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Warding Off Superbugs with a Pinch of Turmeric

Publicado em 07 fevereiro 2025
In 2017, a tragic incident unfolded in a Nevada hospital. A woman, admitted for pneumonia, tragically succumbed to multiple organ failure and sepsis. The culprit? A strain of bacteria that had developed resistance to a staggering 26 different antibiotics. These superbugs, or antibiotic-resistant bacteria, stand as one of the most pressing public health threats globally. Joining the effort to fight these deadly pathogens, researchers at Texas A&M have now shown that curcumin, the compound [...]