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02/14/2020 / By Tracey Watson

Dawn of the cockroach “superbugs”: Roaches are becoming cross-resistant to various insecticides, warn researchers

Even the most hardened, nature-loving, tree-hugging, environmentally conscious animal lover would draw the line at allowing cockroaches to roam free in their home. Quite frankly, cockroaches are super gross, and anybody who detects them in their environment would be quick to call out the exterminator to get rid of them. But there’s a problem: German […]

02/12/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez

Good oral hygiene isn’t just for the mouth: It benefits brain health too

Heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases (e.g., stroke) are the leading causes of death in western countries. These diseases are caused by several factors, such as hypertension, high blood cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, smoking and obesity. However, recent studies have found that there is another unexpected contributor to the development of atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis (blood clot formation): inflammation […]

02/12/2020 / By Lance D Johnson

Antibiotics may actually increase risk of flu: The key to fighting it is in your gut, study says

Are antibiotics a form of biological warfare, weakening your ability to fight infections? A new study published in Cell Reports condemns the use of prescription antibiotics because these drugs suppress innate immune signals. Antibiotics may actually increase your risk of getting the flu and having complications from any infection because they suppress an antiviral immune […]

02/06/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez

Does the bacterium that causes Lyme disease also hold the key to treating Lyme arthritis?

Lyme disease is one of the most common vector-borne diseases in the US. The CDC reports that around 30,000 Americans get infected by Lyme every year. However, other data gathering methods suggest that this number can rise to 300,000 cases each year. Because of the rising number of Lyme disease cases, scientists have been interested […]

02/06/2020 / By Isabelle Z.

Even the bugs are extra dangerous: Study reveals insects from hospitals carry enough bacteria to cause INFECTIONS

Hospitals are breeding grounds for germs, there’s no question about it. For as much as we might like to joke that some people leave the hospital sicker than they were when they entered, there’s a growing pile of evidence that this could well be happening – and it’s not necessarily coming from where you might […]

02/04/2020 / By Darnel Fernandez

Study shows how viruses affect the bacteria populations in your gut, and what that means for your health

Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that target and destroy bacteria. An interesting thing about phages is that each one targets one specific strain of bacteria. Because of this, doctors used phages to fight bacterial infections before the dawn of antibiotics. Now, with the prevalence of antibiotic resistance, researchers are revisiting the idea of […]

01/28/2020 / By Ralph Flores

Can this newly developed compound help fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

People who believe that the next massive health threat would be the rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria or “superbugs” slightly missed their mark: the threat is no longer on the horizon; it’s already here, says a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a statement, Robert Redfield, director of the CDC, said that the post-antibiotic era […]

01/02/2020 / By Michael Alexander

From poison to cure: Researchers synthesize scorpion venom compounds to fight “highly infectious bacteria”

Scorpion venom might hold the key to eliminating some strains of highly infectious bacteria, a recent study shows. According to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists from Stanford University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) discovered that two compounds from the venom of an Eastern Mexican […]

12/25/2019 / By Edsel Cook

Compounds in lung moss can potentially treat even drug-resistant candida infections

A grayish lung-like lichen may help treat patients with infectious fungal diseases that developed a resistance to pharmaceutical drugs. A new study found that natural molecules in lung moss (Lobaria pulmonaria) possess anti-fungal activity and can selectively target drug-resistant strains of Candida albicans. The use of too many antibacterials, anti-fungals and other pharmaceutical drugs led to […]

12/22/2019 / By Ethan Huff

Walmart pork found to contain deadly “superbugs” that are resistant to antibiotics

The animal welfare group “World Animal Protection” has published a new study revealing that many of the pork products sold at Walmart stores are contaminated with antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” Tests conducted by the group, the results of which were published by FoodDive, show that as much as 80 percent of the pork products sold at Walmart […]

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