Excessive and unwarranted administration of antibiotics has invigorated the evolution of
multidrug‐resistant microbes. There is, therefore, an urgent need for advanced active …

The enhancement of wound healing has been a goal of medical practitioners for thousands
of years. The development of chronic, non-healing wounds is a persistent medical problem …

The rapid increase in drug-resistant infections has presented a serious challenge to
antimicrobial therapies. The failure of the most potent antibiotics to kill “superbugs” …

Although first studied for their antimicrobial activity, host defense peptides (HDPs) are now
widely recognized for their multifunctional roles in both the innate and adaptive immune …

Life-threatening infectious diseases are on their way to cause a worldwide crisis, as treating
them effectively is becoming increasingly difficult due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant …

The “golden era” of antibiotic discovery has long passed, but the need for new antibiotics
has never been greater due to the emerging threat of antibiotic resistance. This urgency to …

With the rapid rise in the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to multiple classes of
antimicrobial agents, there is an urgent need to develop novel antimicrobial therapies to …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising next-generation antibiotics that can be used to
combat drug-resistant pathogens. However, the high cost involved in AMP synthesis and …

Antibiotic resistance is an imminent threat to the effective treatment of bacterial infections,
and alternative antibiotic strategies are urgently required. The golden epoch of antibiotics is …

The increasing threat of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria and the dwindling
supply of antibiotics available to combat these infections poses a significant threat to human …