antibiotic resistance
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NASA Scientists Find Possibly Infectious Superbugs On Board The ISS
No place is safe from the scourge of superbugs, a new study suggests, not even space. According to the study, samples of bacteria resistant to several antibiotics have been found on the International Space Station (ISS). And while the bacteria may not have made any astronauts sick, the authors say it’s pretty likely that they…
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Superbugs That Cause UTIs Are Spreading Outside Of Hospitals
The bacteria that cause urinary tract infections are not only becoming more resistant to antibiotics, suggests a recent study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, but they’re starting to spread outside of hospitals. Even worse than that, doctors might be losing their ability to predict when someone has a superbug, raising the chances of…
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Novartis Becomes The Latest Pharma Company To Give Up On Antibiotics Research
Much like climate change, the growing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial superbugs is a ticking time bomb that threatens our very way of life. It’s also a very expensive problem to tackle, and Big Pharma has struggled to find any promising solutions. Yesterday, yet another major pharmaceutical — the Swiss-based Novartis — announced it is dropping…
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A New Type Of Steel Kills Bacteria With Nanospikes
In an age when bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to our best antibiotics and the words “E. coli” can shut down your favourite local Chipotle, people are desperate for anything that promises to wipe out germs. Unfortunately, when it comes to cleaning products that label themselves “antimicrobial,” they’re largely a pile of overpriced trash. Not…