Tag: Antimicrobial resistance

How ‘Virus Pirates’ Might Help Scientists Outwit Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Researchers have discovered the way “pirate phages” commandeer other viruses to infiltrate bacteria, transferring new...

Antibiotics Are Failing — And Your Next Dental Visit Could Be Part of the Problem!

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Antibiotics play a crucial role in combating infectious diseases, but their effectiveness is declining worldwide...

Could an Old Antipsychotic Be the Key to Beating Drug-Resistant Bacteria?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Antimicrobial resistance is not a distant threat—it is already here, undermining modern medicine. With no...

Do Long Hospital Antibiotic Courses for Bloodstream Infections Need Re-evaluation?

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Healthcare (Commonwealth Union) – Bloodstream infections, also known as bloodstream infections (BSIs) or septicemia, occur when microorganisms such as...

Five-year plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance

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Europe, UK (Commonwealth Union) – The UK government has unveiled its latest initiative, the National Action Plan on antimicrobial...

Genes associated with antibiotic resistance are disseminated among bacteria to a greater extent than previously believed

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Science & Technology, UK (Commonwealth Union) – Over the years, the misuse and overuse of antimicrobial drugs in human...
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Can AI identify antibiotic resistance in less than half an hour?

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Health UK (Commonwealth Union) – In observance of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, researchers affiliated with the Oxford Martin Programme...

Natural, infection-fighting viruses and AI save lives

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Health Australia (Commonwealth Union) – Curtin University researchers are pioneering a novel approach that combines artificial intelligence with naturally...

Study finds that Common childhood infection antibiotics is now ineffective at present

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Health Australia (Commonwealth Union) – The Asia-Pacific region has witnessed alarming rates of bacterial resistance to commonly prescribed antibiotics...

Scientists explore ways to lessen… spreading

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Science & Technology, Australia (Commonwealth Union) – A recent Australian study suggests that harnessing cutting-edge genomic surveillance technology could...

Drug resistant diseases raise concerns in Oceania

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Health New Zealand (Commonwealth Union) – A group of international researchers is urgently advocating for intervention and heightened surveillance...