The antibiotics, called polymyxins, were observed forcing the armored membranes around Escherichia coli bacterial cells to grow bumps and bulges. The bacteria then shed their outer membranes, leaving ...

Since the 1940s, antibiotics have been our primary weapon against harmful bacterial infections. But some stubborn pathogens, like Staphylococcus aureus, can infect and hide within our own immune cells ...

A UNSW professor in microbiome research and a top neurogastroenterologist offer advice on how to enhance the growth of good ...

Q: I keep getting urinary tract infections (UTIs), and antibiotics don't seem to work like they used to. What's going on?

Few hospital-acquired infections are as antibiotic-resistant as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This opportunistic germ has earned a ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been thought to grow slowly, indicating the development of genes associated with resistance impacted other processes within the bacteria. However, new research shows ...

Dr. Thomas Weida answers the question: 'How Long Before Strep Antibiotics Work?' Dec. 29, 2008 -- Question: If I'm taking antibiotics for strep throat, how soon should I expect to feel better? Answer: ...

Using an artificial intelligence tool that predicts the antimicrobial capabilities of peptides, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania were able to screen over 40 million peptides from ...