If you've ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI), you know how miserable it can be: the burning, the itching, the constant ...

Respiratory and sinus infections, along with strep throat, are some of the most common reasons for antibiotic use worldwide in the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). UTIs are caused by ...

Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics. The work was ...

How one needs to take antibiotics can be a little bit confusing because oftentimes you feel better after a few days, but still have several days worth of antibiotics doses to take. Why is that? It’s ...

As an international study involving University of Gothenburg researchers has shown, a decision tool for health professionals has proved capable of halving the use of antibiotics against urinary tract ...

A recurrence of C. diff is common after an initial episode, with about 20% of people having a recurrence. A recurrence is ...

Animated Z-stack showing a volume of a differentiated mini-bladder stained with phalloidin (orange) and DAPI (cyan). Credit: Paduthol et al ...