Researchers Call for Use of Metals in Fighting Infections
More than one billion individuals usually contract fungal infections globally. While most are harmless, more than 1.5 million people die annually because of fungal infections. A team of scientists from the University of Queensland and the University of Bern, among other institutions, have shown that more than 20 highly active metal compounds, which contain gold, molybdenum, platinum, iridium, cobalt, europium, silver, nickel, palladium and rhodium, can be used in the treatment of fungal infections. The team of researchers was led by Dr. Angelo Frei. The scientists’ objective was to investigate the use of metals in the development of new treatments…
