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NWO funds 5 Dutch projects €4.5m to tackle antibiotic resistance

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has allocated €4.53m to five cutting-edge research projects to combat antibiotic resistance.

Combating antimicrobial resistance in the UK and worldwide

Dr Louisa Jenkin details UKRI’s key activities contributing to UK and global efforts to drive down antimicrobial resistance.

How do microplastics increase antimicrobial resistance?

Microplastics are not just pollutants but also highly complex materials that facilitate antimicrobial resistance, even without antibiotics.

Treatment market for polycystic ovarian syndrome to hit $4.18bn

An increase in people suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome has seen a surge in the market for treatment, which is estimated to his $4.18bn...

Bioengineered bacteria to protect against colony collapse

Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new strategy, using engineered bacteria, to protect honeybees from colony collapse disorder. According to...

How giant viruses infect amoebae

Image analysis method from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, demonstrates how giant viruses infect amoebae. A team of researchers at Tokyo University of Science, Japan,...

Novel therapeutics using mesenchymal stem cells for treatment

The Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine performs research using mesenchymal stem/stromal cells for treatment via cell therapies and  tissue engineering strategies. Adult...

Preventing the world’s deadliest food-borne disease

For years, food safety specialists have been fighting with the prevention and eradication of Listeria in our food. But what has changed in the...

Can nanotechnology help to prevent disease?

With threats like the coronavirus and deadly influenza viruses’ scientists have created a new method of disinfecting the world around us using nanotechnology. Nanosafety researchers...

Children with cancer are more likely to have cardiovascular issues

Children with cancer who are under the age of 10 are more likely to contract congestive heart failure after receiving cancer therapy. Developments in cancer...

How animal antibiotic resistance is a threat to all

In an exclusive interview with Innovation News Network the Executive Director of HealthforAnimals, Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, discusses antibiotic resistance in animals and the...

Separating vaccine fact from vaccine fiction

Often misunderstood, the vaccine industry has received a great deal of bad press but are the claims made on social media a product of...

A videogame to treat Parkinson’s disease

Marie-Laure Welter, scientific director of the Movement and Gait Laboratory and co-director of the Brain e-Novation Laboratory in the Brain and Spine Institute, outlines...

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