A key to antibiotic resistance might be the use of viruses to kill bacteria, however, the systems that bacteria employ to defense themselves against viruses are unknown. Understanding these systems ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers show that the emergence of resistance can be understood in the ...

Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of ...

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Atopic dermatitis (the most common type of eczema) causes dry, itchy skin with ...

In many cultures, different eating and drinking rituals are followed. For the Japanese, their daily ritual is to drink ...

Pneumonia caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most dangerous infections that can occur in hospital.

The bacteria and fungi living on your skin play a surprising role in keeping us healthy. Is it possible to give them a boost?

An international research group led by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research has discovered a promising new drug ...

An international research group led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a promising new drug ...