Adding small doses of a simple molecule called chlorate to standard antibiotics was found to be 10,000 times more effective at killing bacterial cells in chronic wounds than single-drug antibiotics.
New research into antimicrobial peptides, small chains of amino acids able to damage bacterial cells, shows why some peptides ...
A toxic red tide (Karenia brevis) bloom can make parts of the Gulf deadly to fish and shorebirds as well as marine mammals ...
University of Oregon researchers have tested a new combination drug therapy that could dismantle the difficult-to-treat ...
New lab research suggests caffeine may weaken certain antibiotics by blocking entry into certain cells. Doctors explain what ...
The new study, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, revealed in high-resolution images and biochemical experiments ...
Researchers have revealed how polymyxins, crucial last-resort antibiotics, break down bacterial armor by forcing cells to ...
The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution ...
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World’s first research shows how antibiotics breach evil bacteria’s armor
The University College London and Imperial College London focused on antibiotics called Polymyxin B, which kill harmful Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli. These bacteria are highly difficult to ...
A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how ...
A bacterial molecule enhances chemotherapy. Its synthetic form could inspire new cancer drugs. An international group of researchers, led by teams at the MRC (LMS), Imperial College London, and the ...
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