The discovery of antibiotics revolutionized how we treat bacterial infections. Unfortunately, bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics, rendering these drugs less effective and increasing ...

Bacteria can mutate surprisingly fast to resist antibiotics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Antibiotic resistance is one of the ...

A new Rutgers Health study reveals a surprising twist in the antibiotic resistance story: instead of simply killing bacteria, drugs like ciprofloxacin can actually trigger a kind of microbial survival ...

Imagine a world where life-saving antibiotics no longer work. That could soon become a reality, as shown by a recent study published in Nature Microbiology. A team of Hungarian scientists investigated ...

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

Staph infections can be deadly, especially in hospitals where certain strains have evolved to be resistant to antibiotics. The bacteria responsible for these infections, Staphylococcus aureus, is ...

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