Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

Researchers report that photodynamic therapy increases antibiotic penetration and disrupts resistance mechanisms in laboratory strains.

Some bacteria can take a punch that would crush a submarine. In a new set of impact tests, one desert microbe, Deinococcus ...

To support drug discovery, a new study has revealed fundamental features of the transcription cycle in the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.

A new review titled Artificial Intelligence and the Discovery of Antibiotics: Reinventing with Opportunities, Challenges, and Clinical Translation, published in the journal Antibiotics, examines how ...

-- First of two Pivotal Efficacy Studies support future sNDA submission for Treatment of Pulmonary Anthrax -- Oral NUZYRA Tablets Produced in the U.S. as a Result of the Company's Onshoring Initiative ...

First of two Pivotal Efficacy Studies support future sNDA submission for Treatment of Pulmonary AnthraxOral NUZYRA Tablets Produced in the U.S. as a Result of the Company's Onshoring Initiative were ...

Hydrogels are soft, jelly-like materials that can absorb large amounts of water. They are widely used in medical technologies such as contact lenses and wound dressings, and are also a staple of ...

Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most ...

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ATLANTA — The Atlanta VA Medical Center cleared a floor of patients after a Georgia veteran who died there this week tested positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.

RECALL ALERT: The FDA just upgraded this grated cheese recall to the highest risk level after testing positive for a potentially deadly bacteria. Check your fridge. Republican leaders pour cold water ...