Typhoid fever, an illness that has been controlled in developed countries since the early 20th century, is evolving to be ...

A recent review finds that microalgal niches in freshwater ecosystems may concentrate antibiotic resistance genes, raising ...

WHO said it is important to combat antimicrobial resistance as misuse and overuse are making antibiotics less effective, ...

Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions ...

Researchers report that photodynamic therapy increases antibiotic penetration and disrupts resistance mechanisms in ...

The discovery of 5,000-year-old bacteria – that was until recently trapped in ice – could help or hinder humanity’s battle against infection.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens human, animal, and environmental health globally. An international team from leading ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound ...

Researchers have sequenced an ice cave bacterial strain, contributing to our understanding of antimicrobial resistance.

Antibiotic resistance tends to stabilize over time, according to Sonja Lehtinen, PhD, from the University of Lausanne and colleagues. The team published its study, “The evolution of antibiotic ...

Ancient bacteria trapped in Romanian cave ice for 5,000 years shows immunity to 10 modern antibiotics, revealing resistance ...

That shared tactic exposes a vulnerable point in one of bacteria’s most essential systems and reframes where new antibiotics ...