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Scientists create bacteria-zapping surface paint to kill deadly COVID-19, flu
This new study showed clearly that surfaces with this paint applied had no bacteria and as soon as it dries it is active. By ...
As antibiotic resistance grows, study showing how superbugs kill others offers hope
Bacteria resistant to antibiotics are linked to millions of deaths per year, but researchers may have found a way to defeat ...
This old-timey disease is actually still around — and it’s becoming antibiotic-resistant
The World Health Organization estimates that about 9 million people become ill from the life-threatening infection and ...
The Economist9h
Lethal fungi are becoming drug-resistant—and spreading
These infections—systemic, lethal infestations of the body’s deep tissues and organs—have little in common with the ...
Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
Recent discoveries are helping scientists face this challenge in innovative ways. Studies have found that nearly a quarter of drugs that aren’t normally prescribed as antibiotics, such as medications ...
MedPage Today6h
Antibiotic Candidate for Lyme Disease Boosts Hope for Custom Approach
In the realm of Lyme disease research, one antibiotic emerged as being highly effective for treatment of acute infection, and ...
SFGate6d
Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
Studies have found that nearly a quarter of drugs that aren’t normally prescribed as antibiotics, such as medications used to treat cancer, diabetes and depression, can kill bacteria at doses ...