A study led by researchers at the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has uncovered alarming ...

Resistance to antibiotics has led to one million worldwide deaths each year since 1990, for a total of 36 million. It is expected to cause more than 39 million more fatalities by 2050 — three per ...

Antibiotics are essential in fighting bacterial infections. However, growing concerns about antibiotic resistance and their potential impact on gut health and other issues have prompted some Americans ...

Especially before antibiotics were available, this was a common cause of blindness in newborns. "Gonococci are notorious for quickly becoming resistant to antibiotics," says chemist Thomas Böttcher.

To stem the surging antibiotic resistance public health crisis, scientists seek solutions inside the mechanics of bacterial infection. A new study has found a vulnerability related to magnesium ...

That bottle of oregano oil in your cabinet might deserve more respect than you’ve been giving it. Long before pharmaceutical companies created synthetic antibiotics, our ancestors relied on powerful ...

Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Antibiotic resistance is one of the ...

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently. By Andrew ...

For bacteria, microplastics are the perfect meetup spot—tiny, intimate surfaces where microbes can cling, huddle close and swap genes. And these crowded bacterial breeding grounds may pose a threat to ...