Why don't antibiotic-making bacteria self-destruct?

Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

The aggressive use of antibiotics could fuel mood disorders and anxiety

Antibiotics (ABs) are among the most used pharmaceutical drugs worldwide, as they are currently the most effective medicines ...

Age-specific treatments for the same infection may be critical as antibiotic resistance crisis intensifies

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...
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Age-tailored therapies needed for treating the young and old with sepsis

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

First extensive study into marsupial gut microbiomes reveals new microbial species and antimicrobial resistance

Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their ...
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Marsupial gut microbiomes show diet adaptations, antibiotic resistance risks

Marsupials are a group of mammals that encompass many of Australia's most iconic animals, unique because of their ...
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How ageing harms the body’s response to raging infection

Genes that protect the body against infection during youth can do harm in old age, according to a study 1 in mice. The ...

A Forgotten Molecule Could Revive Failing Antifungal Drugs and Save Millions of Lives

Scientists have uncovered a way to make existing antifungal drugs work again against deadly, drug-resistant fungi. Fungal infections claim millions of lives worldwide each year, and current medical ...
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Bacterial metabolite enhances immune checkpoint therapy against lung cancer

UF Health Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a small compound produced naturally by gut bacteria that doubled the ...