Science Updates<p>"This is a new molecule with a new mode of action," said senior study author Gerry Wright, a professor at McMaster University, among other appointments. "It's a big leap forward for us."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.labroots.com/trending/cell-and-molecular-biology/28770/lariocidin-class-antibiotics-discovered" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">labroots.com/trending/cell-and</span><span class="invisible">-molecular-biology/28770/lariocidin-class-antibiotics-discovered</span></a></p>
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INBELLA<p>For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down <a href="https://www.inbella.com/971634/for-john-green-its-tuberculosis-all-the-way-down/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inbella.com/971634/for-john-gr</span><span class="invisible">een-its-tuberculosis-all-the-way-down/</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/BooksAndLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksAndLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DiseaseRates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseRates</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DrugResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrugResistance</span></a>(Microbial) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drugs</span></a>(Pharmaceuticals) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/EntertainmentNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EntertainmentNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Epidemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/John" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>John</span></a>(1977) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kisumu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kisumu</span></a>(Kenya) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koch</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MedicineAndHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineAndHealth</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/POVERTY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POVERTY</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Robert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robert</span></a>(18431910) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SierraLeone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SierraLeone</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TheFaultInOurStars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFaultInOurStars</span></a>(Book) <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tuberculosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuberculosis</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPoliticsAndGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/VaccinationAndImmunization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinationAndImmunization</span></a></p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Antimicrobial resistance poses a growing threat, with over 2.8 million resistant infections in the U.S. annually. Researchers are using advanced genetic analysis to track how microbes evolve to evade <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>. A microbiologist explains: <a href="https://buff.ly/JJCWYWU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/JJCWYWU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Charité Berlin<p>💊 Rare, but potentially fatal: <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/WhipplesDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhipplesDisease</span></a> is a bacterial infection that requires prompt antibiotic treatment. Currently, guidelines recommend infusions in the hospital. But as a <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Charit%C3%A9Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharitéBerlin</span></a> study now shows, taking tablets at home is just as effective. </p><p>Find out more in our Paper spotlight 👉 <a href="https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/new_findings_on_the_treatment_of_whipples_disease" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">charite.de/en/research/paper_s</span><span class="invisible">potlight/new_findings_on_the_treatment_of_whipples_disease</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Charit%C3%A9Paper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharitéPaper</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Charit%C3%A9Gastro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharitéGastro</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Whipple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whipple</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a></p>
Dragofix<p>Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250311121511.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedaily.com/releases/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/250311121511.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/microplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastics</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/AntibioticResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntibioticResistance</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Forget Covid - this is scarier</p><p>AMR is already contributing to more than 35,000 deaths a year in the UK, estimates suggest. But the government “remains a long way” from achieving its aim of containing and controlling AMR, the National Audit Office (NAO) said.</p><p>If action is not taken to stem the crisis, the consequences for health, life expectancy, the functioning of the NHS and the wider economy would be “huge”. </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/26/uk-falling-short-in-fight-against-rise-of-superbugs-resistant-to-antibiotics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/26/uk-falling-short-in-fight-against-rise-of-superbugs-resistant-to-antibiotics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Superbugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Superbugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a></p>
Thor A. Hopland<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> this is also a problem in <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a>. Nobody's talking about the over <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> or the <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/trawling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trawling</span></a> off the coast that is destroying reefs, or even the fish farms in <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Norwegian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norwegian</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/fjords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fjords</span></a> that are dumping massive amounts of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> into the water - because fish farms are havens for bacteria and viruses.</p><p>But some Spanish or Portuguese boats come up to take away quota from Norwegian companies? RABBLE, RABBLE, RABBLE!</p><p>People are greedy idiots sometimes.</p>
Science Updates<p>"We found that antibiotic resistance emerges much more rapidly in diabetic models than in non-diabetic models of disease," said Brian Conlon, PhD, of the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. "This interplay between bacteria and diabetes could be a major driver of the rapid evolution and spread of antibiotic resistance that we are seeing."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diabetes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/28543/diabetes-drive-antibiotic-resistance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">labroots.com/trending/microbio</span><span class="invisible">logy/28543/diabetes-drive-antibiotic-resistance</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a>, antivirals and vaccines could help tackle <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, study suggests - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/21/antibiotics-antivirals-and-vaccines-could-help-tackle-dementia-study-suggests" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">an/21/antibiotics-antivirals-and-vaccines-could-help-tackle-dementia-study-suggests</span></a> "Using drugs approved for other conditions could dramatically speed up hunt for cure, experts say" take that, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antivaxxers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antivaxxers</span></a>....</p>
Alexander J. Stein<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plant</span></a>-based meat is not unhealthy per se. The products have mostly less saturated <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fat</span></a>, no <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cholesterol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cholesterol</span></a> & more <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fiber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiber</span></a> than animal <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a>, and zero <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hormones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hormones</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>. Dozens of studies found that unlike meat, plant-based options are neutral to beneficial… (1/x) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate/yes-imitation-meat-is-processed-can-it-also-be-healthy.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/16/climate</span><span class="invisible">/yes-imitation-meat-is-processed-can-it-also-be-healthy.html</span></a></p>
h o ʍ l e t t<p>→ Why Are More <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Young" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Young</span></a> People Being Diagnosed with Cancer?<br><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/why-are-more-young-people-being-diagnosed-with-cancer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewalrus.ca/why-are-more-youn</span><span class="invisible">g-people-being-diagnosed-with-cancer/</span></a></p><p>“Globally, new <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> cases in younger adults jumped by 79 percent between 1990 and 2019 […]”</p><p>“[R]esearch shows a strong association between <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> changes in the past thirty years and some cancers. This includes increased consumption of ultra-processed, high-<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/fat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fat</span></a> foods […]”</p><p>“Other studies link diets high in red <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> and <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/sugar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sugar</span></a>, as well as overuse of <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>, which destroy healthy gut <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a>, to cancer”</p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>While its not really news, warning about the antibiotic crisis continue to be voiced, while at the same time our (the world's) addiction to over-deploying them goes on.</p><p>It may be too late to halt the rise of antibiotic resistant strains of infection & it seems likely we may be about to plunge back into C19th rates of mortality from diseases & medical interventions;</p><p>yet one more aspect of our lives where we are moving backwards not forwards.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/05/antibiotic-emergency-could-claim-40-million-lives-in-next-25-years" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">an/05/antibiotic-emergency-could-claim-40-million-lives-in-next-25-years</span></a></p>
MidsouthMouth.OctaviaKeats<p>The best quote was<br>"But the collective pain of a high child mortality rate was eradicated not by time, but by effort. Rigorous sanitation reform, food and water safety standards, and widespread use of disease-fighting tools like vaccines, quarantine, hygiene and antibiotics are choices."</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/vaccination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccination</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/PasteurizedMilk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PasteurizedMilk</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/mortality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortality</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Diseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diseases</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Quarantine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quarantine</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WaterTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Sewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sewers</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HerdImmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HerdImmunity</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Death</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trauma</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Grieving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grieving</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a></p>
Science Updates<p>“Up until now, blood tests have been the gold standard for detecting drugs in somebody’s system," said corresponding study author Professor Melanie Bailey, an analytical chemist at the University of Surrey. “Now we can get results that are almost as accurate through the sweat in somebody’s fingerprint. That means we can monitor treatment for diseases like tuberculosis in a much less invasive way.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.labroots.com/trending/clinical-and-molecular-dx/28286/using-fingerprints-detect-antibiotics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">labroots.com/trending/clinical</span><span class="invisible">-and-molecular-dx/28286/using-fingerprints-detect-antibiotics</span></a></p>
Matteo Cesari<p>Exploring the Role of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antibiotics</span></a> in Hospice <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Care</span></a> - The Journal of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frailty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frailty</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aging</span></a> </p><p>There is still much work to do to improve <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotic</span></a> prescriptions in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hospice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospice</span></a> care...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geriatrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geriatrics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalliativeCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalliativeCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.14283/jfa.2024.74" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">4283/jfa.2024.74</span></a></p>
Charité Berlin<p>🦠 Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a growing problem. Can ‘bacteria-eaters’ help? A research team at <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/ChariteBerlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChariteBerlin</span></a> has now succeeded in training bacteriophages – viruses that ‘eat’ bacteria – in such a way that they can better combat the pathogen P. aeruginosa even behind its protective shield, the biofilm.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/2024/new_findings_on_bacteria_eaters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">charite.de/en/research/paper_s</span><span class="invisible">potlight/2024/new_findings_on_bacteria_eaters/</span></a></p><p>Because <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/PhageTherapy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhageTherapy</span></a> is still in its infancy: Please use <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> cautiously!</p><p>@KunischFabian <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMR</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/FutureMedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureMedicine</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/ScienceMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceMastodon</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Um, since cavities haven't been a problem for me (I've had just one), I think I'll switch back to using baking soda and peroxide again (with my own dried mint if I want mintiness).</p><p>Some Tom's of Maine toothpaste may be contaminated with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarmfulBacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmfulBacteria</span></a>, FDA says</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDA</span></a>'s warning about multiple types of bacteria and "a black mold-like substance" found in a facility that makes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomsOfMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomsOfMaine</span></a> toothpaste has consumers worried about a possible recall.</p><p>November 20, 2024</p><p>"A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found 'significant violations' that included different types of bacteria detected in the water and the company's toothpaste, as well as a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMold</span></a>-like substance' located behind a water storage tank, according to the Food and Drug Administration.</p><p>"The FDA determined the company's response to its findings was 'inadequate' and called for a 'thorough review of all <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/microbiological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microbiological</span></a> hazards,' according to a letter sent by the agency to the brand's parent company, Colgate-Palmolive.</p><p>"An inspection in May of a facility in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SanfordMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanfordMaine</span></a>, discovered the bacteria <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PseudomonasAeruginosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PseudomonasAeruginosa</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> used to manufacture Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint Paste and to clean equipment. The bacteria can cause infections in the blood, lungs and urinary tract, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</p><p>"The letter also stated that there were multiple incidents of finding a bacteria called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RalstoniaInsidiosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RalstoniaInsidiosa</span></a> in water in the facility. A third type of bacteria, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ParacoccusYeei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParacoccusYeei</span></a>, was found in the finished product of the company's Wicked Cool! Anticavity Toothpaste, per the FDA. The type of Paracoccus yeei found can cause infection that may be resistant to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>.</p><p>"An FDA inspector also found 'a black mold-like substance' at the base of a hose reel behind a water storage tank within one foot of stainless-steel pails used to manufacture the toothpaste, according to the letter. 'Powder residues' were also seen in a stainless-steel tray next to a batch of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomsSillyStrawberryAnticavity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomsSillyStrawberryAnticavity</span></a> toothpaste.</p><p>"The company told the FDA that the room was thoroughly cleaned to remove the black substance and the powder residue, but the FDA called for more to be done."</p><p><a href="https://www.today.com/health/recall/toms-of-maine-toothpaste-bacteria-rcna180976" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">today.com/health/recall/toms-o</span><span class="invisible">f-maine-toothpaste-bacteria-rcna180976</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toothpaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Toothpaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProductRecall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProductRecall</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntibioticResistantBacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntibioticResistantBacteria</span></a></p>
David Griffith<p>In the spirit of the week, I will answer any and all questions you have about <a href="https://glitterkitten.co.uk/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a>.</p><p>Except for the secret ones.</p><p><a href="https://glitterkitten.co.uk/tags/WAAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WAAW</span></a> <a href="https://glitterkitten.co.uk/tags/stewardship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stewardship</span></a></p>
Science News<p>Developing an AI-based solution to make the search for new <a href="https://idw-online.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> more efficient: @ERC_Research Synergy Grant worth 11 million euros for @ivo_boneca @institutpasteur / Mark Brönstrup @Helmholtz_HZI / Christophe Zimmer @Uni_WUE. <a href="https://idw-online.social/tags/AI4AMR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI4AMR</span></a> <a href="https://idw-online.social/tags/ERCSyG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCSyG</span></a><br><a href="https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/11/05/erc-synergy-grant-german-french-team-receives-eleven-million-euros-for-ai-assisted-search-for-new-antibiotics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024</span><span class="invisible">/11/05/erc-synergy-grant-german-french-team-receives-eleven-million-euros-for-ai-assisted-search-for-new-antibiotics</span></a></p>
Science Updates<p>“Most antibiotics inhibit a process,” said senior study author Dr. Walid A. Houry, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Toronto. “With this approach, we are dysregulating a process, and this allows us to develop this new class of compounds that we eventually hope to get into a clinic.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antibiotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antibiotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cells</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.labroots.com/trending/microbiology/27965/type-antibiotic-makes-bacteria-self-destruct" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">labroots.com/trending/microbio</span><span class="invisible">logy/27965/type-antibiotic-makes-bacteria-self-destruct</span></a></p>
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