Microplastics transport toxins and antibiotic resistance across ecosystems
Microplastics are often viewed as pollutants in their own right, but their environmental impact may extend far beyond…
Ancient proteins revived to inspire new antimicrobial treatments
University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial…
New framework redefines phage therapy for combating antimicrobial resistance
A new perspective article in Biocontaminant proposes a three-part evolutionary framework for using bacteriophages to better control antimicrobial…
How this deadly superbug spread and rose to global dominance | Health
CDC By Talker By Stephen Beech Hospital samples from the 1970s helped reveal how a deadly antibiotic-resistant “superbug”…
China’s probiotics market sees rapid but consistent growth, says IFF Health Sciences
“China is one of our best and fastest-growing markets. The great thing about China is that it is…
New antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new antibiotic that kills some of the world’s most dangerous and…
New AI model detects hidden antibiotic resistance genes beyond standard databases
A genomic language model called resLens could help researchers spot antibiotic resistance genes that conventional database-matching tools may…
EFSA gives positive safety opinion on NMN
EFSA considers a daily intake of 300 mg of NMN to be safe for the general population, excluding…
Woman (82) hospitalised after pharmacist gave her incorrect medication, inquiry told – The Irish Times
A Dublin-based pharmacist supplied an incorrect blister pack of medication to an elderly patient, a Pharmaceutical Society of…
Neanderthals may have used a prehistoric glue as a topical antibiotic
Neanderthals had their own version of prehistoric superglue that they used primarily for crafting tools. They made…
Living in deprived neighborhoods reshapes the gut microbiome
A large UK twin study reveals that neighborhood deprivation is linked to measurable shifts in gut bacteria and…
New method measures how effectively antibiotics kill bacteria
Drugs that act against bacteria are mainly assessed based on how well they inhibit bacterial growth under laboratory…