Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.

When a wound turns septic, healing can quickly become a battle. Antibiotics have been the go-to defense for decades, but ...

Imagine two people talking over a walkie-talkie set. Successful communication depends on them being tuned to the same frequency. If others try to communicate nearby, interference can occur, and ...

The researchers found that using phages on samples of MRSA produced a significant reduction in colony forming units of the bacteria, according the paper, published in the journal PLOS ONE. “Our ...

An antibiotic-resistant strain can spread to humans. Feb. 21, 2012— -- Livestock in the United States may be building resistance to deadly bacterial infections, and those superbugs may be easily ...

Artificial intelligence has invented two new potential antibiotics that could kill drug-resistant gonorrhoea and MRSA, researchers have revealed. The drugs were designed atom-by-atom by the AI and ...

A small molecular strand could hold the key to solving one of the greatest global health challenges. When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded ...

Researchers design a nanovaccine that detects MRSA toxins, kills bacteria with heat, and captures antigens to train the immune system for lasting protection. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Infectious disease ...

Imagine two people talking over a walkie-talkie set. Successful communication depends on them being tuned to the same frequency. If others try to communicate nearby, interference can occur, and ...

Study: HAIs due to gram-negative bacteria, MRSA up death risk significantly Healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Daniel Fells has a MRSA infection that doctors fear could lead to amputation. — -- A dire infection that has left an NFL player facing possible amputation has highlighted the dangers professional ...

Personal care and hygiene items can harbor bacteria, viruses and fungi that cause infection. Doctors reveal which items they ...