New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not ...

Even with correct antibiotic doses, some bacterial infections return because persister cells survive treatment by entering ...

Human history was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and sepsis were widespread and lethal until antibiotics made them ...

Antibiotics once turned deadly infections into curable ones. That trust is now cracking. Across hospitals and homes, germs ...

Microbiologist Karin Hjort discusses what heteroresistance is and how it could change the way we treat bacterial infections. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that effectively fights several bacteria while sparing helpful bacteria in the gut. Guido Mieth/Getty Images Antibiotics are valuable in ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study published in the journal Nature ...

Antibiotic-driven modifications to ribosomal RNA (rRNA) have been suspected of giving rise to antibiotic resistance. For example, antibiotics can alter methylation patterns in rRNA, changing rRNA ...

Patients with ABI require prolonged mechanical ventilation and have a substantially higher risk for VAP due to impaired airway protection and injury-related immune dysfunction. However, routine use of ...

Studies published in Nature Cancer reveal how bacterial presence in head and neck cancers affects treatment response, ...

Thinking about using an at-home antibiotic kit? Before you do, learn why self-treating could put your health—and the effectiveness of antibiotics—at risk.

The antibiotics typically used to treat traveler’s diarrhea are becoming less effective, researchers recently reported in ...