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.
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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