The way antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of bacteria has been revealed in stunning detail by high-resolution microscopy, which could help develop new treatments for drug-resistant ...

Alexander Fleming was doing experiments with bacteria when he woke up to a strange mold growing in his petri dish. The "mold juice" would usher in the first antibiotic, penicillin, and would ...

Among adults with acute cough and symptoms of infection, focused lung ultrasound does not significantly reduce antibiotic prescriptions in Danish general practices, but it lowers reconsultation risk.

Adding bacteria-killing nanoparticles to vinegar could help treat multiple infections—and potentially help fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning of the surge in infections in the U.S. of a drug-resistant bacteria called NDM-CRE.  In 2020, there were around 12,700 infections ...

A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how life-saving antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armor of harmful bacteria.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is spreading awareness to an increase in drug-resistant bacteria in its report, Annals of Internal Medicine. Infections related to the bacteria, called ...

A team led by UCL (University College London) and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how life-saving antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armor of harmful bacteria.

Researchers are calling for an urgent overhaul of diagnostic and treatment guidelines for infections in newborn babies, after a University of Sydney-led study revealed frontline treatments for sepsis ...

Looking “under the hood” of a cell during chlorate-antibiotic exposure will help investigate how bacteria become susceptible to a range of antibiotics.

The antibiotic polymyxin can pierce the armor of active bacteria, but are ineffective when armor production is shut off in dormant bacteria.

Gastroenterologist Dr. Kumkum Patel identifies three surprising triggers behind most IBS cases: untreated food poisoning, chronic stress, and chronic ...