Peptide makes drug-resistant bacteria sensitive to antibiotics again
The research team, led by Professors Kimberly Kline and Mary Chan, developed the peptide knowns as CSM5-K5 with chitosan, a sugar found in crustacean shells that is structurally similar to bacterial cell walls. They believe that this resemblance allows the peptide to...
Superbugs will kill 10 million a year if drugmakers sit on hands, WHO warns
If the government does not incentivize drugmakers to develop new antibiotics, the World Health Organization (WHO) fears that drug-resistant infections could kill upwards of 10 million people annually by 2050, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. About 700,000 people...
Beautyberry leaf extract restores drug’s power to fight ‘superbug’
According to an article recently shared by ScienceDaily, researchers have discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub that boosts antibiotic activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. In the past, Native American tribes relied on the American...
Salmonella biofilm protein causes autoimmune responses — Possible link with Alzheimer’s
In a study recently conducted by a team at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac), an unprecedented discovery was made about the involvement of Salmonella biofilm in causing autoimmune responses and arthritis in...
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