Has a crucial component to the development of human medicine been hiding under our feet? Auburn University Assistant ...

Superbugs are what we routinely call bacteria that grow resistant to antibiotics. The name isn't exaggerated, as these acquired defenses allow the superbugs to survive and potentially provoke more ...

A nasty bacterial superbug that kills hundreds of thousands of people per year is spreading through hospitals — and it feeds on something surprising, scientists have now found. Researchers from the ...

But there may be a glimmer of hope amidst this looming catastrophe, and scientists are now throwing their efforts into ...

Superbugs with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are a looming public health threat that could cause the deaths of 10 million people annually by 2050. In a recent study, scientists detail a new ...

The CDC is sounding the alarm about a dangerous new superbug known as NDM-CRE, which the agency says is resistant to even the strongest antibiotics. Between 2019 and 2023, cases of the superbug jumped ...

A superbug that commonly causes infections in hospitals can feed on plastic used for medical interventions, potentially making it even more dangerous, a world-first study has found. The bug is a ...

In addition to decoding life’s building blocks, AI is designing new ones. Scientists have used generative AI to build ...

Matthew B Avison receives funding from UK Research and Innovation; National Institute for Health and Social Care Research; Welsh Government; Medical Research Foundation Bagging up and disposing of ...