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Invasive Bacteria May Trigger Endometriosis, Study Suggests

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A type of bacteria commonly found in human oral and gut flora could play a major role in the development of endometriosis, scientists have discovered – potentially giving us crucial insight into the development of the painful condition, and opening up new ways to treat it. That would mean fresh hope for the millions of […]

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Experts prefer whole genome sequencing as viable option to identify & characterize bacteria as concerns of AMR escalate

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing threat to global public health, challenging the effectiveness of antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs, medical experts suggest whole genome sequencing as a viable option to identify and characterize the bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites, along with their transmission pattern.

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Autoimmune disorders and current developments of novel treatments under clinical trials

ProRelix Research

Autoimmune disorders comprise several diseases in which the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body’s own healthy cells instead of destroying bacteria and viruses to keep the body healthy. […] The post Autoimmune disorders and current developments of novel treatments under clinical trials appeared first on ProRelix Research.

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Breakthrough Vaccine Shows High Protection Against Drug-Resistant Superbug in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Scientists have developed a vaccine against a notorious drug-resistant superbug, targeting molecules on its surface that are also found on other bacteria and fungi.

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Simple Experiment Reveals Why Your Next Antibiotics May Prove Useless

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Do bacteria mutate randomly, or do they mutate for a purpose? In 1943, microbiologist Salvador Luria and physicist turned biologist Max Delbrück invented an experiment to argue that bacteria mutated aimlessly. Using their test, other scientists showed that bacteria could acquire resistance to antibiotics […]

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Excitement over new antibiotics that can kill drug-resistant bacteria

Drug Discovery World

The first clinical-trial results for the compound are expected this year. New antibiotics directed against the world’s highest priority bacteria, like Acinetobacter baumannii , require novel development paths. It inhibits the LptB2FGC complex, the machinery that assembles the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria.

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ABAC Therapeutics embarks on research for antibiotics to combat drug resistant gram-negative bacteria

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