The world urgently needs new antibiotics. In 2019 alone, antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed more than 4.5 million people ...

New insights into a "friendly virus" that could pave the way for cutting-edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C ...

Researchers found examples of a previously unknown antibiotic molecule in soil samples collected from a colleague's garden.

A new molecule, lariocidin, offers hope in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, killing drug-resistant bacteria with a ...

Increasing antibiotic dosage isn’t the only way to fight resistance—adjusting how drugs are delivered could be the game ...

In seeking new antibiotic sources, researchers have turned to an unlikely source: a whiffy frog known as Odorrana andersonii.

Throughout their evolution, they have developed remarkable defenses—including previously unreported antibiotics—against ... its efficacy at fighting bacteria, making it unsuitable for clinical ...

Lariocidin, a peptide made by bacteria living in soil, was effective against several different microbes responsible for deadly infections. UIC researchers working with collaborators at McMaster ...

The study suggests that thymol -- a plant-based compound commonly found in thyme -- may help weaken persister cells seen ...

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

A small molecule shaped like a lasso may be a powerful tool in the fight against infectious diseases, according to a new study in Nature co-authored by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.