Small companies attempting to help solve a global crisis in drug-resistant infections with novel treatments are facing a wall ...

Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the ...

Oysters are constantly filtering bacteria from the water, so they are a good place to look for potential antibiotics.’ ...

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ...

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, ...

Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a ...

Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million ...

They can create pearls and are rumoured to have aphrodisiac properties, but oysters might have a more serious role to play in ...

A recent study by a team from Chiba University has demonstrated a promising approach for fighting antibiotic resistance by identifying a compound, V-161, that inhibits a sodium-pumping enzyme critical ...

Anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, along with antibiotics, antiviral medications, and vaccines are associated with a ...

A global team has made a significant advance in understanding how bacterial plasmids contribute to antibiotic resistance.