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

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

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

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

Researchers created safe synthetic antibiotics from frog molecules. These may help fight superbugs in the future.

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 ...

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

Babies and children between the ages of three months and 11-years-old with pneumonia should be offered a three-day rather than five-day course of antibiotics, according to a new draft NICE guideline.

Epidemiologists at the University of Manchester found certain patients are more or less likely to get prescribed antibiotics ...

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

Cats can benefit from taking probiotics as much as people can, especially if they have digestive issues. Cat probiotics help ...