Antibiotic Resistance
It's almost unbelievable to think that antibiotics were discovered less than a century ago, and that before then people were severely disabled or killed by what we now regard as easily treatable diseases. Scientists have been warning for years that bacteria is slowly becoming resistant to our wonder cure and that there is no plan B when the last carefully controlled antibiotics no longer work.
Recently there has been a few stories of potential new forms which prevent us going back to the dark ages so I'll be monitoring developments of those here.
Antibiotic Resistance News
New antibiotic zosurabalpin offers hope against deadly hospital infections
BBC - 04-Jan-2024
Scientists hail "exciting" discovery against superbug Crab, paving the way for future antibiotics
Read more...Deep learning techniques identified compounds that kill MRSA in mice
EurekAlert! - 20-Dec-2023
Promising advance in antibiotics with potential to combat a major health threat
Read more...England battles antibiotic resistance with a call for responsible use
Sky News - 15-Nov-2023
Infections increased in 2022 with a 20% chance of death within 30 days
Read more...Novel Claromer compounds fight viruses by targeting their protective membranes
Maxwell Biosciences - 02-Aug-2023
Inspired by human immunity, Claromers are revolutionary molecules which may overcome resistance in near future
Read more...Antibiotic Resistance Resources
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Phico Therapeutics
Biotechnology company developing a novel platform technology designed to overcome antibacterial resistance