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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬A lab on wheels is tracking #HIV spread in #war-torn #Ukraine
Lab uncovered #drugresistant HIV strain that sprung up after war started
HIV has been spreading in Ukraine since 1990s, mainly through IV drug use but also sexual activity. The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the expanded siege beginning in 2022 have exacerbated the problem by reducing access to testing, treatment and preventative measures, such as needle exchange programs.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mobile-lab-hiv-strain-ukraine-war
https://archive.ph/Ks2uH
Lab uncovered #drugresistant HIV strain that sprung up after war started
HIV has been spreading in Ukraine since 1990s, mainly through IV drug use but also sexual activity. The Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the expanded siege beginning in 2022 have exacerbated the problem by reducing access to testing, treatment and preventative measures, such as needle exchange programs.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mobile-lab-hiv-strain-ukraine-war
https://archive.ph/Ks2uH
A #DrugResistant #'Superbug' #Fungus Infected 7,000 Americans in #2025
This super bug is spreading across half the US
The fungus poses a greater risk for vulnerable populations in #nursinghomes and #hospitals
#Candida auris, a type of invasive #yeast that can cause deadly infections in people with weakened immune systems, has infected at least 7,000 people across 27 US states, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/candida-auris-deadly-superbug-fungus-b2893703.html
https://archive.ph/GEFRi
Powerful new #antibiotic that can kill #superbugs discovered in #soil #bacteria
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against #drugresistant #infections.
They discovered an intermediate compound — called premethylenomycin C lactone — whose #antimicrobial activity was 100 times stronger than that of the final product. Tiny doses killed strains of bacteria known to cause hard-to-treat infections.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03595-3
Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against #drugresistant #infections.
They discovered an intermediate compound — called premethylenomycin C lactone — whose #antimicrobial activity was 100 times stronger than that of the final product. Tiny doses killed strains of bacteria known to cause hard-to-treat infections.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03595-3
#A I-designed compounds can kill #drugresistant #bacteria
#MIT team used #artificialintelligence to design novel #antibiotics, two of which showed promise against #MRSA and #gonorrhea
Drugs are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and appear to work by novel mechanisms that disrupt bacterial cell membranes. This makes them less vulnerable to antibiotic resistance, a growing problem: estimated drug-resistant bacterial infections cause nearly 5M deaths/yr.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/21/1124755/a-i-designed-compounds-can-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/
#MIT team used #artificialintelligence to design novel #antibiotics, two of which showed promise against #MRSA and #gonorrhea
Drugs are structurally distinct from any existing antibiotics, and appear to work by novel mechanisms that disrupt bacterial cell membranes. This makes them less vulnerable to antibiotic resistance, a growing problem: estimated drug-resistant bacterial infections cause nearly 5M deaths/yr.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/21/1124755/a-i-designed-compounds-can-kill-drug-resistant-bacteria/
sadele2"The number of infections by drug-resistant, “nightmare bacteria” rose by almost 70 percent between 2019 & 2023 in the US, according to…the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)"
"The increase in US cases may be related to the COVID-19 pandemic" and its "huge surge in antibiotic use"
"Bacteria containing the NDM gene…can be found elsewhere in the world as well, although prevalence varies by region."
Ingvar SantryAnd now, it seems we have a new potential breakthrough. Researchers at MIT have discovered two promising compounds that, in lab settings and animal trials, eliminate drug-resistant gonorrhea and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
#MIT #Breakthrough #Antibiotics #Gonorrhea #MRSA #DrugResistant
#MIT #Breakthrough #Antibiotics #Gonorrhea #MRSA #DrugResistant
New #antibiotic that kills #drugresistant #bacteria discovered in technician’s #garden
It targets bacteria’s protein-making factory, the #ribosome, in a way that other antibiotic drugs don’t. Ribosome is an attractive antibiotic target because bacteria don’t easily develop resistance to #drugs targeting the structure. In studies, #lariocidin slowed the growth of a range of common bacterial #pathogens, including many multidrug-resistant strains.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00945-z
https://archive.ph/NHtJh
It targets bacteria’s protein-making factory, the #ribosome, in a way that other antibiotic drugs don’t. Ribosome is an attractive antibiotic target because bacteria don’t easily develop resistance to #drugs targeting the structure. In studies, #lariocidin slowed the growth of a range of common bacterial #pathogens, including many multidrug-resistant strains.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00945-z
https://archive.ph/NHtJh
Punk Metal n BowieLivescience.com: 'Wake-up call' as #hookworm #parasites that infect pets and people grow #drugresistant
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/wake-up-call-as-hookworm-parasites-that-infect-pets-and-people-grow-drug-resistant
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/wake-up-call-as-hookworm-parasites-that-infect-pets-and-people-grow-drug-resistant
Daniel Hoffmann 🌼More artemisinin resistant malaria in children with severe infection.
Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/nov/14/malaria-study-drug-resistance-children-disease-africa-research-artemisinin