Microneedle Patch Delivers Antibiotics for Skin Infections Microneedle Patch Delivers Antibiotics for Skin Infections According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), skin and soft tissue infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are...
A New Antibiotic for Gonorrhea A New Antibiotic for Gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted infection (STI) known as gonorrhea, infect more than 500,000 people in the United States each year. In fact, the Centers for...
Spring 2021 Newsletter Spring 2021 Newsletter A Note from the President On February 6th, 2021, I was 51 years, 5 months, and 14 days old. “Why is this important?” you ask. The answer is family. That was the exact same age my dad was when he died back in...
An Evolutionary Timeline of Enterococcus faecalis An Evolutionary Timeline of Enterococcus faecalis While antibiotic treatment is a well-known cause of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, new research shows that selection pressures occurring far before the...
A Reason To Like Mosquitoes? A Reason To Like Mosquitoes? According to scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a newly identified protein found in mosquitoes may also be effective at fighting viral infections in humans. After biting and...
