The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of ...

Excessive use of antibiotics in medicine, it seems, is not the only factor driving resistant bugs. The new research also ...

Droughts are driving the spread of antibiotic resistant infections around the world, research has shown. Researchers from the ...

A groundbreaking antibiotic discovery might finally tip the balance in the global fight against drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists have unveiled a rare molecule with a fresh way to stop dangerous ...

Growing antimicrobial resistance is prompting renewed interest in phage therapy, with preliminary data indicating improved outcomes when combined with standard antibiotics.

When CRISPR cuts a gene flanked by short, repeating DNA sequences, the cell’s repair machinery gets confused. It simply zips ...

The discovery of an "Achilles' heel" in strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may provide a better way to deal with this public health crisis. That is the conclusion of an international team of ...

New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans.

We are continually in an evolutionary arms race with bacteria. As we develop new antibiotics, they develop resistance, and so ...

Infections caused by a drug-resistant bacteria once considered uncommon are surging in the United States, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds. These so-called "nightmare" ...