Efforts to reduce child mortality in Africa via mass treatment with the antibiotic azithromycin (AZM) may lead to increased ...

Learn more about a new, preliminary method that scientists are starting to use to control certain functions of bacteria.

A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions ...

After menopause, urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be more frequent, yet most Canadian women (82% in a recent survey) don't ...

GSK’s decision to swoop in and save Spero Therapeutics’ antibiotic three years ago appears to have paid off based on a fresh ...

A propagating mechanism helps Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adopt a competent state that allows them to resist antibiotic ...

Scientists are probing woolly mammoth and Neanderthal genetic codes for new compounds as today’s drugs lose potency.

The emergence and global spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pose one of the most critical threats to public health in ...

ABSTRACT: The fight against bacterial infections is essentially based on the use of antibiotics. Unfortunately, bacteria have developed resistance mechanisms against antibiotics, particularly those of ...

Neonates born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW) exposed to multiple perinatal antibiotics were at an increased risk for impaired lung function and asthma episodes at early school age ...

Humans are desperately in need of new antibiotics, so you can imagine the surprise when a team of scientists uncovered a new molecule wielding formidable antibiotic power against superbugs inside ...