Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long warned ...

The first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928, but it was not widely distributed until 1945 when it used to treat infections among soldiers during World War II. At ...

Discover the importance of antibiotics, bacterial cell walls, and resistance mechanisms in fighting bacterial infections effectively.

Researchers made a “huge breakthrough” when they did an experiment “purely out of curiosity” which solves “a decades-long conundrum” about superbugs.

Researchers found that nutrient starvation, not persister cells, helps Salmonella survive antibiotic treatments. Using ...

One of the most important medical advancements in the 20 th century was the discovery of antibiotics. The first antibiotic was introduced in 1910 and radically changed modern medicine, according to ...

The need to discover new antibiotics is urgent. While a new antibiotic drug developed from oyster blood is still some time away, the discovery brings hope for natural alternatives to treat infections.