Human history was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and sepsis were widespread and lethal until antibiotics made them ...

With the country still grappling with COVID-19, it’s hard to be concerned about much else. Regardless, we need to reckon with other looming public health threats to forestall future pandemics, and ...

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have discovered they can make antibiotics effective against drug resistance bacteria by disrupting the bacteria’s cell-to-cell communication ...

When bacteria develop resistance to front-line antibiotics, health care professionals lose their ability to treat deadly infections, leading to more than 35,000 deaths annually in the U.S. and more ...

Our bodies are a constant battlefield between pathogens and our immune system. But beyond this battle, there’s a larger war being fought between humans and drug-resistant bacteria. When antibiotics ...

Have you ever taken medicine for a nose or ear infection, or a long-lasting cough? If so, you’ve met up with some bad bacteria! Your doctor might explain that your illness was caused by a germ called ...

Regulatory Hurdles Are Higher, but a New Well-Defined Path Means We Know How High to Jump Antibiotic development has become a challenging therapeutic area. Shifting and evolving regulatory guidelines ...

Researchers have shown how and why the depletion of microbes in a newborn's gut by antibiotics can lead to lifelong respiratory allergies. The research team identified a specific cascade of events ...

Lars Stevens-Cullinane works in a dark room. But he's not processing negatives and printing photographs on light-sensitive ...

The Conversation — Human history was forever changed with the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Infectious diseases such as pneumonia, tuberculosis and sepsis were widespread and lethal until ...