Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: a new approach to fighting disease
Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor, ...
New class of antibiotics discovered: 'Promising answer'
Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics for the first ...
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Nearly 100% of bacterial infections can now be identified in under 3 hours
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the accuracy and speed at which often deadly pathogen infections can be ...
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The rise of antibiotic resistance and the fight against superbugs
Acquired resistance genes may allow bacteria to degrade or chemically modify antibiotics, rendering them ineffective. They ...
Millions of women get painful UTIs that keep coming back. A new kind of antibiotic may help break the cycle
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The pill, ...
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Deadly bacteria developed the ability to produce antimicrobials and wiped-out competitors
A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved ... UPMC that couples genomic sequencing ...
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New class of antibiotic selectively targets gonorrhea bacterium
Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea.