Tiny magnetic robots may soon cure sinus infections from the inside, no drugs, no surgery. Are we ready to trust machines in ...

During the 2019 pandemic sweeping through hospitals, an insidious companion emerged in bloodstream infections, where bacteria ...

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If an intestinal inhabitant such as the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) becomes resistant to many antibiotics, it can ...

Over 660 million pilgrims gathered at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India, this past February, and I'm now seeing the ...

Scientists are just beginning to understand the microbes that have been with us for millennia — the so-called microbiome, ...

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

It’s not always obvious which of the multitude of species of bacteria riding around in us should be classified as germs and ...

In 2023, the World Health Organization launched the Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Initiative and called on researchers ...

Scientists mapped the bacterial flagellum in atomic detail, revealing it as a target to disarm infections without killing ...

Because COVID-19 is caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot be used to treat it. However, Pulia says physicians may feel they ...

The tech could provide "affordable and rapid" diagnostic tests, which would improve treatment plans and help combat ...