Drug resistance

By Agencies NEW DELHI: More than 47 per cent of antibiotic formulations used in India's private sector in 2019 were not approved by the central drug regulator, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Brad Spellberg, University of Southern California(THE CONVERSATION) A recent article in the British Medical…

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MRSA bacteriaDTKUTOO | Getty ImagesDrug-resistant bacteria killed almost 1.3 million people in 2019, scientists have estimated — more than either HIV or malaria.Researchers also estimated that antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections…

Their algorithm gobbled up the entire human proteome and spat out a preliminary list of about 43,000 peptides. Torres narrowed it down to the 2,603 that come from proteins known to be secreted from cells. Some were complete small proteins…

should be used carefully with a certified health professional. occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change and become resistant to drugs used to treat them. Antimicrobials include , antivirals, antifungals, and…

"Drug combinations are a particularly promising approach for slowing resistance, but the evolutionary impacts of combination therapy remain difficult to predict, especially in a clinical setting," explains first author Erida Gjini,…

To find out if pet food is a potential source of spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Dr Ana R. Freitas, Dr Carla Novais, Dr Lusa Peixe and colleagues from UCIBIO, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal analyzed dog food…

Individual responses vary greatly, and there are no satisfactory biomarkers of treatment response yet, which can often turn finding the right medication into a painful and protracted guessing game. ‘Studies suggest that up to 34% of…

Antibiotic resistance is a significant public health challenge, caused by changes in bacterial cells that allow them to survive drugs that are designed to kill them. Resistance often occurs through new mutations in bacteria that arise…