As bacteria evolve to resist antibiotics, phage therapy emerges as a promising solution. Phages, viruses that kill bacteria, ...

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem “Antibiotic-resistant UTIs are the canary in the coal mine for broader antibiotic resistance,” Dr. Robert Bonomo, antibiotic resistance researcher ...

Millions more people will die annually from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next 25 years unless steps are taken to counter this growing health threat, a new study warns.

Several common infections, including staph, pneumonia, salmonella, sexually transmitted gonorrhea and C. diff can involve drug-resistant bacteria, the agency says.

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 ...

A new study from Emory University addresses the growing global crisis of antibiotic-resistant infections. Many of these drug-resistant bacteria are spread through hospitals, and there are few ...

Update: 9/16/2024; The headline for this article was updated after publication to more clearly note that the Pentagon is funding research into antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine.

Antibiotic resistance’s growing toll: 12 numbers More than 39 million people are projected to die of antibiotic-resistant infections between 2025 and 2050, a first-of-its-kind study found.

In this interview from ELRIG Research & Innovation (20–21 March 2024; Manchester, UK), Digital Editor Beatrice Bowlby spoke to Clokie about phages’ diverse structure and function, the roles that both ...

While the research was conducted in Hong Kong, professor Chris Thomas, of the School of Biosciences at the U.K.’s University of Birmingham, told the BBC that antibiotic-resistant strains of E ...

Babies in Nigeria are testing positive for bacteria resistant to colistin, though it's not clear whether they pick it up in utero, from their mothers, or from somewhere in the hospital.