A baby suffering with a respiratory illness was not given prescribed antibiotics until after he suffered the first of two ...

Evidence has emerged about the way bacteria become resistant to multiple drugs. The findings by a John Innes Centre research ...

The search for new tuberculosis drug targets under traditional laboratory methods has historically proven to be arduous and ...

President Donald Trump is facing pressure from U.S. hospitals and generic drugmakers to exempt medical goods from his new ...

A doctor has explained why a premature baby was not given antibiotics until he suffered the first of two cardiac arrests, an ...

Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

Scientists are learning more about how an intriguing type of virus protects itself. Revealing its strategies could boost the fight against antibiotic resistance.

A new study finds that sharks and rays harbor several harmful bacteria, some resistant to antibiotics, raising concerns over their impact on public health.

The data suggests that the body's use of nutrient scarcity as a defense mechanism may actually enable bacteria's survival in the long run.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

According to the CDC, nearly three million people in the U.S. get antibiotic resistant infections every year, and around 35,000 people die from those infections.

Imagine one of Denmark's many picturesque beaches, the waves lapping against the shore, the golden sand and the smooth ...