Swiss research teams headed by the University of Zurich (UZH) and Polyphor AG now report the discovery and characterization of a new family of synthetic antibiotics that possess broad-spectrum ...

More and more bacterial pathogens are developing resistance. There is an increasing risk that common drugs will no longer be effective against infectious diseases. That is why scientists around the ...

A new antibiotic, teixobactin, was identified a few years ago. It can kill bacteria and has not been shown resistance by pathogens. It's the first new drug taken from bacteria in many years, and seems ...

The fight against bacterial infections, especially those caused by resistant pathogens, is in full swing with the search for new antibiotic agents. The aim is to identify substances that attack the ...

Lead antibacterial compound against a novel target in Gram-negative bacteria validated in infection modelsProgressing a ...

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to ...

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel modes of action are urgently needed.

The "Asia Pacific Antibiotics Market By Action Mechanism, By Drug Class, By Country, Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2020 – 2026" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Asia ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a new strategy for finding novel antibiotic compounds, using a diagnostic panel of bacterial strains for screening chemical ...

Many life-threatening bacteria are becoming increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics. Researchers have now discovered a new class of antibiotics with a unique spectrum of activity and mechanism ...