The co-development of three systems—the gut microbiome, respiratory system, and immune system—is correlated with a baby's respiratory health, research shows.

Using this diagnostic, doctors could avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective.

"Sometimes parents think that the worst that could happen is that the antibiotic just won't help their child. But antibiotics are not harmless..."

Mixing drugs into oil-based gels could offer relief for children and adults who have trouble swallowing pills.

Nanoparticle drugs, or nanobiotics, could one day treat infections that antibiotics can't. Machine learning gets this vision a step closer.

Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance.

A new strategy for producing a natural compound could also be used to generate variants with even stronger antimicrobial activity.

A new way to approach antibiotic-resistant bacteria could help fight a health crisis responsible for more deaths every year than either AIDS or malaria.