But doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital attempted an untested "phage therapy", which uses viruses to infect and kill bacteria. Isabelle is now learning to drive and studying for her A-levels.

One type of therapy in particular is attracting serious scientific interest: bacteriophages. Phages are viruses that can destroy bacteria. In the 1920s, phage therapies were used widely against ...

Follows patients, doctors and scientists in nail-biting real time to discover the power and challenges of `phage therapy', a strange and elusive 100-year-old treatment that promises to not only ...

Phages, towards a targeted alternative to antibiotics Date: November 25, 2024 Source: Institut Pasteur Summary: With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy – using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections – fell into oblivion. But as the current ...

With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy—using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections—fell into oblivion. But as the current rise ...