Browsing: Antibiotic

Antibiotic resistance is steadily eroding one of modern medicine’s most essential tools. Each year, more than a million people lose…

Together, silver nanoparticles and phages killed bacteria more effectively. The conjugate offers a new solution for fighting antibiotic resistance.Image credit:©iStock,…

Credit: Roger Harris / Getty Images / Science Photo Library A new antibiotic called sorfequiline, a type of next generation…

Antibiotic resistant infections are continuing to rise in England, with nearly 400 new cases reported each week last year.This comes…

Credit: Dr_Microbe/Getty Images Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a way to turn a multi-drug bacterium’s defenses…

A colony of Streptomyces coelicolor bacteria secretes an antibiotic compound (red) into the surrounding medium.Credit: Dr Jeremy Burgess/Science Photo LibraryBy…

Credit: Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Cigarette butts may pose a risk to the health of smokers and nonsmokers alike by acting…

Often referred to as “liquid gold,” breast milk supports not only for children’s physical health but also for their emotional…

To accelerate the discovery of new antibiotics, microbiologist Cesar de la Fuente develops computational tools to look for (“encrypted”) antimicrobial…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur each year in…