Jumbo phages use a protein shield to protect their DNA from bacterial attacks. A special handshake controls which molecules ...

New insights into what causes the painful and disruptive symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) could offer hope for improved treatment. UTIs are one of the most prevalent bacterial infections ...

Scientists are learning more about how an intriguing type of virus protects itself. Revealing its strategies could boost the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Swiss biotech BioVersys, which develops treatments for serious infections caused by drug resistant bacteria, has completed its initial public offering with an implied market valuation of 213 million ...

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 ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or ...

There's currently no cure for dementia. Although some recently developed drugs show promise in slowing the progress of the disease, these are both costly and may have limited benefit for many patients ...

Real-time imaging shows that bacterial resilience to antibiotics is not caused by a few ‘persisters’, but is a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has labeled the broccoli recall as a Class I, the highest risk level issued by the ...

The broccoli, sold at Walmart stores in many states across the U.S., has been voluntarily recalled due to concerns that it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, according to a notice posted to ...