A laboratory experiment suggests caffeine may boost E. coli’s antibiotic resistance. However, whether this discovery applies to real-world infections in people is not yet known.

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

IntroductionPenicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) synthesize and remodel the peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall, ...

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Is there an effective alternative to antibiotics? Researchers around the world are focusing on bacteriophages. These "good" ...

Companies have scant financial incentive to develop new antibiotics. Will the NIH continue to support relevant research?

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Research shows that healthy and well-cared for animals are less likely to become reservoirs or amplifiers of zoonotic pathogens. Proactive measures such as minimising stress through better living ...

Honeybees may have grown dependent on the drugs as a supplement to protect them from bacterial infections, University of ...

Kinvard Bio Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering a next-generation class of broad-spectrum antibiotics, today announced it has been awarded US$2.7 million follow-on non-dilutive funding from ...

As bacteria evolve to resist antibiotics, phage therapy emerges as a promising solution. Phages, viruses that kill bacteria, ...