{"id":45889,"date":"2024-04-02T14:23:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=45889"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:23:11","slug":"uppsala-university-discover-new-drugs-to-fight-antibiotic-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/uppsala-university-discover-new-drugs-to-fight-antibiotic-resistance\/45889\/","title":{"rendered":"Uppsala University scientists discover new class of drugs to combat antibiotic resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Their research, published in the journal PNAS<\/em>, unveils a new class of antibiotics exhibiting potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria.<\/p>\n According to the World Health Organization (WHO), resistance to antimicrobials, such as antibiotics, was directly responsible for 1.27\u00a0million global deaths in 2019 and contributed to 4.95\u00a0million deaths<\/a>, highlighting the importance of this new research.<\/p>\n Antibiotics have been a cornerstone of modern medicine, revolutionising healthcare and saving countless lives over the past century.<\/p>\nAntibiotics: A foundation of modern medicine<\/h3>\n