Antibiotics

Scientists use AI to create viruses not found in nature, simultaneously raising alarms, enthusiasm

The viruses created in the Stanford Lab are bacteriophages, which exclusively target bacteria and may pose a solution to the rising global problem of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Bacteriophage (illustrative)
When antibiotics go into action, they do not always distinguish between "bad bacteria" and beneficial bacteria

Gastroenterologist: Antibiotics wreck the gut and probiotics will not help

Students queuing for antibiotics outside a building at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Three schools have confirmed cases of meningitis after an outbreak killed two students and others were admitted to hospital on March 17, 2026.

Kent meningitis outbreak rises to 20 cases, two young people dead

Used blister packets that contained medicines, tablets and pills are seen, in this picture illustration taken June 30, 2018.

Antibiotics may cast a years-long shadow on your gut. One type stands out


Antibiotics may not help survival of patients hospitalized with viral infections - study

The sicker patients and those with more underlying illnesses were both more likely to get antibiotics and to die.

Elongation of bacteria due to inhibition of division is caused by the bacteriophage protein.

Could vaccines be a cure for antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Israeli scientists announce 100% effectiveness of mRNA vaccine against Black Plague-causing bacteria in preclinical trial performed on mice.

 Running RNA gel

Israeli development to change how we consume dairy products

Mileutis has developed a biological preparation for the treatment of inflammation, with the goal of removing antibiotics from dairy products.

 People shop for milk products at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katsrin, Golan Heights, on November 28, 2022.

Red algae-derived metal-polysaccharide can be anti-microbial - study

Ben-Gurion University scientists have connected a metal and a polysaccharide and discovered the compound worked well against bacteria and common fungus

 Red algae.

Technion researchers discover new antibiotic cocktail for long-term results

Technion researchers discover antibiotic combinations that reduce Staphylococcus aureus clearance

 Antibiotics (illustrative)

New antibiotic "cocktail" can help combat superbug

In the current study, a combination of different antibiotic drugs that prevent the formation of resistance was examined. 

 Cefepime For Injection,  May 31, 2017.

Can Israeli lab stop staggering death toll from antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

"Antimicrobial resistance, is like climate change. We need to act now so our children can have a world to live in" says Dr. Nadav Sorek head of Assuta Ashdod Hospital’s infectious disease center.

 Dr. Nadav Sorek, head of Samson Assuta Ashdod Hospital’s new emerging infectious disease center and clinical microbiology lab together with lab researchers

Could broccoli hold the cure to bacterial resistance to antibiotics?

So many types of bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics because the pathogens develop biofilms that protect them from being wiped.

 Broccoli

Bacteria with antibiotic resistant genes discovered in Antarctica, scientists say

Researchers found that one of the predominant bacteria groups in the Antarctic Peninsula can be a source of 'resistance genes.'

 Scientists from the University of Chile collect organic material as they look for a bacteria discovered in Antarctica, January 13, 2019.

Israeli study finds custom prescriptions can slow antibiotic resistance

AI could be used to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance by 50 percent, according to new research by the Technion and Maccabi KSM Research and Innovation Center.

An illustrative picture of antibiotic resistance tests