Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics, three decades ...

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Saccharin, the artificial sweetener used in diet foods like yogurts and sugar-free drinks, can kill multidrug-resistant ...

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Saccharin destabilizes bacterial membranes and interferes with DNA replication, causing lysis and impairing virulence traits.

A drug-resistant strain of A. baumannii is spreading in a Malaysian hospital, posing a global health threat due to its ...

Doctors are prescribing antibiotics for tens of thousands of patients with infections, with little or no consideration of ...

Researchers discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. These substances trigger a self-destruction program, which also ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhea-causing strain of bacteria uses "molecular scissors" to cut ...

Bacterial vaginosis has been declared a sexually transmitted infection and can be treated easily with a simple treatment. A ...

Older people are less likely to be given antibiotics for common infections by their GP compared with younger adults, a new ...