Posts Tagged ‘MRSA’
Breast milk protein fights back superbugs
U. BUFFALO (US) — A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of some bacteria that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, new research shows. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2013 14:24 - 0 Comments
Gene target could beat all MRSA strains
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New research may lead to effective treatment for all strains of MRSA, including one that sticks to skin longer and spreads more easily. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 10, 2012 11:09 - 3 Comments
Teams of hospitals control infection better
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — When hospitals work together, they do a better job of controlling deadly and super-contagious bacterial infections like MRSA, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 14, 2011 11:23 - 0 Comments
Corkscrew molecules zap bugs like E. coli
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists at the University of Warwick have taken inspiration from corkscrew structures found in nature to develop a new weapon in the fight against infections like E. coli and MRSA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2011 8:06 - 2 Comments
Compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria
BROWN (US) — When drugs are developed to combat infection, bacteria fight back by coming up with a deterrent. A newly developed compound makes the bacteria vulnerable again.
Health & Medicine - Aug 18, 2011 15:07 - 0 Comments
Skin infections sending kids to hospitals
UC DAVIS (US) — The number of children hospitalized for skin and soft-tissue infections has more than doubled since 2000, in large part due to community-acquired MRSA—and the way doctors now treat it. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 31, 2011 14:49 - 2 Comments
Cystic fibrosis bacteria fight MRSA
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A bacterium that can cause severe lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis is effective in fighting a variety of drug-resistant microbes, including MRSA. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 14, 2011 13:54 - 0 Comments
Genes give MRSA control new direction
INDIANA U. (US) — The discovery of two genes that encode repressors in MRSA (Staphylococcus aureus) opens new avenues for controlling the increasingly drug-resistant bacterium. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2011 20:36 - 1 Comment
Get a workout, not MRSA, at the gym
U. FLORIDA (US) — Concerns that dumbbells and treadmills at community gyms are a breeding ground for an antibiotic-resistant infection may be unfounded. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2011 11:35 - 0 Comments
New offensive in battle with superbug
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new way to attack pathogens stops bacteria’s ability to degrade RNA, a “housekeeping” process crucial to their ability to thrive. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2010 9:57 - 0 Comments
Paramedics an easy target for MRSA
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Firefighters and medics may be at higher risk for carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) than the average person. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2010 12:02 - 0 Comments
Cockroaches: Unlikely source of antibiotics
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—Cockroaches may be more of a health benefit than a hazard, according to a new study. (more…)
