A study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has found that certain antibodies inhibit Mycobacterium ...

Antibiotic treatments are losing effectiveness against a range of common bacterial pathogens, including E. coli, K.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire more effective drugs.

Bacteria frozen for thousands of years could hold the key to developing new antibiotics, researchers have found.

Bacterial strains thriving in icy environments could worsen the global antibiotic resistance crisis – or play a role in ...

In the wake of a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB cases at a local San Francisco high school, IGHS's Priya ...

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...

Bacteria have evolved to adapt to all of Earth's most extreme conditions, from scorching heat to temperatures well below zero. Ice caves are just one of the environments hosting a variety of ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has been linked to a San Francisco high school. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) issued a health advisory on Jan. 29 about the outbreak, which has ...

Whether it’s the ocean’s deepest hydrothermal vents or tall mountain peaks, bacteria is likely surviving and thriving. Ice caves can host a wide variety of microorganisms and offer biologists a bevy ...

UB researchers have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could significantly reduce the burden ...