When people take antibiotics, some of the dose is excreted with urine and feces and ends up in our wastewater. The presence ...

Rhubarb could help battle deadly antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as E. coli, suggests new research. Natural compounds ...

Artificial intelligence is now designing custom proteins in seconds—a process that once took years—paving the way for cures to diseases like cancer and antibiotic-resistant infections. Australian ...

But if nonantibiotics kill bacteria in similar ways to known antibiotics, their prolonged use, such as in the treatment of chronic disease, might inadvertently promote antibiotic resistance.

Closely related bacterial species use different strategies to build their cell walls, an international team of scientists led ...

Antibiotics include a range of powerful drugs that kill bacteria or slow their growth. They treat bacterial infections, not viruses. Learn more here.

Antibiotics attack and destroy harmful bacteria in the body, but they can also harm the beneficial bacteria in the gut. Read about what to eat that can help.

The discovery of an "Achilles' heel" in strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria may provide a better way to deal with this public health crisis. That is the conclusion of an international team of ...

If nonantibiotic drugs target bacteria in different ways from standard antibiotics, they could serve as leads in developing new antibiotics. But if nonantibiotics kill bacteria in similar ways to ...