Australian scientists develop cheap and rapid way to identify antibiotic-resistant golden staph (MRSA). A combination of off-the-shelf quantum dot nanotechnology and a smartphone camera soon... Read more
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that an elastic polymer possesses broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties, allowing it to kill a range of viruses and drug-resista... Read more
The life-threatening bacteria called MRSA can cripple a hospital since it spreads quickly and is resistant to treatment. But scientists report that they are now making advances in a new tech... Read more
Purdue University researchers have identified a new compound that in preliminary testing has shown itself to be as effective as antibiotics approved by the Food and Drug Administration to t... Read more
Researchers from North Carolina State University have synthesized an analog of lipoxazolidinone A, a small molecule that is effective against drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. This molec... Read more
A team of biologists and biomedical researchers at UC San Diego has developed a new method to determine if bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics within a few hours, an advance that could s... Read more
In the battle against stubborn skin infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a new single-dose antibiotic is as effective as a twice-daily infusion given for... Read more
“It’s a really, really big problem, not only for individual patients, but also for society.” Penicillin, one of the scientific marvels of the 20th century, is currently losing a lot of battl... Read more
There is only one marketed antibiotic for MRSA that can be taken orally A team of University of Notre Dame researchers led by Mayland Chang and Shahriar Mobashery have discovered a new class... Read more
Lewis’ team presents a novel approach to treat and eliminate methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA Recent work from University Distinguished Professor of Biology Ki... Read more
Destroys drug-resistant bacteria but safe for human exposure Despite major efforts to keep operating rooms sterile, surgical wound infections remain a serious and stubborn problem, killing u... Read more
Through the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, several types of bacteria have become resistant to drugs that were designed to kill them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estima... Read more
