Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Read more
Medical News - Dec 19
First new treatments for sexually transmitted disease in decades approved by US Food and Drug Administration as number of cases worldwide surge to 82mThe first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a “huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of the bacteri... Read more
The Guardian - Dec 16
Brits have been issued a warning over taking certain medications Read more
Mirror - Nov 24
While most people credit Alexander Fleming for the discovery of antibiotics, ancient texts suggest that he likely wasn’t the first to leverage bacteria as medicine. Read more
Forbes - Nov 22
The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted infection, is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, according to new data from its Enhanced Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (EGASP), which monitors the spread of drug-resistant gonorrhea. Read more
Medical News - Nov 19
ONE in six bacterial infections worldwide are now resistant to antibiotics, warns the World Health Organisation.Bacteria can learn how to survive trea Read more
The Sun - Oct 13
Pathogens like “nightmare bacteria” NDM-CRE become resistant to antibiotics by sharing resistance genes, and education about proper antibiotic stewardship is essential to slowing the spread of resistance, says microbiologist Brenda Wilson. Read more
University Of Illinois Urbana-champaign - Oct 13
It was only a few hours before her death that many of Trish Lightwood's friends learned what she intended to do. Read more
Mail Online - Oct 05
Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international collaborators, have discovered Novltex, a groundbreaking new class of antibiotics with potent activity against some of the world's most dangerous multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. Read more
Medical News - Sep 18
German scientists have discovered that caffeine can interfere with antibiotics like amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin in bacteria, raising questions about how diet may influence drug effectiveness Read more
Business Standard - Sep 15
