Publications by authors named "Jacob Lieberman"

Unlabelled: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant worldwide public health crisis that continues to threaten our ability to successfully treat bacterial infections. With the decline in effectiveness of conventional antimicrobial therapies and the lack of new antibiotic pipelines, there is a renewed interest in exploring the potential of metal-based antimicrobial compounds. Antimony-based compounds with a long history of use in medicine have re-emerged as potential antimicrobial agents.

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is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that causes meningitis in >152,000 immunocompromised individuals annually, leading to 112,000 yearly deaths. The four classes of existing antifungal agents target plasma membrane sterols (ergosterol), nucleic acid synthesis, and cell wall synthesis. Existing drugs are not highly effective against , and antifungal drug resistance is an increasing problem.

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Background: This crossover study compared the effects of two osteopathic treatments specific laryngeal manipulation (SLM) and postural manual therapy (PMT) on voice quality and pitch.

Methods: Twelve asymptomatic singers were measured acoustically immediately before and immediately after each intervention using a laryngograph. Fundamental frequency and the glottal closing quotient were used to determine any differences between groups before and after.

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