Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international collaborators, have discovered Novltex, a ...

The antibiotic polymyxin can pierce the armor of active bacteria, but are ineffective when armor production is shut off in dormant bacteria.

Scientists in Switzerland have announced the discovery of a new class of antibiotics shown to be effective against deadly, drug-resistant bacteria. The antibiotic, called zosurabalpin, works by ...

April 1 (UPI) --Swedish scientists have made a breakthrough in combating the global rise in microbial resistance to antibiotics with the discovery of a potent new class of drugs, according to new ...

Researchers have revealed how polymyxins, crucial last-resort antibiotics, break down bacterial armor by forcing cells to ...

A new CDC report found a sharp increase in infections caused by a dangerous "nightmare bacteria" resistant to antibiotics.

About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan’s lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to ...

Antibiotic resistance has become one of the most pressing threats to global health. Infections once treatable with a simple ...

In recent years, the CDC has drawn attention to “nightmare bacteria” resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, including carbapenems, a class of antibiotics for last-resort serious infections.

Under a microscope, this drug-resistant superbug looks as benign as a handful of pebbles. Yet carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, or CRAB, is a nightmare for hospitals worldwide, as it kills ...