Antibiotics

An intriguing encounter at a local club has set the internet abuzz, thanks to a post by a woman reminiscing about an old secondary school friend. The woman, known as @ARIARRIGN18063 on X (formerly Twitter), recounted running into her former classmate, now working in the nightlife industry. During their chance…

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New guidance encourages pharmaceutical companies to focus research where need is most urgent, amid a rising AMR threat...Read More

Singapore's Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) have flagged a supplement which may have been contaminated by salmonella, which is resistant to multiple key antibiotics. In an advisory issued on Sunday (March 1), the agencies urged the public to immediately stop taking affected lots of the Rosabella…

A surprising new function of essential hearing proteins may explain why some genetic mutations and common antibiotics lead to permanent deafness. Scientists have uncovered an unexpected second role for proteins that are critical for hearing. In addition to enabling the ear to detect sound, these proteins also help control how…

Antibiotic resistance is rising fast, killing tens of thousands each year in the U.S. alone—and scientists are racing to find new ways to stop deadly bacteria. Now, researchers have uncovered how tiny viruses that infect bacteria, called phages, use specialized “protein antibiotics” to shut down a crucial bacterial machine known…

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Bacteria are masters of survival, thriving even in the most extreme environments on Earth. A changing climate impacting these underexplored ecosystems, however, may be like opening Pandora’s box, unleashing bacteria resistant to conventional antibiotics into wider ecosystems. To better understand what genetic bacterial diversity is hidden in ice, researchers isolated…

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When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s biggest problems. He ranked them inversely by how much money governments were spending to solve them. Antimicrobial resistance topped the list.  Twenty years on, the…