Antibiotic resistance (AR) has steadily accelerated in recent years to become a global health crisis. As deadly bacteria evolve new ways to elude drug treatments for a variety of illnesses, a growing ...

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 ...

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We’re out of options.” It may sound ...

Talk about a culture shock. Microplastics, like the ones pictured here, have been linked to several health concerns. Researchers from Boston University identified another downside to microplastics — ...

From diagnostics to CRISPR and policy reform, explore how science and society are working together to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance.

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 ...

Four major trends that will shape how we as a society will confront antibiotic resistance in the coming decade.

But a new antibiotic from Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche could change the future of how we treat Gram-negative bacteria. Roche announced on Monday that its antibiotic zosurabalpin will enter phase ...

A study published in Frontiers explores the microbial diversity within hospital sink drains across multiple wards over a year-long period, focusing on bacterial communities, species identification, ...

“[T]he confluence of inexpensive medicines, sometimes of dubious quality, widespread use of antibiotics, instead of the more traditional and effective methods of hygiene, in addition to the physician ...