Huge, bacteria-eating viruses could be a game-changer for antibiotics that currently struggle to fend off deadly infections.

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the ...

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

Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...

A new study from the University of Basel, published in Nature, challenges the conventional understanding of antibiotic ...

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

Complementary discoveries have the potential to enhance treatment options for antibiotic-resistant infections. Researchers at ...

What is helping drive the increase of drug-resistant infections in Ukraine, why should the UK be on alert, and importantly, ...

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

Sanford Health is asking patients to carefully follow antibiotic prescriptions properly, saying that misuse can harm gut health and take months to recover from.

When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, it makes it more difficult to treat diseases caused by those bacteria and limits the treatment options. Alternative treatments may be costly and, in some ...

A doctor treating a premature baby has defended the decision not to give him antibiotics the day before he died.