Antibiotic resistance

A DNA search engine for microbes

Researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) have combined their knowledge of bacterial genetics and web search

Curtailing the spread of antibiotic resistance

Study identifies key step in spread of drug resistance, opportunity for intervention Spotless surfaces in

New hope for tackling antibiotic resistance found in ancient Irish soil is effective against four of the top six superbugs

Researchers analysing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it

A nightmare bacteria exhibits resistance to the last-resort antibiotic colistin

Wide dissemination of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli, a growing therapeutic concern, in rural communities in Vietnam

The planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance shows several are already crossed

Stratospheric ozone depletion The stratospheric ozone layer in the atmosphere filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the

A new approach to treating infection by targeting bacterial armor

Boosting efforts to fight antibiotic resistance, Stanford researchers have found that a thin membrane, thought

A novel class of anti-infective agents to fight drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA

Researchers from North Carolina State University have synthesized an analog of lipoxazolidinone A, a small

A microneedle skin patch solution for the antibiotic resistance crisis?

A team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, led by Professor Ryan Donnelly, Professor of

Supercharged old antibiotics could destroy dangerous superbugs

An old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic

Blocking the transfer of resistance genes to help combat growing antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics are commonly used around the world to cure diseases caused by bacteria. But as

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria identified in 30 minutes instead of 3 days

The new procedure shortens wait times from three days and could help reduce the spread

A new tool to fight antibiotic resistance

Goal is to Distinguish Between Viral and Bacterial Infections, Reduce Unnecessary Use of Antibiotics Antibiotics

Cystic fibrosis patient has bacteria that could help fight antibiotic-resistant TB

The number of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) cases is rising globally. But a newly discovered natural

A new variation on vancomycin could eliminate the threat of antibiotic-resistant infections for years to come

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have given new superpowers to a lifesaving antibiotic

Personalized antibiotic treatment is edging closer

Microbes in the gut can “disarm” antibiotics, leading to antibiotic resistance and incurable infections. A