It is not only antibiotics but also certain viruses—known as bacteriophages—that can kill off pathogenic bacteria. However, Switzerland lacks the legal framework for the use of these viruses in ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to bacteriophages for backup. Also known as phages, these viruses exclusively target ...

As antibiotic resistance reaches critical levels worldwide, the 8th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy (June 10–11, 2025) returns to Berlin, bringing together over 75 international speakers and ...

But a forgotten treatment, first discovered more than a century ago, could offer hope. Known as bacteriophage therapy—or "phage therapy," for short—it uses viruses that naturally prey on bacteria, ...

UMC Utrecht has received a grant of 4 million euros for the first clinical study in the Netherlands involving a customized therapy with bacteriophages for patients with recurrent urinary tract ...

In the fight against antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) superbugs, an important weapon may just be hiding in some polluted stream, in some remote village that lacks adequate sewage infrastructure, or in a ...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published the U.K.’s first official guidance to support the safe development and use of phage therapies. The guidance aims to help ...