Researchers discover manikomycin, a novel antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a previously unknown ribosomal target.

Human clinical trials demonstrate that functionally targeted Omni-Biotic AB 10 prevents diarrhea, reduces C. difficile risk, ...

Long overlooked as a benign resident of the oral microbiome, Fusobacterium nucleatum has been increasingly linked to cancer progression, metastasis, and chemotherapeutic resistance. Now, researchers ...

The study focused on the protein peptide deformylase (PDF). Involved in protein maturation processes in cells, PDF is essential for the survival of bacteria. However, it’s found in both bacteria and ...

A research team from Kiel University has demonstrated which specific cellular mechanisms lead to the targeted weakening of ...

The Golden Age of antibiotics The first antibiotics were prescribed in the late 1930s, beginning a great era in discovery, development and prescription. Bacterial infection, as a cause of death, ...

According to a multi-agency analysis, a decline in antimicrobial consumption in Europe has been associated with a drop in overall antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Findings come from a report looking at ...

At the expense of sounding a bit academic, I must object to the use of the word antibiotic by Donald R. Forsdyke in his commentary1 on the chemotherapy of AIDS. Forsdyke complains that other workers ...

With the Union Health Ministry urging doctors to mandatorily mention indications and reasons for justification while ...