Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes…
Browsing: Antibiotics
Antibiotics are powerful drugs used to treat bacterial infections by either killing bacteria or inhibiting their growth. Since their discovery, they’ve revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives and enabling procedures like surgery and chemotherapy. However, the rise of antibiotic resistance poses a growing global threat, driving urgent research into new treatments, mechanisms of resistance, and alternative therapies. This page features the latest findings on antibiotics, from breakthroughs in drug discovery to strategies for combating resistance and protecting public health.
The healthcare market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the…
Findings may lead to ‘plant probiotic’ and new antibiotics. Scientists from Rutgers University and around…
Engineered viruses could fight drug resistance: By tweaking bacteriophage genomes, MIT team creates a new…
Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the…
Hygienists of the University of Bonn prove a transmission to newborns. Consequences for the domestic…
New strategy developed to kill pathogens resistant to antibiotics. A potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium present…
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest public health challenges in the world today since…
Antibiotics change the kinds of bacteria in the mouse gut as well as the bacteria’s…
Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems…
New, more effective antibiotics are being prescribed in only about a quarter of infections by…
The human body produces many antimicrobial peptides that help the immune system fend off infection.…
With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.…
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Nosopharm, a biotechnology company based in…
A “game-changing” new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs has been successfully synthesized and…
Antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas infections in cystic fibrosis patients show predictable sensitivities to other classes of antibiotics.…
Got a sore throat? The doctor may write a quick prescription for penicillin or amoxicillin,…
Scientists at MIT have discovered a way to make bacteria more vulnerable to a class…