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Rampant use of antibiotics losing their effectiveness that don't kill bact
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In his recent 'Mann Ki Baat' address, PM Modi cited an ICMR report to underscore how indiscriminate antibiotic use is driving AMR, making common infections harder to treat. Dr Shetty echoed these concerns, describing AMR as a looming crisis that could revert medicine to a "pre-penicillin
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Antibiotics can prolong the survival of some bacteria
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Scientists have discovered an unexpected impact of some antibiotics on some bacteria, the medications occasionally help bacteria by extending their life. Since it has long been known that antibiotics either kill bacteria or stop them from multiplying, they are frequently used as a general t
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Newly-discovered virus has ability to kill resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A Danish creek has surprised researchers with the presence of previously unknown virus species.
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Scientists test 'smart' red blood cells to deliver antibiotics that target
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The platform, described in a new paper in the journal ACS Infectious Diseases, could help to address the ongoing antibiotic resistance crisis, say the scientists. They modified and then tested red blood cells as a carrier for one of the world's only remaining resistance-proof antibiotics: Po
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Coating could be a game changer to kill Covid virus, germs in minutes: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): In our centuries-old struggle against germs, we may soon have a new weapon: the first long-lasting coating that can kill bacteria and viruses in minutes and continue to kill them for months at a time.
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Study reveals that immune cells cooperate to kill bacteria
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI): Like a spider trapping its prey, our immune system cells cooperate to capture and "eat" bacteria, according to a recent study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Antibiotic resistance can be prevented using evolutionary principles
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): The findings of new research suggested an effective way to kill bacteria and prevent its drug resistance. This was done by sequential treatment using antibiotics that are similar but swapped around frequently.
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Scientists develop safe, cheap technology for disinfection of packed eggs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 2 (ANI): Russian researchers have developed an inexpensive, safe, and reliable packed eggs surface disinfection technology to kill bacteria, including salmonella, on eggshells.
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