A large language model, similar to the AI that powers ChatGPT, has been utilized to…
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Antibiotics are a class of drugs used to prevent and treat bacterial infections by either killing bacteria or inhibiting their growth. Discovered in the early 20th century, with penicillin being the first widely used antibiotic introduced in the 1940s, antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by making once lethal infections treatable. They are crucial in a variety of medical settings, ranging from routine surgeries to chemotherapy and care for chronic diseases. However, the overuse and misuse of antibiotics have led to a significant public health issue: antibiotic resistance. This occurs when bacteria evolve mechanisms to withstand the drugs designed to kill them, leading to more difficult-to-treat infections and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness, and death. As a result, there is a growing emphasis on the responsible use of antibiotics in both human and veterinary medicine and on the development of new types of antibiotics and alternative treatments to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
A study involving elderly adults in Ontario reveals that certain oral antibiotics significantly increase the…
A study from the University of Surrey shows that the gut bacteria of Thoroughbred racehorses…
A new antibiotic compound developed by Washington University researchers effectively treats severe bacterial infections, including…
A groundbreaking study from the University of Illinois Chicago unveils macrolones, a new type of…
Research conducted by the Hackett group at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Rome…
A new study reveals a unique genetic mutation in dogs that may contribute to antimicrobial…
Scientists created a water-soluble version of an important bacterial enzyme, which can now be used…
Researchers at Penn Medicine analyzed genomic data to discover new antibiotics within the global microbiome.…
Researchers at Day Zero Diagnostics have developed Keynome gAST, an AI-driven genomic Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test…
New research details long-sought mechanisms and structures. Bacterial infections present major hurdles in both agriculture…
Researchers discovered a novel antibacterial mechanism of plectasin, an antibiotic derived from a fungus. The…
In emergency rooms and intensive care units nationwide, healthcare professionals must quickly decide on antibiotics…
In the early 20th century, antibiotics gained widespread recognition as an effective treatment for bacterial…
Most antibiotics target metabolically active bacteria, but with artificial intelligence, researchers can efficiently screen compounds…
A peptide with antimicrobial properties derived from cows shows promise for treating incurable infections from…
A new class of antibiotics capable of combating multi-drug resistant bacteria and treating bloodstream infections…
An international team of scientists has developed a new treatment for chronic wounds that uses…