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New Synthetic Compound Can Kill Superbugs Resistant to Antibiotics
Harvard researchers have created an antibiotic that can overcome many drug-resistant infections, which have become a deadly global health menace, killing a million people...
A Powerful Antibiotic That Can Tackle Superbugs Has Been Discovered in the ‘Dark Matter’ of Bacteria
A new drug, called Clovibactin, has been created out of "dark matter bacteria" which rather than being a research term, was created by the...
Antibiotic That Destroys One of World’s Deadliest Superbugs Discovered by AI Supercomputer
An antibiotic that could be used to treat one of the world's most drug-resistant superbugs has been discovered by a supercomputer using AI.
Artificial intelligence...
The Humble Potato Could Hold the Key to Beating Hospital Superbugs as Well as Crop Diseases
The humble potato, which contains a natural antibiotic that destroys harmful bacteria, could hold the key to beating hospital superbugs in the future, according...
Compounds in Amber Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria Superbugs, Scientists Find
For centuries, people in Baltic nations have used ancient amber for medicinal purposes. Even today, infants are given amber necklaces that they chew to...
Shrinkwrap-Able New Material Can Repel All Bacteria–Even Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs–From Common Surfaces
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a self-cleaning material that can repel all forms of bacteria and antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Maggot Secretions a Possible Weapon Against Superbugs
A potentially effective new antibiotic has been discovered in the secretions of maggots. The serum, called Seraticin, is undergoing testing in Wales but has...
Neglected 80-year-old Antibiotic Reemerges as Highly-Effective Against Resistant Bacteria
A discarded 80-year-old antibiotic may provide protection against multi-drug resistant superbugs, according to a new study.
Discovered back in the 1940s, nourseothricin is a natural...
Cures and Prevention For Some of the Worst Diseases Come From a Surprising Ally – Our Sewers
If it still holds that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, then a virus that kills bacteria might be a good place...
Cancer Plummets, Guinea Worm Eradicated, Bye-Bye Ebola—3 Huge Wins for Humanity
2022 saw major advances, and even victories in the efforts to combat several diseases, from industrialized to tropical ones.
Starting at home, a study last...
Metal Surfaces Can Now Be Instant Bacteria Killers, Thanks to New Laser Treatment Technique
Researchers from Pursue University have come up with a simple method of turning everyday metal surfaces into bacteria-killers.
How the Healing Properties of Irish Soil Apparently Hold the Key to Fighting Superbug Health Threat
A team of researchers has discovered that there may be more truth to Irish folklore than scientists give it credit for.
Top 10 Health, Cancer, and Science Breakthroughs of 2015
This past year saw giant leaps in how we cure cancer, with breakthroughs in treating Alzheimers and preventing Ebola. These technological developments – both big...
Doctors Taking Medicinal Honey Seriously
The antibacterial properties of honey have long been known, both ancient Greek and Egyptian physicians are said to have valued it and it was...