Despite the threat of superbugs, physicians continue to prescribe antibiotics when they might not be needed, and patients are suffering.Each week there is more news about an antibiotic losing effectiv ...
Bone loss and belly fat may no longer be certain fates of menopause, thanks to new research from an international team of scientists.Researcher Mone Zaidi from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sina a ...
The search is on to find antibiotics that will work against superbugs — bacteria that are rapidly becoming resistant to many drugs in our antibiotic arsenal.By carefully choosing antibiotics that kill ...
People who have heart disease get shingles more often than others, and the reason has eluded scientists since they first discovered the link. A new study has found a connection, and it lies in a defec ...
Most people are familiar with the decline of honeybee colonies around the world. Among other threats, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is eroding the capability of honeybees to maintain their hives and ...
What would it be like to have clothing that killed microbes? Or paper that repelled pathogens? A research team from Rutgers University has developed a prototype out of metalized paper to zap the bad g ...
The number of Legionnaires' cases in New York over the last couple weeks has led to concern and recommendations of caution for those at risk.The bacteria grows in water, especially in larger water sys ...
Tell the truth. The bat picture creeps you out. You are not alone. But in reality, bats truly are some of our best friends. They gobble thousands of disease-spreading bugs a night. But they also carry ...
Some types of bacterial infections are notoriously tough to treat — and it's not all due to antibiotic resistance. The bacteria themselves are rugged and hard to penetrate with drugs.New research may ...
If the all the fingerlike projections in our gut were flattened out, its surface area would be 100 times bigger than our skin's. It's so large that the actions of just a small part of it can impact ou ...