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Bacteria can evolve resistance to life-saving drugs they've never seen. Here's how.
In the 1940s, the famous Luria–Delbrück experiment showed that bacteria evolve resistance to drugs they'd never encountered thanks to a random mutational process.
Asthma drug omalizumab approved for severe food allergies
The FDA has approved the first drug that can reduce the severity of multiple food allergies at once.
Casimir Funk: What is the biochemist celebrated in today's Google Doodle famous for?
In 1912, biochemist Casimir Funk discovered vitamins, and more than a century later his legacy lives on.
1st frostbite drug approved by FDA after successful clinical trial
A drug called Aurlumyn has been approved to treat severe frostbite in the U.S. after a successful clinical trial.
'Gas station heroin' sold as 'elixir' prompts health warning
Health officials have raised the alarm about illegal products containing tianeptine, also known as "gas station heroin."
How does Tylenol work?
Exactly how Tylenol — also called acetaminophen or paracetamol — relieves pain continues to evade scientists, but it's clear the drug interacts with one key set of enzymes.
1st-of-its-kind therapy blocks immune attack after stem-cell transplant
A midstage clinical trial suggests that a "first-of-its-kind" treatment could prevent serious immune attacks from bone-marrow transplants.
Brand-new class of antibiotic kills drug-resistant superbug
Scientists discovered a new class of antibiotic that kills bacteria in a unique way and isn't vulnerable to existing drug resistance.
