Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” are on the rise in the U.S.—meaning that it is important to be aware of the risks, causes and how to slow the spread. The surge comes as part ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% rise in infections in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. Also known as ...

Scientists have discovered that bacteria living inside tumors can produce a molecule that fights cancer and enhances chemotherapy. The molecule, called 2-methylisocitrate (2-MiCit), was found to make ...

Researchers have unveiled a surprising new way that soil microbes can use sunlight energy—even after the lights go out. A team from Kunming University of Science and Technology and the University of ...

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Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan. “Antimicrobial resistance is escalating, but the pipeline of new ...

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change? They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their ...

A Minnesota-based food products supplier is recalling organic spinach after some of the product tested positive for a potentially harmful bacteria. Sno Pac Foods' Del Mar 35 LB Bulk Organic Frozen ...

The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday about a growing threat of drug-resistant bacteria around the globe that could undermine life-saving treatments, an issue Wayne State University ...

Florida has reported 29 cases of Vibrio vulnificus, also known as "flesh-eating" bacteria, so far this year. The bacterial infection has resulted in five deaths across the state in 2025. Vibrio ...

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