A retrospective VA study finds antibiotics were frequently prescribed for outpatients even when signs indicated a urinary ...

In nature as well as in our bodies, bacteria predominantly live as organized communities called biofilms. These structures ...

Obesity can have a distinct impact on the absorption, effectiveness and excretion of antibiotics, medications that have been in use for more than 80 years, but only now have consensus guidelines been ...

Artificial intelligence is now designing custom proteins in seconds—a process that once took years—paving the way for cures to diseases like cancer and antibiotic-resistant infections. Australian ...

Scientists have studied a new target for antibiotics in the greatest detail yet—in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Detailed structure of PelBC complex shows how bacteria build antibiotic-resistant biofilms by Arne Claussen, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions in organisms - without which life would not be possible. Leveraging AlphaFold2 artificial ...

Physics-based virtual screening has substantially enhanced the drug discovery process by enabling precise predictions of ligand-receptor interactions, thereby reducing the computational cost and time ...

Bacterial illnesses that are resistant to available antibiotic medicines will cause more than 39 million deaths worldwide over the next 25 years and indirectly contribute to an additional 169 ...

Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non ...

Antibiotic stewardship, the practice of ensuring that antibiotics are used appropriately, has become a familiar mantra in hospitals around the world, even if it’s sometimes ignored.