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Antimicrobials are substance that kills microorganisms such as bacteria or mold, or stops them from growing and causing disease.

UTA biology student wins award for research on antimicrobial drug resistance

A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance.

29 Nov 2023

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

An interview with Dr Beverley Isherwood.

16 Nov 2023

Pioneering partnership supports early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance to save lives

Innovate UK, LifeArc, and Medicines Discovery Catapult (MDC) have joined forces to create PACE (Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Efficacy), a £30 million initiative supporting early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to save lives. PACE has today (19 October 2023) announced its first funding call with up to £10 million available to support innovators developing new antimicrobials.

20 Oct 2023

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Researchers trained machine learning (ML) models to analyze RNA molecular signatures in patients’ blood.

28 Aug 2023

Scientists capture first images of ribosome-modifying enzymes in action

Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among the most prevalent of these weapons are ribosome-modifying enzymes.

14 Aug 2023

Advancing new antibiotics through the later stages of clinical testing

A report by University of Queensland researchers has warned a global crisis of antibiotic resistance is inevitable, despite promising developments in new antibiotics.

25 Jul 2023

Pharmacist-led intervention can help suppress multi-drug resistant pathogens

The battle to stop the increase of superbugs in hospitals has been an ongoing struggle for healthcare professionals.

13 Jul 2023

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

During the conference, we had the chance to catch up with some of the speakers to ask them about their work, as well as what they would be discussing at the 2023 BioInfet Conference.

6 Mar 2023

Trial shows acoziborole drug clears body of African sleeping sickness parasites

Researchers evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral antimicrobial drug acoziborole in patients with human African trypanosomiasis.

4 Dec 2022

Metal compounds could be the solution for drug-resistant fungal infections

University of Queensland researchers say metal compounds could be the answer to the growing problem of drug-resistant fungal infections.

26 Sep 2022

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Creating a mutation that inhibits how the bacterial pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes gonorrhea, a common sexually transmitted infection, could offer a new way to prevent and treat the disease, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

23 Sep 2022

Chemical compounds containing special metals can fight fungal infections

An international collaboration led by researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Queensland in Australia has demonstrated that chemical compounds containing special metals are highly effective in fighting dangerous fungal infections.

23 Sep 2022

Antimicrobial Drug News and Research

UTA biology student wins award for research on antimicrobial drug resistance

Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Together: A Conversation with Dr. Beverley Isherwood

Pioneering partnership supports early-stage innovation against antimicrobial resistance to save lives

Study discovers method to classify febrile illness with a single blood sample

Scientists capture first images of ribosome-modifying enzymes in action

Advancing new antibiotics through the later stages of clinical testing

Pharmacist-led intervention can help suppress multi-drug resistant pathogens

BioInfect: Bringing the best brains to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance

Trial shows acoziborole drug clears body of African sleeping sickness parasites

Metal compounds could be the solution for drug-resistant fungal infections

Generating a mutation in key molecules could offer new way to prevent and treat gonorrhea

Chemical compounds containing special metals can fight fungal infections

New engineered peptides could prevent the superbug crisis

Key mechanism that increases drug tolerance among microbial communities revealed

Increasing trend of antimicrobial resistance in Eastern Mediterranean Region of World Health Organization

Using AI to detect antibiotic resistance

Phico Therapeutics establishes Scientific Advisory Board

Powerful database focuses on disarming deadly superbugs

Study finds FDA-approved drug has potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

New molecule extracted from the leaves of chestnut tree neutralizes staph bacteria

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