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 ...

The study focused on chemicals derived from Cirsium arvense, commonly known as creeping thistle, a wildflower native to the UK.

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

Researchers have developed a new antibiotic platform with potent activity against some of the world’s most dangerous ...

Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with international collaborators, have discovered Novltex, a ...

Is it true that your shoes can spread germs to the floors in your home and make you sick? Here's what experts say.

The study focused on chemicals derived from Cirsium arvense, commonly known as creeping thistle, a wildflower native to the ...

Vulnerable patients with superbugs need antibiotics to work better, say doctors and scientists who are encouraged by an AI tool that invented new chemicals to treat drug-resistant gonorrhea and MRSA.

Menopausal hot flashes and night sweats were significantly reduced for women taking a non-hormonal pill from Bayer in a ...

Though still below pre-pandemic levels and its 2000s peak, Vermont’s growing prison population has caused overcrowding across the system. The state is assessing its options.

A study conducted by icddr,b has revealed widespread colonisation with drug-resistant pathogens in Bangladesh, ...