A new study of how phages disarm dangerous bacteria could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections, researchers report.

People have been battling tuberculosis for thousands of years, and drug-resistant strains are on the rise. Analyzing large datasets with AI can help humanity gain a crucial edge over the disease.

New research finds a key clue that sheds light on the spread and evolution of antibiotic resistance.

Researchers trying to harness electricity from bacteria realized they may be onto solving another issue: antibiotic resistance.

The Nobel Prize-winning Luria−Delbrück experiment showed that random mutations in bacteria can allow them to develop resistance by chance.

New research finds that gonorrhea can use sex hormones to help it resist antibiotic and antimicrobial attacks.

New research opens the door to new treatment strategies that could overcome prostate cancer's resistance to a common chemo drug.

Radiotherapy takes many forms: from directing powerful high-energy beams toward specific areas of the body to placing radioactive seeds right next to tumors.

These compounds can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes deadly infections.

A plant compound inhibits the growth of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris in the lab, a study finds.