Tag Archives: Discovery

Florida veterinarians cleaning rescue dog’s teeth make shocking discovery

Veterinarians in Florida made a surprising discovery when cleaning the teeth of an 8-year-old rescue dog. In November, Friends of Strays, a no-kill shelter in Saint Petersburg, Fla., rescued the dog, Buddy, from a county pound because he was facing euthanasia due to his age and testing positive for heartworms, news outlet WFTS reported.  DOG… Read More »

TB discovery could save tens thousands of lives

Between 2000 and 2016, around 45 million lives were saved due to effective treatment of pulmonary TB worldwide and 1.6–3.5 million of these would subsequently have developed aspergillosis. The research published today in the prestigious European Respiratory Journal, also found the complication in those with and without HIV infection. CPA Symptoms, persisting for 3 months, include coughing,… Read More »

Discovery by Canadian researchers of how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics could lead to more effective drugs

Ontario researchers say they have discovered how bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, a finding they say could help combat the growing problem. Maikel Rheinstadter, a physics professor with McMaster University in Hamilton, and Andree Khondker, an undergraduate biochemistry student, said they found bacteria fight off antibiotics by stiffening their cell membranes and changing the barrier’s… Read More »