"Our grandmas have always been asking us, 'If you're so smart, why haven't you come up with a cure for the common cold?' Now we have a new way to do that."

One gene mutation seems to make it much more likely that people will fight off MRSA infections, which could lead to new treatments.

New findings about gut bacteria in mice may be a step toward helping humans to better tolerate antibiotic treatment.

Researchers have created and tested a vaccine that can protect against a deadly superbug form of Klebsiella pneumoniae.

New research in mice clarifies why urinary tract infections recur in some people.

Giving kids intravenous antibiotics at home is safe and effective, as well as cheaper than sending kids to the hospital to get the same treatment.

Genes related to autophagy, cells' waste disposal process, may be key in surviving the immune system "storm" of sepsis, research with mice shows.

The flesh-eating bacteria that causes necrotizing soft tissue infections is moving north. An infectious disease expert discusses how to stay healthy.

Antibiotics can fight skin infections and cancer cells at the same time for patients with a rare kind of lymphoma cancer called CTCL.

Why do some people get sick with flaviviral infections like dengue fever while others don't? New research offers an explanation.