"Superbugs" with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
A new bacterial threat, the carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), is rapidly spreading in clinical environments in China, posing a significant public health challenge. This pathogen is simultaneously multidrug-resistant,.....»»
Movements in proteins reveal information about antibiotic resistance spreading
Researchers at Umeå University have discovered how a certain type of protein moves for DNA to be copied. The discovery could have implications for understanding how antibiotic resistance genes spread between bacteria......»»
Antibiotic resistance induced by the widespread use of… antidepressants?
Bacteria evolve drug resistance more readily when antidepressants are around. Enlarge (credit: Larry Washburn) Jianhua Guo is a professor at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology. His research f.....»»
A promising drug target in the fight against drug-resistant fungal infections
Developing new antifungal treatments is a rising health priority due to an alarming rise in multidrug-resistant fungal "superbugs" that evade medications clinicians have relied on for decades......»»
How antidepressants promote bacterial resistance to antibacterial drugs
A team of researchers at the University of Queensland has discovered some of the mechanisms involved when bacteria become more resistant to antibacterial drugs after exposure to antidepressant drugs. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Nat.....»»
New transporter for recycling of bacterial cell wall found
A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå university, Sweden. They found that the transporter controls resistance to certain kinds of cell-wall targeting antibiotics......»»
Gonorrhea is becoming unstoppable; highly resistant cases found in US
It has resistance or reduced susceptibility to all drugs recommended for treatment. Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea. (credit: NIAID) The most highly drug-r.....»»
Quantum simulator enables first microscopic observation of charge carriers pairing
Using a quantum simulator, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have observed pairs of charge carriers that may be responsible for the resistance-free transport of electric current in high-temperature superconductors. So fa.....»»
Scientists discover potential new method to treat superbug infections
Scientists at University of Galway delved into the issue of antimicrobial resistance—one of the greatest threats to human health—discovering the potential to improve treatment options for superbug MRSA infections using penicillin-type antibiotics.....»»
Plasmids and the spread of antibiotic resistance genes
Though the harnessing of antibiotics is one of the most significant human innovations, their efficacy is continuously eroded by the craftiness of their microbial targets. Once a single bacterium mutates to become resistant to antibiotics, it can tran.....»»
Next-generation, light-activated nanotech for antibiotic-resistant superbugs
It's "lights out" for antibiotic-resistant superbugs as next-generation light-activated nanotech proves it can eradicate some of the most notorious and potentially deadly bacteria in the world......»»
Differential dynamics and direct interaction of bound ligands with lipids in multidrug transporter ABCG2
ABC transporters constitute a major class of multidrug resistance proteins, e.g., in cancer cells. Membrane lipids have been long known to influence the structure and functional dynamics of these proteins. However, previous structural and biochemical.....»»
Two Startups Are Bringing Fiber to the Processor
If a CPU in Seoul sends a byte of data to a processor in Prague, the information covers most of the distance as light, zipping along with no resistance. But put both those processors on the same motherboard, and they’ll need to communicate over e.....»»
AWS CISO: Why our new Security Lake is a game-changer for the industry
Security needs to be the path of least resistance, AWS CISO CJ Moses tells us......»»
How do you treat untreatable infections? Do what the microbes do
In a discovery with implications for the drug-resistance crisis, Princeton Engineering researchers have isolated a compound that kills bacteria that can cause incurable infections......»»
Moonlighting protein makes a hospital germ harmful
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a widespread and dangerous hospital germ. It infects the respiratory tract and lungs and possesses natural resistance to numerous antibiotics. There is an ongoing search for so-called pathoblockers to be able t.....»»
Overexpression of gene endows diatom P. tricornutum with high lipid content and grazing resistance
Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a commercially important species that is widely used in aquaculture. It also has the potential to be used as biofuel......»»
Experimental nanosheet material marks a step toward the next generation of low-power, high-performance electronics
A team of researchers in China have developed a high-conductivity material that could greatly reduce contact resistance and Schottky barrier height within critical parts of electronic and optoelectronic microchips, paving the way for computer and dig.....»»
"Harmless" Listeria species developing pathogenic resistance
In the food processing industry, the deadly bacteria Listeria monocytogenes is monitored closely. Not only can the bacteria make people extremely ill, it is known to be developing resistance to food safety measures around the world......»»
Accelerating plastic degradation in the environment: Study researches heat resistance of enzymes
Numerous plastics are principally biodegradable, but are only degraded very slowly in the open air, wastewater, or composting plants. Known enzymes with the ability to degrade plastics could solve this problem......»»
WEGYM Rally X3 Pro review: a data-rich exercise routine
We put the WEGYM Rally X3 Pro to the test to see just how well these smart resistance bands work. See if they're as smart as they should be......»»