Multidrug efflux pumps expel antibiotics, contributing to antibiotic resistance. Now, high-throughput screening and structural characterization reveal an inhibitor of Staphylococcus aureus efflux pump...

Nature Communications - Here, Laidlaw, Garcia Sanchez and colleagues present a single-cell atlas for Trypanosoma cruzi, an important protozoan pathogen, providing insights into cell heterogeneity,...

Charity says absence of new name polyendocrine metabolic syndrome (PMOS) could cause confusion

Deep learning models used to understand how isoleucine could be replaced in proteins without disrupting their structures

Why does disease only target certain people? How do we make new treatments for that disease? Does your postcode alter the treatment you get? These are all …

A pioneering University of Dundee academic has received international recognition after being elected to one of the world’s foremost scientific institutions.

In March 2025, we convened an Endometriosis Networking Workshop, bringing together academics, clinicians, industry leaders, and venture capitalists to collaboratively explore how we can advance drug d...

Watch Krystyna Taylor present PrecisionLife’s validation of genetic risk factors for endometriosis using combinatorial analysis.

Admitted to medical school on a whim, Blackwell became a dominant force in the fight for women’s health care and for the education of women physicians.

Nature - Analysis of papers from millions of scientists shows that older researchers tend to stick with ideas from their past.

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World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. Manu De Rycker shares what his team are doing to combat this disease.

World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. Manu De Rycker shares what his team are doing to combat this disease.

BioDundee is delighted to kick of the year of celebrations for #DDUat20 with Networking and a guided tour of the Drug Discovery Unit.

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 conditions that are mainly prevalent in tropical areas, where they mostly affect impoverished communities and disproportionately affect wo...

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Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii are World Health Organization critical and medium priority pathogens, respectively. These mainly impac…

Dr Manu De Rycker has been named as the newest winner of the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize.

People in at least eight states have been infected with Chagas, new report says, amid low awareness of disease