Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

The paper argues that glaciers can store antibiotic resistance genes for long periods and that climate-driven melting may ...

Bacteria can sneakily evade our best efforts at eradication by developing resistance to various pressures in their ...

Once seen as a lasting medical breakthrough, antibiotics are steadily losing their effectiveness. Around the world, ...

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up ...

Tackling antibiotic resistance likely requires a multifaceted approach. Better and faster point-of-care testing, new treatments, and antimicrobial stewardship could hold promise for future control.

Most people diagnosed with penicillin allergies are not actually allergic to the drug, and these inaccurate diagnoses result in the unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, according to a ...

When the world’s first antibiotic, penicillin, was discovered in 1928 and years later used to treat bacterial infections, it changed the course of modern medicine. Fast forward to now and the fiendish ...

Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

UTIs are caused by bacteria like E. coli. But some infections are resistant to antibiotics. (Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Mo Carrier has dealt with recurrent urinary tract infections, ...