AI joins the fight against the UK’s deadliest superbugs

BBC - 18-Nov-2025

AI-driven experiments will map how molecules penetrate tough Gram-negative bacteria

New super-strong antibiotic found in well-known bacterium

BBC - 28-Oct-2025

Pre-methylenomycin C is 100× stronger than its parent and may resist bacterial resistance

Soil microbes yield hidden antibiotic treasures

Drug Target Review - 15-Sep-2025

Scientists uncover new bacterial genomes and two potent antibiotic leads from soil

AI designs new antibiotics to fight drug-resistant superbugs

BBC - 15-Aug-2025

MIT researchers use generative AI to create potential treatments for MRSA and gonorrhoea

Superbugs could kill millions and shrink economies by $2 trillion yearly

The Guardian - 20-Jul-2025

Urgent action is needed to stop antibiotic resistance from spiraling further

University spin-out Astratus unveils breakthrough in antibiotic testing

University of Reading - 10-Jun-2025

New tech delivers same-day results to improve prescriptions and curb rising antimicrobial resistance

Poo pills vs superbugs

BBC - 08-Jun-2025

Freeze-dried faecal capsules may replace harmful gut bacteria with beneficial microbes

Scientists uncover hidden immune defence that fights bacteria

BBC - 06-Mar-2025

A newfound immune function may unlock new antibiotics for drug-resistant infections

UK losing ground in the fight against superbugs

The Guardian - 26-Feb-2025

A report warns that antimicrobial resistance is rising as government efforts fall short

AI cracks decade-long superbug mystery in just 48 hours

The Telegraph - 19-Feb-2025

Google’s AI stuns scientists with a rapid breakthrough in antimicrobial resistance

Superbugs from Ukraine’s battlefield pose global health threat

Metro - 21-Jan-2025

Drug-resistant infections could strain the NHS without urgent action and preparation

Antibiotic resistance could lead to 40 million deaths in 25 years

The Guardian - 05-Jan-2025

Global efforts to reduce misuse and invest in new drugs are essential

India unveils new antibiotic to combat drug-resistant pneumonia

India Today - 05-Dec-2024

Nafithromycin offers a fast, powerful treatment against resistant infections

The growing threat of antibiotic resistance: A global crisis in the making

New Scientist - 16-Sep-2024

How drug-resistant infections could claim millions of lives by 2050 without urgent action

New antibiotic targets bacteria by attacking two processes at once

IFLScience - 24-Jul-2024

Approach offers hope in combating the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.

Cinnamon-infused nanodevice kills drug-resistant superbugs

Nano Magazine - 22-Jul-2024

Novel delivery system enhances natural antimicrobial effects of essential oils

Rapid UTI test wins £8M prize, revolutionizes antibiotic use

The Guardian - 12-Jun-2024

The test is affordable and easy to use, making it accessible to various settings

AI speeds up search for new potential antibiotic candidates

The Guardian - 05-Jun-2024

New machine learning technique could revolutionize fight against superbugs

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

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

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

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

Artificial Intelligence assists in discovery of potent antibiotic to combat superbugs

BBC - 25-May-2023

AI scrutinized a list of 6,680 compounds, ultimately shortlisting potential antibiotics in under two hours

Albicidin, plant toxin, strongest antibiotic emerged, kills harmful bacteria in a unique way

Independent - 24-Jan-2023

The toxins interaction with the bacterial enzyme gyrase could help overcome antibiotic resistance

Phage therapy shows promise in treating drug-resistant infections

The Guardian - 13-May-2022

Success in patients with otherwise untreatable infections could make way for clinical trials next year

Antimicrobial resistance is the next pandemic: over 1.2 million died with drug-resistant infections

Independent - 20-Jan-2022

Its time for strategies that preserve existing antibiotics and develop new drugs

Bacteria-eating viruses fight drug resistant superbugs in a non-healing wound

Live Science - 19-Jan-2022

When antibiotics fail, bacteriophages can heal -- clinical trials need to confirm this treatment approach

Modified copper material with potent antibacterial activity developed

Medgadget - 17-Dec-2021

Nanostructured copper material with vigorous antibacterial activity; prospective candidate in healthcare settings

New therapy producing potent bacterial vaccines for 100% protection

Medgadget - 29-Nov-2021

Generation of high-potency bacterial vaccines using ultrashort pulsed lasers

Swapping antibiotics to slow down bacterial growth and avoid drug resistance

News Medical - 01-Sep-2021

Modulating resistance rates & cross-resistance to improve efficacy of sequential antibiotic therapy

Silver nanoparticles may overcome resistance in non-motile microbes

Phys.org - 13-Jul-2021

Limiting misuse & designing potent nanoparticles offer a sustainable antimicrobial to the world

Suppressing bacterial hydrogen sulfide can make potent antibiotics

Phys.org - 10-Jun-2021

Enhancement of bactericidal effect at the same antibiotic dose

New antimicrobial hydrogel heals drug-resistant wound infections

Medgadget - 13-May-2021

Immune peptides bound hydrogel offers new hope in fighting global antibiotic crisis

Latest antimicrobial nanocoating kills bacterial & fungal cells

Nano Magazine - 14-Apr-2021

Ultrathin layer of black phosphorus on bioimplants and wound dressings could prevent deadly infections

Maxwell Biosciences secures funding to develop powerful new antiviral drug

Biospace - 06-Apr-2021

The drugs also showed high safety in human tissue and animal studies

After covid vaccine, Oxford to tackle antibiotic resistance

BBC - 19-Jan-2021

Expert researchers to address antibiotic resistance with the £100m fund by Ineos

A new class of drugs to tackle AMR - immuno-antibiotics

Science Daily - 23-Dec-2020

Block an essential metabolic pathway in bacteria to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

The holy grail 'poisoned arrow' of antibiotics research by Princeton

Princeton University - 02-Jun-2020

Effective against diseases and immune to resistance while being safe in humans

Laser texturing technique makes metal surfaces bactericidal

Phys.org - 09-Apr-2020

Only works on metals that have antibacterial properties such as copper

Nanotech spray can prevent coronavirus from spreading

Nano Magazine - 11-Mar-2020

This is a long lasting disinfectant that lasts upto 5 years

Antibiotic created using AI killed drug-resistant bacterias

Guardian - 20-Feb-2020

Thanks to the algorithm scientists tested 107m compounds in just 3 days

Magnetic liquid metal nanoparticles to fight bacteria

Nano Magazine - 13-Jan-2020

Can't adapt against these knives cutting through, so no more antibacterial resistance

Antibiotic resistance is on the rise: a 9 per cent rise in the past year

Independent - 31-Oct-2019

Clock is ticking for antibiotics, so we need to act now and preserve them

New antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria can be threatening

Guardian - 11-Sep-2019

Many bacteria are now resistant to antibiotics such as carbapenems and colistin

Candida auris: deadly hospital acquired infection on the rise

BBC - 17-Aug-2019

One more superbug that can cause our undoing

Superbug causes a six fold rise in death toll in European hospitals

BBC - 29-Jul-2019

How soon will we run out of effective antibiotics at this rate?

Peptidomimetics could kill even the most resilient microbes

Independent - 10-Jul-2019

UK government is funding the drug development, which could prevent dark edges of medicine

Taking antibiotics could make your flu more deadly

Independent - 02-Jul-2019

Antibiotics should not be taken without a prescription of the doctor

Phage therapy keeps a fatal bacterial infection under control

BBC - 08-May-2019

Could be used to treat drug resistant bacterial infections in the future

Arsenic could be used in new broad-spectrum antibiotic

Medical Xpress - 16-Apr-2019

Arsenic already used in other treatments so safer than it sounds

Hospitals around the world find drug resistant fungus

Live Science - 08-Apr-2019

One-third of C. auris are resistant to two antifungal drug classes

Crispr targets bacteria to fight antibiotic resistance

Wired - 16-Jan-2019

Shreds multiple critical stretches of bacteria's DNA at the same time

New bacteria found that kills most antibiotic resistant superbugs

Phys.org - 27-Dec-2018

Researchers targeted soil used in traditional healing

New antibiotic appears promising in early clinical trials

BBC - 26-Oct-2018

Superbugs are on the rise and we are running out of time

Clay to Fight Bacteria in Wounds

Mayo Clinic - 21-Aug-2018

Reduced-iron clay was found to have antibacterial properties under controlled conditions

Attempts to revolutionize pathogen detection

FierceBiotech - 25-Jul-2018

Treatment could be more effective if we can identify resistance patterns at the begining

Immunobiotic helps wipe out deadly bacteria

Guardian - 05-Jul-2018

The drug binds to bacteria and makes them more vulnerable to the immune response

Antibiotic supply problems hasten resistance

Guardian - 31-May-2018

Over 100 drugs and especially Penicillin G are in short supply worldwide

Deaths from drug resistance fungal infections rising

Independent - 17-May-2018

Fungi infections are dangerous and due to the lack of drugs they may become the next crisis

65% worldwide increase in antibiotic use

Guardian - 26-Mar-2018

10-20 % antibiotics may be prescribed inappropriately

NHS - 27-Feb-2018

New antibiotic family discovered in dirt

BBC - 13-Feb-2018

Antibiotics fail in fifth of post-op infections

Telegraph - 13-Feb-2018

Antibiotic resistance expected to reduce life expectancy

Telegraph - 01-Dec-2017

Synthetic Nanobots Could End Antibiotic Resistance

Futurism - 17-Nov-2017

Surgical dressing fights infections with electricity

The Engineer - 07-Nov-2017

Antibiotic resistance could spell end of modern medicine

Guardian - 13-Oct-2017

Dragons with blood that can save people’s lives

New Scientist - 02-Aug-2017

Ultra-tough antibiotic to fight superbugs

BBC - 30-May-2017

WHO lists deadly bacteria in bid to push antibiotics R&D

LSIPR - 28-Feb-2017

Dreaded Superbug Has Officially Arrived in the United States

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 17-Nov-2016

Trading Modern Medicine for Cheap Meat

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) - 03-Jun-2016

Bacteria resistant to antibiotic of last resort found in UK

BBC - 21-Dec-2015

World on cusp of ‘post-antibiotic era’

BBC - 19-Nov-2015

MIT engineers class of bacteria-destroying viruses

New Scientist - 07-Oct-2015

Clinical trials for new class of anti-biotic

BBC - 31-Aug-2015

Researchers reverse bacterial resistance to antibiotics

Kurzweil Network - 07-May-2015

Most countries not protecting antibiotics, says WHO

BBC - 29-Apr-2015

Antibiotic switching ‘evades bacterial resistance’

BBC - 09-Apr-2015

Antibiotic resistance: 80,000 ‘might die’ in future outbreak

BBC - 06-Apr-2015

Rapid blood test to ‘cut antibiotic use’

BBC - 19-Mar-2015

Game-changing antibiotic find (teixobactin clears MRSA on mice)

BBC - 07-Jan-2015

Antibiotic resistance rise continues

BBC - 10-Oct-2014