Antimicrobial Awareness Week, Nov. 18–24, serves as a global call to action to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a growing public health concern that occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and ...

Our immune systems generate antibodies that neutralize and help eliminate foreign pathogens. These antibodies or proteins are generated by specific immune cells, which then recognize and bind to ...

In 2028, the world will mark the centenary of Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin. Fleming himself was the first to admit that his breakthrough was accidental—the result of a contaminated ...

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics—can be present in ...

Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The answer to this antimicrobial resistance, which the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its updated Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Investment Map last week, which spotlights funding to initiatives and organizations (including local ...

The study was conducted across wild, urban and rural areas, highlighting the widespread nature of antibiotic resistance. View ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report that showed that drug-resistant Shigella is ...

Adelaide University researchers and industry partners have uncovered scientific evidence that daily probiotic and postbiotic ...

Acute sinusitis leads to more antibiotic prescriptions for U.S. adults than any other condition, but there is no consensus on ...

New research presented at the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Global 2026 ...