Antibiotic resistance breakthrough as experts make ‘poison arrow’ compound

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs after developing a antibiotic that can kill bacteria before it develops resistance. Researchers at Princeton University in the US tested a compound, called SCH-79797, against 25 of the most dangerous antibiotic resistant bugs. It included a ‘super strain’ of gonorrhoea that is considered one of … Read more

US coronavirus: Trump asks FDA to immediately approve malaria drug and antibiotic combo

Dr. Tony Fauci said on Saturday that President Donald Trump was ‘talking about hope’ when he bragged that malaria drugs could be a ‘gift from god’ to cure the coronavirus and not whether the medication ‘actually works.’ ‘The president is talking about hope for people and it’s not an unreasonable thing to hope for people,’ … Read more

Scientists discover new antibiotic that kills bacteria resistant to all known drugs

Scientists have discovered a new antibiotic that can kill even the toughest superbugs that have become resistant to all other known drugs, a new study reveals.  Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers ran about 6,000 molecules through their artificial intelligence program, searching for those that could kill E. coli.  Of all those, the … Read more