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Herbal garlic mouthwash emerges as a potential alternative to chlorhexidine

Garlic extract demonstrates antimicrobial efficacy comparable to other widely used antiseptics and disinfectants, such as chlorhexidine, according to University of Sharjah medical scientists.

19 Nov 2025

New AMR portal provides large-scale curated data to advance antimicrobial resistance research

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health challenge, reducing the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and increasing the risk of complications from routine medical procedures.

18 Nov 2025

Apriori Bio and A*STAR collaborate to develop next-generation saRNA influenza vaccines

Apriori Bio, a Flagship Pioneering company focused on developing prospective, variant-resilient vaccines, and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR IDL) announced a strategic research partnership to co-develop and evaluate next generation self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccines targeting seasonal and pandemic influenza.

18 Nov 2025

Experimental intranasal vaccine triggers broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD) reported encouraging results from an early phase clinical trial that found an experimental intranasal vaccine triggered a broad immune response against multiple strains of H5N1 "bird flu".

6 Nov 2025

Drug-resistant bloodstream infections expected to rise across Europe by 2030

The rates of bloodstream infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria will increase substantially across Europe in the next five years, driven largely by aging populations, according to a new paper published November 4th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Gwenan Knight of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and colleagues.

5 Nov 2025

Plant-based diets could curb climate change and infectious diseases, experts say

A new review in Open Forum Infectious Diseases links animal agriculture to climate change, antimicrobial resistance, and infectious disease spread. The authors urge healthcare providers to promote plant-based diets as a practical step to protect planetary and public health.

28 Oct 2025

E. coli in retail meat linked to thousands of urinary infections

Research reveals a significant link between E. coli in meat and urinary tract infections, particularly in vulnerable communities in Southern California.

28 Oct 2025

Novel antibiotic shows activity against WHO high priority pathogen VRE

Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE.

27 Oct 2025

CABI study sheds light on global trends in One Health research

A study published in the journal CABI One Health has revealed major inequalities in One Health research.

22 Oct 2025

Rising antibiotic resistance is putting routine infections back in the danger zone

Global surveillance data from over 23 million infections reveal persistently high and uneven antibiotic resistance, with the greatest burden in regions lacking diagnostic capacity and robust health systems. WHO warns that without urgent action on surveillance, stewardship, and equitable access to effective antibiotics, AMR will continue to undermine modern healthcare worldwide.

14 Oct 2025

Global antibiotic resistance reaches alarming levels in 2023

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report launched today.

14 Oct 2025

Nurses urged to ditch gloves for IV antibiotics

A scoping review reveals non-sterile glove use during IV antibiotic preparation lacks evidence, potentially harming infection control and increasing costs.

13 Oct 2025

New antimicrobial compounds offer safer solution for bovine mastitis

The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades - bacterial infection of cow udders that significantly reduces milk production.

10 Oct 2025

New insights into how antimicrobial peptides kill bacterial cells

New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides are more effective at doing that and also why some cells are more vulnerable.

2 Oct 2025

Uganda’s most vulnerable region faces high Salmonella burden

In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages.

26 Sep 2025

Mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution reveals key spreaders of antibiotic resistance

The genetic culprits responsible for the spread of multidrug resistance (MDR) in bacteria have been identified by new research mapping 100 years of bacterial evolution.

25 Sep 2025

COST Actions drive innovation in cancer research across Europe

Cancer is a major challenge in the modern world, affecting millions of people across Europe. The prevalence of this disease requires the development of innovative and complementary treatment approaches.

19 Sep 2025

New class of antibiotics shows potent activity against multidrug-resistant bacteria

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international collaborators, have discovered Novltex, a groundbreaking new class of antibiotics with potent activity against some of the world's most dangerous multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria.

18 Sep 2025

Soap shortages undermine global hand hygiene efforts

A lack of soap is the most often reported barrier to effective hand hygiene-key to curbing the spread of infection-in shared community spaces, such as households, schools, and public places, finds a systematic review of the available research, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

17 Sep 2025

Candidozyma auris continues rapid spread in European hospitals

The latest survey from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the fourth of its kind, confirms that Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris) continues to spread quickly across European hospitals, posing a serious threat to patients and healthcare systems.

12 Sep 2025