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Scientists find link between antibiotics and colon cancer

Scientists find link between antibiotics and colon cancer: Scientists from the University of Aberdeen, NHS Grampian and Queen's University Belfast…

Scientists have pin-pointed a gene that helps deadly E. coli bacteria evade antibiotics

Scientists at the University of Queensland have pinpointed a gene that helps deadly E. coli bacteria evade antibiotics, potentially leading…

Green Tea Could Hold the Key to Reducing Antibiotic Resistance

Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate…

Financial incentives to reduce antibiotic use

Financial incentives help to drive down unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions from GPs and could reduce the amount of antibiotics in the community,…

Defending ourselves from antibiotic resistance

The antibiotic group of medication has undoubtedly been responsible for relieving suffering and saving more lives than any other collective…

Defending ourselves from antibiotic resistance

The antibiotic group of medication has undoubtedly been responsible for relieving suffering and saving more lives than any other collective…

Superbugs: The fight for our lives

The relentless ongoing battle to fight the spread of deadly superbugs is explored in Superbugs: The Fight for Our Lives,…

Making antibiotics work better

Antibiotics are increasingly ineffective due to the increase of multidrug-resistant bacteria and scientists are struggling to find alternative ways to…

Baker’s yeast makes penicillin

Why is it important that, for the very first time, we have reengineered Baker's yeast  to manufacture penicillin? Our team…

Ants may defeat MRSA

A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like…

Online pharmacies fuelling antibiotic resistance

The internet has made it quick and easy for people to fill their prescriptions from a doctor, or buy over…

Amnesty for antibiotics

The problem of antibiotic resistance is real and it has to be tackled on many fronts. The scale of the…

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