High-dose rifampicin does not improve survival in tuberculosis meningitis
Each year, 11 million people worldwide develop tuberculosis, and about 1.4 million die from it. Meningitis occurs in…
A breakthrough against MRSA infections
Researchers engineered an injectable silica-based scaffold that trains the immune system to attack S. aureus on medical implants,…
New single-cell method reveals how plasmids drive antibiotic resistance
Researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have just opened a new window into understanding the…
Researchers develop new method to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria using bacteriophages
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing challenges to global public health as harmful microbes evolve to…
Latest findings can lead to the development of a vaccine to protect against common ear infection
Owwww, howls your child while holding its ear and crying. Recent findings can lead to the development of…
New biofilm discovery may pave way to undermining antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas
The bacterium known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an unwelcome visitor in the human body. Serious infections can result…
Novel antibiotic shows activity against WHO high priority pathogen VRE
Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity…
Study reveals how gut fungi influence the brain’s dopamine response to alcohol
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have found a surprising…
Jacksonville woman says common antibiotic changed her life for worse
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – A Jacksonville resident used to live an active life as a mom and wife.…
Rising antibiotic resistance is putting routine infections back in the danger zone
A new WHO analysis reveals accelerating resistance in critical pathogens and widening global inequities, urging countries to strengthen…
New antimicrobial compounds offer safer solution for bovine mastitis
The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades – bacterial infection of cow…
Chlorinated compounds from slime mold show strong antibacterial activity
The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is a soil microbe that produces diverse natural products with potential antibiotic…