American scientists turn toxins in wasps into antibiotics

American researchers have transformed toxin in wasps into potential antibiotic drugs that may eliminate hard-to-cure bacterial infections. In a study published in this week’s Nature Communications Biology, the researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology created peptides that are potent against bacteria but nontoxic to human cells. They are variants from a peptide toxin normally found […]

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WHO updates Essential Medicines List, gives advice on use of antibiotics, medicines for hepatitis C, HIV, TB and Cancer

In a press statement released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, a new advisory on antibiotics for treatment of common infections and which to preserve for the most serious circumstances, was issued. The updated list adds 30 medicines for adults and 25 for children. The list also specifies new uses for nine already-listed […]

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