Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of ...

The study reveals lariocidin, a potent ribosome-targeting antibiotic, with unique mechanisms that could combat drug-resistant ...

When exposed to antibiotics, approximately one out of every 10 8 -10 9 bacteria develops resistance due to spontaneous ...

Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...

Unless agriculture practices change, the use of antibiotics in livestock worldwide is projected to increase 19% in 5 years ...

Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens ...

They found a new molecule named lariocidin —a potential new antibiotic with the power to kill some of the world’s most ...

Antibiotic resistance constitutes an escalating worldwide health threat, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and ...

Younger people are being increasingly prescribed antibiotics without proper assessment of complication risk, finds a study, ...

The molecule was found in soil samples collected from a laboratory technician’s garden. The discovery shows that “there is ...

The drug Blujepa, from drugmaker GSK, provides a new treatment option as bacteria increasingly become resistant to the ...

Researchers discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. These substances trigger a self-destruction program, which also ...