The medication fights against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, a challenging human pathogen that eludes the majority of antibiotics. Credit: Unsplash.An antibiotic belonging to a novel class of drugs has recently been uncovered, offering potential effectiveness against a major bacterial threat to human health. The antibiotic, named zosurabalpin, has exhibited promising results in laboratory experiments and...
Researchers have found that the health of the gut microbiome during infancy is key to whether children develop common allergiesDepositphotosA recent study discovered a common factor among four major childhood allergies: an early-life imbalance in gut bacteria. These findings may lead to treatments aiming to restore the gut microbiome in children, potentially averting lifelong...
Lake Gossenköllesee is located in the Tyrolean Alps. Credit: Christopher BellasThough human beings, along with other vertebrate and invertebrate organisms, do not photosynthesize, we're certainly the downstream beneficiaries of the life forms that do. Phototrophic organisms at the bottom of the food chain convert plentiful sunlight into the energy that ultimately powers all other...
RIKEN physicists have created an LED that emits in a narrow region in the far ultraviolet that is safe for humans but deadly for viruses and bacteria. Credit: RIKENRIKEN physicists have engineered an exceptionally efficient LED that is lethal to microorganisms and viruses while being safe for humans. Someday it may help nations overcome...
