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 ...

“[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 ...

Talk about a culture shock. Microplastics — tiny particles that come from large plastic items and industrial waste — can ...

A team of researchers has discovered that latent antimicrobial resistance is more widespread across the world than known ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...

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, ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

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 ...

Children in Guatemala who received a common vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia were less likely to carry ...

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 — ...