Science news articles about 'antibiotic development'

A team of scientists from Queen`s University has discovered the first ever three-dimensional structure of a protein family that may help in developing more effective antibiotics.

... . Never before has an antibiotic been tested this way. "In the history of antibiotic development, an antibiotic arrives on the scene, and sooner or later resistant bacteria emerge," Tomasz says. "We ...

Researchers have developed a system that eliminates the need for antibiotics and resistance genes in the engineering of industrial and medical products. The method involves safer, less costly ...

... mechanism of action for certain antibiotics. This lays the foundation for further antibiotic development -- a pressing drug development need." said Jeremy M. Berg, director of the National Institutes ...

... of 10 new antibiotics within the next 10 years, known as the 10 x '20 Initiative ... succeed in creating a stable research infrastructure for antibiotic development, otherwise physicians around the world ...

... report, "Bad Bugs, No Drugs: As Antibiotic Development Stagnates…A Public Health Crisis ... coupled with the low rate of return on investment antibiotics provide compared with drugs for chronic conditions ...

... decade. But despite the need for new treatment options, there have been only two new classes of antibiotics developed in the last 40 years. Now a promising discovery by McMaster University researchers ...