Computational method speeds hunt for new antibiotics
New algorithm reduces search time from hundreds of years to mere hours...
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Antibiotics are a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections.
New algorithm reduces search time from hundreds of years to mere hours...
SMi's ADC conference will be bringing a global presence from Pfizer, Genentech, Ablynx, Spirogen, Seattle Genetics, Medimmune, Antikor Biopharma, Heidelberg Pharma and more...
A British biopharmaceuticals company, have developed Antibiotic Resistance Breakers which can restore the original potency against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria...
By developing a chemical to inhibit β-lactamase enzymes, a significant proportion of antibiotic resistance may successfully be reversed...
By analysing large volumes of DNA data, researchers have identified 76 new types of antibiotic-resistant genes...
Researchers have identified tools that may allow for the manipulation of genes that influence bacteria’s predatory behaviour...
Bacterial composition of breast tissue could offer a new perspective in the battle against breast cancer...
Researchers have identified an antibiotic that significantly reduced the odds of infections in children starting treatment for ALL without an apparent increase in antibiotic resistance...
Researchers have tested samples of N. gonorrhoeae from patients with infections in the throat, urethra, cervix and rectum, they found that at very low amounts closthioamide was effective...
Researchers have described two structures and mechanisms - efflux pumps and reinforced cell walls - that certain disease-causing bacteria use to keep antibiotics away...
Polyphor achieves first milestone from Wellcome Trust for the development of antibiotics against Gram-negative multi drug - resistant pathogens...
Bacteria or 'superbugs' that have adapted to resist multiple antibiotics are responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally a year; new types of antibiotics are urgently needed...
Scientists at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have succeeded in revealing a key mechanism of membrane deformation.
Dr Reda Lebcir from the University of Hertfordshire is part of an international team of researchers awarded a £2m grant from the ESRC (Economic and Social research Council).
Scientists have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the common disinfectant triclosan...