Effective delivery of PNA therapies may offer a way to treat multidrug-resistant infections and other diseases.
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Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health threats in the world. New research, however, may have found a way to keep up with rapidly evolving bacteria.
COVID-19 lockdowns have increased the need for ARV delivery in communities.
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The presence of multi drug-resistant bacteria in goats and sheep in southwest Nigeria may be due to regular use of antibiotics and unhygienic practices by farmers.
A CSIRO survey has found many people are confused about common infections, believing antibiotics can treat colds, flu and other viruses. This could fuel a dangerous rise in drug-resistant superbugs.
A colored electron microscope image of MRSA.
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This is a medical illustration of an drug-resistant fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus.
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Mention fungi and most people think of eating mushrooms or yeasts in bread or beer. But fungi are now on the CDC’s list of public health threats as the number of deadly infections they cause rise.
Africa is home to 92% of malaria cases and 93% of malaria deaths.
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The aim is to discover, develop and facilitate delivery of anti-malarial medicines to help tackle the burden of malaria in endemic countries and support malaria eradication.
A Brazilian soldier puts out fires.
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Destruction of rainforests through wildfires or deforestation may harm human health. As these forests disappear, we may be losing precious medicinal plants that hold treatments for various diseases.
Drug discovery can get an assist from what nature’s already devised.
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As antibiotic resistance increases globally, the heat is on to find new alternatives to treat infections. Chemists can get a head start by looking at compounds produced in nature by fishes’ microbes.
Personalised medicine aims to tailor treatment according to each person’s genetic makeup.
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Using a large number of computers to screen TB drugs reduces the cost and time.
Collaborations between mathematicians, cancer biologists and clinical oncologists enable both rapid cost-effective testing of cancer drug combinations, and deeper understanding of cancer drug resistance.
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Mathematicians have joined the fight, developing models to both test cancer drug combinations and understand chemotherapy drug resistance.
Changes in climatic conditions have led to an increase in malaria in East Africa.
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Malaria is a major public health problem that affects 106 countries globally. A rigorous and systematic approach to predict and control malaria transmission is needed.
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