antibiotics

Research Harnesses Solar-Powered Proteins to Filter Harmful Antibiotics from Water
04/19/2013 - 11:46

New research, just published, details how University of Cincinnati researchers have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources – lakes and rivers – at a significantly higher rate than the currently used filtering technology made of activated carbon.

 

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Unchecked antibiotic use in animals may affect global human health
02/12/2013 - 10:58

The increasing production and use of antibiotics, about half of which is used in animal production, is mirrored by the growing number of antibiotic resistance genes, or ARGs, effectively reducing antibiotics’ ability to fend off diseases – in animals and humans.

 

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Antibiotics based on a new principle may defeat MRSA
12/18/2012 - 11:24

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have presented a new principle for fighting bacterial infections, in other words, a new type of antibiotic, in the FASEB Journal. The new antibiotic mechanism is based on selectively blocking the thioredoxin system in the cells, which is crucial to the growth of certain bacteria. Scientists hope to be able to treat such conditions as stomach ulcers, TB and MRSA.

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A potential new target to fight drug-resistant pathogens identified
12/18/2012 - 08:23

Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen are in search for new generation antibiotics to fight against multidrug-resistant bacteria. They have now identified a potential new target - a bacterial protein called elongation factor P (EF-P). They found that in the presence of EF-P, more than two consecutive residues of proline could be made. This finding could aid in the quest for better antibiotics.

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Vitamin D can help infection-prone patients avoid respiratory tract infection
12/14/2012 - 14:20

Treating infection-prone patients over a 12-month period with high doses of vitamin D reduces their risk of developing respiratory tract infection - and consequently their antibiotic requirement. This according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital published in the online scientific journal BMJ Open.

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BioMAP screening procedure could streamline search for new antibiotics
11/27/2012 - 14:42

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical extracts from natural sources.

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