One alternative to antibiotics is phage therapy, which harnesses viruses to attack bacterial cells. Conceived over a century ...

With the rise of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy (the use of viruses called bacteriophages to fight bacterial infections) was abandoned. Today, the increase in antibiotic resistance makes ...

Amputation is looming for a Concordia Hip & Knee Institute patient. In an effort to save the limb, doctors have partnered ...

A new study reveals how a single species of bacteria can sustain a diverse community of phage species, with implications for ...

It’s being called a “Hail Mary” for a Calgary man who suffers chronic pain – and so far, it seems to be working.

With the growing threat of AMR, interest has been rekindled in this antimicrobial approach that predates antibiotics. Lytic bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that specifically target and kill ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria ... immune systems can spread and potentially compromise the efficacy of phage therapy. CRISPR-Cas immune systems use a special complex to detect and destroy nucleic ...

Qeen Biotechnologies Inc., a leader in bacteriophage-based solutions, is proud to announce its role in providing ...

to help a patient battling an antibiotic-resistant infection associated with a joint replacement. Facing a lack of effective treatment options, Dr. Azad collaborated with Cytophage to develop a unique ...

One alternative to antibiotics is phage therapy, which harnesses viruses to attack bacterial cells. Conceived over a century ago, phage therapy fell to the wayside as antibiotics rose to ...