by TGAR Foundation | Nov 3, 2023 | General
University of Virginia researchers are working to outrace two dangerous germs known for quickly developing resistance to new antibiotics – and the scientists’ efforts could help us better combat antibiotic resistance more broadly. A team led by Jason Papin, PhD, is...
by TGAR Foundation | Oct 20, 2023 | General
Introduction: Antibiotic resistance has become an urgent global concern, presenting formidable challenges to healthcare professionals (HCPs) worldwide. According to a source, 50% of antibiotics used globally are prescribed incorrectly and almost 214,000 newborns die...
by TGAR Foundation | Aug 11, 2023 | General
Research finds superbugs increase in tandem with levels of small particulate matter in the air Air pollution may be a vector for superbugs, according to a new study that suggests a link between the two for the first time and raises the possibility that curbing smog...
by TGAR Foundation | Jul 7, 2023 | General
Telemedicine (i.e. delivering clinical care at a distance with the use of technology) can improve the management of current infections and avoid antibiotic misuse. Susanna et al. have recently published three studies on telemedicine for healthcare systems in pediatric...
by TGAR Foundation | Jun 26, 2023 | General
Solu, is a Finnish start-up company that combats antibiotic resistance by building the world’s most extensive, i.e., fastest, smartest, and easiest-to-use, bacterial DNA library. The company was started in January 2023. Sam started medical school one and a half...
by TGAR Foundation | Jun 22, 2023 | General
Social media platforms have great potential for research on public health initiatives, as they have a wide reach and accessibility: 4.9 billion users and 227 million new users per year. Furthermore, social media platforms contain a diverse population sample: people...
by TGAR Foundation | Jun 19, 2023 | General
AMR is the ability of microbes to defeat the medicines designed to kill them. They multiply and grow at presumably fatal concentrations of antimicrobials. It can affect parasites, fungi and viruses, but it is especially known in the field of antibiotic resistance,...
by TGAR Foundation | Apr 25, 2023 | General
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health. Understanding the emergence, evolution, and transmission of individual antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is essential to develop sustainable strategies combatting this threat. Here, we use metagenomic...
by TGAR Foundation | Mar 28, 2023 | General
World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a ‘silent pandemic’ due to a lack of antibiotic development The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning of a “silent pandemic” of antimicrobial resistance from infections caused by deadly...
by TGAR Foundation | Mar 3, 2023 | General
Where are the next generation of antibiotics going to come from? Clare Sansom looks at the pipeline The threat of antibiotic resistance is big news. Few people will have failed to notice headlines in recent years warning of a potential ‘antibiotic apocalypse’ that...
