell-to-cell contact: Researchers investigate infection dynamics in tissue-like three-dimensional cell cultures
The spread of pathogens like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often studied in a...
Antibiotic-resistant genes found in London’s canals and ponds
Central London's freshwater sources contain high levels of antibiotic resistant genes, with the River Thames...
Using antibiotics without a prescription is a prevalent public health problem
People using antibiotics without a prescription seems to be a prevalent public health problem. Antibiotics...
Civil War plant medicines blast drug-resistant bacteria in lab tests: Confederate field hospitals turned to traditional remedies under Union blockade
During the height of the Civil War, the Confederate Surgeon General commissioned a guide to...
Multiple sclerosis: Discovery of a mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. The defense system that usually protects patients from...
Scientists reproduce complete copy of ‘anti-tumor antibiotic’: Breakthrough reveals new ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria and fight cancer
After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly...
Staying in a hotel during travel to tropical regions is associated with contracting drug-resistant bacteria
Staying in a hotel or private accommodation is associated with contracting and carrying home drug-resistant...
Genetic code of WWI soldier’s cholera mapped
The oldest publicly-available strain of the cholera-causing bacterial species, Vibrio cholerae, has had its genetic...