London | Scientists have discovered how young children naturally develop immunity to bacterial infection Strep A, a breakthrough that could speed up vaccine development and save up to half a million ...

Older women facing repeated urinary tract infections are running into a biological wall: the E. coli strains behind their ...

Soil bacteria make cocktails of molecules that synergistically inhibit the growth of microbial pathogens — suggesting a ...

Roughly one out of three women ages 14-49 in the United States develop a vaginal bacterial imbalance known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) during their lifetime. BV is characterized by unpleasant odors, ...

The discovery of a new mechanism of resistance to common antibiotics could pave the way for improved treatments for harmful bacterial infections, a study suggests. Targeting this defense mechanism ...

The Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) will participate in a partnership with industry to develop a vaccine to prevent a group of deadly ...

The infection, while rare, can be extremely serious if left untreated. Here's what to look for.

Four antibiotic compounds produced in Streptomyces bacteria attack multiple parts of an essential metabolic pathway.

The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades—bacterial infection of cow udders that significantly reduces milk production. The condition, known as bovine mastitis, is ...