A new crop of drug-resistant superbugs is in our midst, and experts believe that they could rival the deadly superbug MRSA. A new report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America says these ...

Finding effective new medicines, especially against hard-to-treat Gram-negative bacteria, is critical. Now, a recent discovery might offer hope, thanks to researchers at McMaster University who ...

Researchers say they have discovered a new class of antibiotics ... against bacteria, lariocidin also showed no toxicity to human cells. "Lariocidin has a broad spectrum of action as it is effective ...

Recent discoveries are helping scientists face this challenge in innovative ways. Studies have found that nearly a quarter of drugs that aren’t normally prescribed as antibiotics, such as medications ...

That process led to the group discovering a lasso peptide that exhibited broad-spectrum antibiotic activity and was effective at killing both gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, along ...

Doripenem, a member of the β-lactam class of antibiotics ... bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria; enteric and nonenteric gram-negative bacteria, including extended-spectrum ...

More than 4.5 million deaths occurred due to antibiotic resistance in 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated Gram-negative bacteria as a critical threat because of their ability ...

Light-activated copper microrobots use single-atom catalysis and peroxide to penetrate biofilms, generate reactive oxygen ...

which can make organisms resistant to almost all beta-lactam antibiotics. MBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria are among the most challenging infections to control, are on the rise globally ...

Iterum Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: ITRM), a company focused on delivering next generation oral and IV antibiotics to treat infections caused by multi-drug resistant pathogens in both community and ...

The QIDP status, granted by USFDA makes VRP-034 eligible for regulatory benefits including priority FDA review, potential ...

A new class of antibiotic has been found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in late-stage trials, according to a ...