Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—segments of DNA that help bacteria survive the effects of antibiotics—can be present in ...

Researchers found antibiotic resistance genes on everyday foods—regardless of where you shop. Here’s what you should know.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a drug-resistant strain of shigella, a bacteria that commonly causes a gastrointestinal illness called shigellosis, as the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report that showed that drug-resistant Shigella is ...

A CDC alert warns that drug-resistant Shigella infections have increased substantially in the U.S., with cases spreading ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are showing up in wildlife, with birds and foxes acting as unexpected carriers across ...

New research shows that a trait showing up in newborns is bringing concern for their health, all thanks to their gut ...

New research suggests drought-parched soil turbocharges antibiotic resistance in nature, and with UK summers getting drier, ...

Excessive use of antibiotics in medicine, it seems, is not the only factor driving resistant bugs. The new research also ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to public health, but finding an effective way to communicate that threat to ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

The development of new antibiotics to treat superbugs and other bacterial infections is a global priority, with the rate of ...