Roche said on it would advance testing of an antibiotic against a common drug-resistant bacteria that causes serious hospital infections into the third and last phase of testing on humans.

Researchers have created a pipeline for discovering unique combinations of molecules that increase the effectiveness of antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria. The team, led by scientists at the ...

Even without accounting for veterinary or pharmaceutical waste, human antibiotic use alone is pushing rivers past ecological tipping points, putting global water systems and health at risk.

Researchers discover a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhoea. These substances trigger a self-destruction program ...

Researchers believe they have identified a new class of antibiotics, nearly three decades since the last new one came to market. Teams at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and the University ...

“Vaccines and antibiotics have made many infectious diseases a thing of the past; we've come to expect that public health and modern science can conquer all microbes. But nature is a formidable ...

Taking a single course of antibiotics for less than two weeks can reduce the diversity of your gut microbiome for years. When the balance of microorganisms in the gut is disrupted, certain ...

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 ...

If there’s a point where antibiotics are no longer effective, one expert says we’re “already there.” MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is multi-drug-resistant strain ...

When antibiotics are used for livestock, it can put consumers at risk of developing antimicrobial resistance, for example in dairy when traces can get into milk. Regulations, therefore, are vital.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A will begin ...

Chick-fil-A announced last week that it would be shifting away from antibiotic-free chicken starting this spring — though they aren’t the only fast-food chain still using antibiotics in their ...