With the rise of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” we need new treatments to keep us from returning to a dark age of medicine. Now, researchers from Vanderbilt University have found a new class of antibiotic hiding in plain sight: human breast milk.
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A new weapon for our arsenal in the war on antibiotic-resistant superbugs has just been developed by a team of researchers, supercharging a commonly used antibiotic to make it more more potent than ever before.
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We need to develop new antibiotics, but the fungi species that produce them can be hard to work with. Now, scientists have used baker’s yeast to create penicillin, which is a big step towards creating easy-to-tweak “mini-factories” for new antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Researchers recently discovered a startling side-effect of the common antibiotic doxycycline - it can disrupt and suppress the formation of fear memories in the brain, pointing toward novel new treatments for disorders such as PTSD.
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Bacteria have had almost 100 years to become impervious to penicillin antibiotics, so finding news ways to take them down is getting critical. Now researchers have found what all good combat specialists have long known – getting each other's back in a fight can be a winning strategy.
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Last year, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the British government warned about the dangers of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This week, the World Health Organization became the latest institution to join in this increasingly ominous chorus.
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Downing Komodo dragon blood to fight a bacterial infection might sound like pure fantasy, but new research shows that the substance might have very real applications in our world. Researchers say they've isolated 48 compounds that could help fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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University of Bristol researchers discovered certain bacteria can use a “molecular lasso” to attach itself to host cells in what they call a catch-clamp mechanism. Understanding the process could lead to new treatments of a serious condition known as infective endocarditis.
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Salmonella bacteria can cause you to become seriously ill. But new research shows that the stomach-distressing bug has a vested interest in keeping you healthy, and uses a tricky mechanism to do so. In a way, it proves that the old saw about feeding a cold could be pretty good advice.
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One of the most terrifyingly-plausible doomsday scenarios is the rise of superbugs, bacteria that are evolving a resistance to our most powerful antibiotics. Now researchers have created a new molecule that can make previously antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable to existing drugs again.
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