Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, aka superbugs, are a big problem in homes and hospitals everywhere.
Scientists from the University of British Columbia are tackling this problem from a different angle-by enhancing the immune system.
They have developed a small protein that, at least in mice, has been shown to boost the immune system and protect against drug-resistant bacteria. Read more.
This is very good news indeed. Hopefully this will prove the same in humans, with no bad side effects.
Yeh, for the home team. My husband was a professor there and I worked at the UBC hospital.
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jmb