#Antibiotic

To battle antibiotic resistance, researchers are leaving no stone unturned, looking at folk traditions and harnessing AI to find new antibiotics.…

Microbiologist Alexander Fleming’s 80-year-old advice is still key to protecting the efficacy of antibiotics. Microbiologist Alexander Fleming’s 80-year-old advice is still key to protecting the efficacy of antibiotics.

Medical microbiologist Heiman Wertheim explains why the physical appearance and labelling of antibiotics matter when trying to limit resistance.…

Antibiotics designed by artificial intelligence, immunotherapy for resistant infections and other highlights from studies and trials. Antibiotics designed by artificial intelligence, immunotherapy for resistant infections and other highlights from studies…

Governments must create meaningful incentives for biopharmaceutical companies to develop antimicrobial products. Governments must create meaningful incentives for biopharmaceutical companies to develop antimicrobial products.

Plans to address drug resistance typically focus on the use of antibiotics, but there are signs that compounds with incidental antibacterial effects might be part of the problem, too.…

From Independent RSS Feed: Scientists find cranberry juice could be used to fight drug-resistant bacteria

From Independent RSS Feed: Cranberry juice may help boost drugs against antibiotic resistance, study finds

A team of scientists from Berlin analyzed water and sediment samples from six water bodies in Berlin and the adjacent federal states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, as well as the inflow and outflow of a wastewater treatment plant in…

Every year, millions suffer, and thousands lose their lives to infections that were once easily treatable with the right dose of medication. The drugs are the same; human physiology is the same; the only difference is that microbes, such as bacteria,…

At WIRED Health, British surgeon Ara Darzi said AI is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of drug-resistant infections. But a lack of incentives means innovation may not reach patients.

The recent discovery of the first pan-drug resistant ‘superbug’ in the U.S. has alarmed the medical community. What are the possible solutions?…Read More

By Jonathan Lambert What does dry soil, like this stretch in South Africa, have to do with antimicrobial resistance?

Just a single course of treatment can leave a lasting impression, according to a study of nearly 15,000 people in Sweden

A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment.