Antibiotics are a crucial tool in the fight against bacterial infections. But the World Health Organization has long warned ...

Phages are viruses that attack bacteria by injecting their DNA, then usurping bacterial machinery to reproduce. Eventually, ...

A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of ...

They will not work on viral infections and may cause similar side effects. Penicillin was discovered 1928, and has been used to treat various infections since 1940s. Amoxicillin is a semi-synthetic ...

If you've been diagnosed with an environmental Penicillium mold allergy, you might wonder if that means you could have a penicillin allergy or food allergies, too. An environmental mold allergy is ...

Antibiotics are indispensable for treating bacterial infections. But why are they sometimes ineffective, even when the bacteria are not resistant? In their latest study, researchers challenge the ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to identify 25 new protein compounds that can kill bacteria and fungi, ...

A self-styled "beauty consultant", whose celebrity client list includes Katie Price, is offering potentially dangerous ...

Researchers from the HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Szeged (Hungary), have made a concerning discovery about the future of antibiotics. Two ...