Over the years antibiotics have saved many lives, but scientists never fully understood the process…
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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.
A new study could enable scientists to synthesize many important chemicals currently found only in…
Today the World Health Organization has released an updated report on the situation of drug-resistant…
Pesticide- and antibiotic-free meat fetch premium prices, but a recent study has shown that there…
DARPA researchers successfully treat previously lethal doses of radiation using bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein (BPI) and antibiotics.…