Finding a cure where you least expect it: in a bear’s mouth
Sticking your arm into a bear’s mouth may not be an NHS approved treatment for an infection, but a recent study from the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests otherwise. New…
Resistance – a documentary about antibiotic resistance
“Antibiotics were the only thing we ever had in all of human history that really stopped infectious diseases, and we just took this miraculous thing and just completely squandered it.…
How worried should we be about the antibiotic apocalypse?
While the news in 2016 was filled with obituaries of beloved world icons, looking back, there may have been one passing of particular importance: that of an elderly woman in…
A new tool in the fight against antibiotic resistance?
Scientists from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the National Physics Laboratory have discovered a potential new way of killing harmful bacteria: by peeling them. Their innovative method can kill…
UN Assembly convenes to discuss growing antibiotic resistance
The UN Assembly convened last week to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Underscoring the importance of the problem Peter Thompson, President of the General Assembly,…