“[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 ...

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 ...

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

A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

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 — ...