Study could help battle against superbugs

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Targeting a toxin released by virtually all strains of MRSA could help scientists develop new drugs that can fight the superbug, research suggests. A new study has discovered the toxin -- SElX -- which leads the body's immune system to go into overdrive and damage healthy cells.

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