FOUND: 26 - What They Never Told You

Minister urges more hospitals to participate in antimicrobial resistance surveillance network

Thiruvananthapuram Health Minister urges more hospitals to join Kerala's AMR surveillance network to improve antibiotic use and detect drug resistance.

The Hindu · Feb 2, 2024

In breakthrough, neural network ‘explains’ how it found a new antibiotic

Scientists have used deep-learning to discover a new class of antibiotics, revolutionising drug development strategies, fundamentally by making their deep-learning model ‘explainable’.

The Hindu · Jan 29, 2024

Over half of antibiotics India uses belong to ‘watch’ group, highest globally | Data

A survey reveals that a high number of Indian inpatients are prescribed multiple antibiotics, leading to antibiotic resistance.

The Hindu · Jan 24, 2024

Brand-new class of antibiotic kills drug-resistant superbug

Scientists discovered a new class of antibiotic that kills bacteria in a unique way and isn't vulnerable to existing drug resistance.

LiveScience · Jan 12, 2024

Are antibiotics over-prescribed in India?

As India carries one of the largest burdens of drug-resistant pathogens worldwide, The Hindu Parley discusses whether antibiotics are being over-prescribed in the country

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Jammu CSIR lab finds cannabis plant compound has antibiotic effects | Explained

Semisynthetic phytocannabinoid compounds possesses unexplored hitherto antibiotic properties that could help combat antibiotic resistance in India, according to the findings of a new study published by scientists at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine in Jammu.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

FDA allows imports of French syphilis drug alternate during US penicillin shortage

While as little as one injection of penicillin G benzathine can cure syphilis, the shortage prompted U.S. health officials to recommend giving some patients another antibiotic that requires of weeks of twice-daily pills.

Fortune · Jan 10, 2024

Ants Can Detect Infections And Produce Their Own Antidote

Researchers have discovered that ants are impressively able to distinguish between infected and non-infected wounds.

Zenger · Jan 9, 2024

Breakthrough Antibiotic Zosurabalpin To Target Drug-Resistant Bacteria CRAB

Zosurabalpin is now undergoing human trials and is set to target CRAB which holds a priority 1 classification as a critical pathogen by the WHO.

International Business Times UK · Jan 8, 2024

Novel Antibiotic To Treat Drug-Resistant Bacteria? Zosurabalpin Shows Promising Results In Mice

The novel antibiotic, Zosurabalpin, shows promising results in treating highly drug-resistant strains of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in mouse models.

Medical Daily · Jan 8, 2024