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Increased persister cells production leads to antibiotic resistance

15 January 2024 | By Drug Target Review

Using clinical E. coli bacteraemia isolates, researchers found that high-persister mutants evolved which contributed to antibiotic failure.

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New shape-shifting antibiotics could solve drug-resistant bacteria

6 April 2023 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review)

US scientists have developed antibiotics that can “shape-shift”, which prevent bacteria from coming resistant against them.

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Drug Target Review’s top content picks from 2022

13 December 2022 | By Izzy Wood (Drug Target Review), Ria Kakkad (Drug Target Review)

In this article, Drug Target Review’s Izzy Wood and Ria Kakkad share some of the most ground-breaking moments from drug discovery this year.

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What is new in the world of imaging?

21 January 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

In this article, Drug Target Review’s Hannah Balfour discusses three of the latest developments in imaging for disease research and drug development.

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Discovering the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance could lead to better drugs

20 January 2021 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

A single change to the structure of bacterial ribosomes prevents macrolide antibiotics from binding and killing the bacteria, according to a study.

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Novel antimicrobial molecules derived from wasp venom

13 October 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

Altering the mastoparan-L (mast-L) peptide found in Vespula lewisii wasp venom, researchers created several novel antimicrobial molecules.

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Novel lysin-based antibacterial agent could help combat MRSA

7 September 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have engineered F12, a lysin-based antibacterial drug, to have limited negative side-effects and so it can be administered repeatedly without loss of efficacy.

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Blocking bacterial competence could prevent antibiotic resistance

4 March 2020 | By Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review)

Scientists suggest competence-blocking, ‘anti-evolution’ drugs could be administered alongside antibiotics to prolong the period before bacterial resistance emerges.

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Metal-based fragment molecule library to screen for drug candidates

20 January 2020 | By Victoria Rees (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a novel metal-based fragment library of molecules that can be used to screen for new drug candidates.

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Spined soldier bug can be used to develop new classes of antibiotics

15 November 2018 | By Drug Target Review

Researchers have identified the mechanism by which thanatin attacks the way the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is built...

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CHAOS approach to antibiotic resistance

4 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have developed a new CHAOS method to combat antibiotic resistance, using CRISPR DNA modification techniques...

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Genetic catalyst identifies the evolution of antibiotic resistance

26 April 2018 | By Dr Zara Kassam (Drug Target Review)

Researchers have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria...

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