Pages tagged with: antibiotics

Health Showcase: public session

What's on at the University of Plymouth: Health Showcase: Public Session. Exploring research and healthcare subjects at the University of Plymouth. 15 October 2019.

Drugs used to treat HIV and flu can have detrimental impact on crops

Scientists led by the University of Plymouth found that lettuce plants exposed to a higher concentration of four commonly-used drugs could be more than a third smaller in biomass than those grown in a drug-free environment.

Global challenges intertwined: how climate change is linked to antimicrobial resistance

For World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) 2019, Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology Dr Tina Joshi examines the interaction between arguably the two greatest current threats to humankind: climate change and the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)

What's on at the University of Plymouth: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW). Increasing awareness of global antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 18-24 November 2020.

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‘A threat greater than Covid’ – why we should be paying more attention to antimicrobial resistance

To coincide with World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (18-24 November 2020), Dr Tina Joshi and Matthew McKracken explain why antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and global threat to human health

Plymouth-led antibiotic discovery network goes global

The Antibiotic Discovery Accelerator Network (ABX) has launched antibioticdiscovery.com to share expertise and develop new collaborations around the world.

PLymouth ANtimicrobial EngagemenT (PLANET) Initiative

University of Plymouth research: PLymouth ANtimicrobial EngagemenT (PLANET) Initiative. Highlighting the issue of antimicrobial resistance.

Beating antibiotic resistance

Beating antibiotic resistance: A conversation with University of Plymouth's Professor Mat Upton, microbiologist and Denis Wilkins, Chair of the Peninsula Medical Foundation

Treating Covid-19 could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance

Research by the University of Plymouth and Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust suggests the use of antibiotics in the treatment of COVID-19 patients could be placing an additional burden on waste water treatment works.

UK – South Africa research team to establish ‘hub’ for discovery of new antibiotics

An international research collaboration has received funding to discover and accelerate the development of new antibiotics.

Antibiotic resistant infections are a major threat to human health

Plymouth University researchers share their thoughts about antibiotic resistant infections

‘Your infection can’t be treated’… a phrase too close to reality

In the lead up to World Antibiotic Awareness Week (12-18 November), Dr Tina Joshi from the University of Plymouth explains why we all need to take the threat of antibiotic resistance more seriously.