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Stopping antibiotic resistance before it happens

April 9, 2019August 1, 2020 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments antibiotic resistance, bacterial evolution, ciprofloxacin, edaravone, fluoroquinolones, Research, ROS

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent threats to public health. One way bacteria develop resistance is by generating new mutations in their DNA

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UPDATE: The dark side of antibiotic ciprofloxacin

October 18, 2018October 18, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments antibiotic, aortic aneurysms and dissections, ciprofloxacin, fluoroquinolones, PRAC, product warning, Research, vascular endothelium

In July 2018, From the Labs released a post on the laboratory evidence suggesting that in a mouse model of moderately stressed aortas, exposure to

From The Labs

The dark side of antibiotic ciprofloxacin

July 25, 2018October 30, 2018 Ana Rodríguez 1 Comment antibiotics, aorta tears and ruptures, aortic aneurysms and dissections, ciprofloxacin, extracellular matrix, fluoroquinolones, mouse model, Research

UPDATE: A few months after this article was posted, the work by Baylor researchers has begun to have international impact. Read the details here. The use