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Experts spoke on resistance to anti-malaria drugs and diagnostics for infectious disease

More than 200 researchers from major universities, research institutions and hospitals in Singapore and the region gathered at Biopolis, Singapore, to hear 14 internationally renowned infectious disease and malaria experts from the UK, Singapore and …

resistance | 11 September 2008

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Study: Insulin Resistance In Skeletal Muscle Leads To Alterations In Energy Storage

Abdominal fat has long been implicated as a primary suspect in causing the metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that includes the most dangerous heart attack risk factors: prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, and changes in cholesterol.…

resistance | 18 July 2007

HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance

Introduced in 1996, a triple-drug therapy known as HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) became the standard of care for HIV patients, helping to dramatically prolong the lives of people living with AIDS. HAART transformed patient care and dr…

resistance | 01 October 2006

Scientists Re-engineered a Well-known Antibiotic to Fight Drug Resistance

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have successfully re-engineered a well-known antibiotic to counter drug resistance by inhibiting cell wall synthesis, which, in turn, enhances its effectiveness. The study involves replacing a single atom …

resistance | 01 April 2006

Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Show Resistance to Dengue Fever Virus

Researchers have created genetically mosquitoes that show resistance to the dengue fever virus. According to Anthony James, the UC Irvine vector biologist, the results will provide the genetic tool to control mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fe…

resistance | 20 March 2006