Antibiotic resistance is becoming an accelerating crisis because of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics over many years.

As summer heat rises, so does the risk of Vibrio infections in this country. An infection with this bacterium can be fatal in the worst cases, as two recent incidents demonstrate. TRAVELBOOK explains ...

The microbial ecosystem nesting in your mouth is giving scientists a rare tool to learn about how bacteria multiply. One of the most common bacteria living in your dental plaque, a filamentous ...

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have discovered surface patterns that can drastically reduce bacteria's ability to multiply on plastics, which means that infections on medical devices, such ...

Climate change is multiplying the threat caused by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), amplifying its growing risk through increasing global temperatures, greenhouse gas emissions and rising sea levels.