Shigella bacteria are increasingly resisting all antibiotics that can easily treat them, a recent report shows.

In a mouse study, scientists found that a bacterial sugar can be exploited to disable dangerous antibiotic-resistant pathogens.

A warming world may see more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new research that shows a link between aridity and antibiotic resis...

The potentially deadly fungus has infected over 7,000 people in the U.S. so far this year, and is resistant to many drugs.

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The United Nations' health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 showed resistance to an...

As "nightmare bacteria" evolve and become more drug-resistant, going into a hospital will be an increasingly dangerous prospect — unless our...

GENEVA: There are not enough new tests and treatments in the pipeline to tackle the growing spread of drug-resistant bacteria, the World Hea...

Researchers have developed a product that uses bacterial viruses, known as ‘bacteriophages’, to combat antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Adding tiny, complex nanoparticles to common vinegar significantly boosted its ability to destroy harmful bacteria, according to a new study...

Sidelined by the discovery of penicillin, a special therapy could be set to return in a big way. A new study improves our understanding of h...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing public health crisis and is estimated to be responsible for more than one million deaths globally each...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

A new proof-of-concept study explored the feasibility of tracking the evolution of superbug infections in real time to help save infected pa...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said superbugs that resist antibiotics have killed nearly twice as many people as once t...