The FDA announced the approval of a new treatment for pneumonia caused by certain difficult-to-treat bacteria, offering hope ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...

AI models are able to design molecules that don’t even exist in nature. Some have proven effective as snake antivenom.

Antibiotics are a powerful tool in fighting bacterial infections like strep throat, whooping cough or a urinary tract infection. But they can leave the patient with nausea, diarrhea or an upset ...

A new ally is emerging in the increasingly urgent battle against superbugs – and you might have encountered it before at the ...

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Amoxicillin is a semi-synthetic penicillin that became available in 1972. Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G) are widely prescribed antibiotics used to ...

Ramakrishnan, a distinguished structural biologist and Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2009), is renowned for his groundbreaking w.

Antibacterial peptides and antibacterial proteins destroy the cell membrane of bacteria, making it easier for antibiotics to reach their targets. In addition, most antibacterial peptides and ...

A recent study published in Cell Reports Physical Science explores how large language models (LLMs)—a type of artificial intelligence—are advancing the design of antibiotics, particularly ...