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Antimicrobial Resistance
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of microbes, including bacteria, viruses, and some parasites, to resist the effects of drugs, meaning that the germs are not only not killed, but there their growth is not inhibited. For obvious reasons, infections with resistant organisms are difficult to treat, requiring costly and sometimes toxic alternatives. While some people are at increased risk, no single person can avoid the risk of antibiotic-resistant infections altogether. Since organisms will always find a way to adapt and resist antibiotics, there is a heightened need to keep new resistance from developing and to prevent the resistance that already exists from spreading.
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DEC 06, 2018Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2018Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 26, 2018Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One ...Written By: Dena ArutaNOV 12, 2018Microbiology
Most bacteria are harmless, some are even beneficial to us. But some of the dangerous ones pose a real threat to public ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2018Microbiology
The pathogen that causes TB has been able to evolve, and often, the typical therapeutic for the illness does not work.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2018Microbiology
If we have to feed a growing planet, it may hurt us in the long run if the methods used in farming are actually increasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2018Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2018Microbiology
Researchers developed a way to protect probiotics from the effects of antmicrobial drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2018Videos
Researchers demonstrate why antibiotics should not be used casually.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have directly observed an antibiotic in action as it disrupted the membrane of a bacterial cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2018Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 05, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria living in the soils of Earth seem locked in battle with the fungi there.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2018Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2018Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 29, 2017Videos
If you're out to eat and don't want to run to the bathroom to wash your hands before your meal, you might turn to the po ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 31, 2017Microbiology
Campylobacter causes an estimated 1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. The bacteria are curved or s-sha ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah Hertrich
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2018
Microbiology
The human body is home to vast numbers of microbes, and many of them harbor interesting genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Human bite wounds are a common source of polymicrobial infections accounting for many emergency room visits. One
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 12, 2018
Microbiology
Most bacteria are harmless, some are even beneficial to us. But some of the dangerous ones pose a real threat to public
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2018
Microbiology
The pathogen that causes TB has been able to evolve, and often, the typical therapeutic for the illness does not work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2018
Microbiology
If we have to feed a growing planet, it may hurt us in the long run if the methods used in farming are actually increasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2018
Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers developed a way to protect probiotics from the effects of antmicrobial drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2018
Videos
Researchers demonstrate why antibiotics should not be used casually.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have directly observed an antibiotic in action as it disrupted the membrane of a bacterial cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2018
Microbiology
We share the world with an untold number of microorganisms, most of which pose no threat to us; but some microbes can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria that were long thought to be untreatable may now be treated with a powerful antibiotic acc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Drugs used for cancer treatments may now help plants fight diseases. A study conducted at Washington State University (W
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 05, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria living in the soils of Earth seem locked in battle with the fungi there.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2018
Microbiology
European scientists are warning clinicians about a dangerous group of microbes that resist the effects of drugs used as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
If you're out to eat and don't want to run to the bathroom to wash your hands before your meal, you might turn to the po
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 31, 2017
Microbiology
Campylobacter causes an estimated 1.3 million illnesses each year in the United States. The bacteria are curved or s-sha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich