Researchers have revealed how a common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis), releases lactic acid to acidify its surroundings and suppress the immune-cell signal needed to start a proper ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus - one of the most common causes of skin and soft ...

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound. In the new study, published in ...

Experts warn infections are more common in warmer months and fatal for 1 in 5 people Health experts have raised concerns after the highly lethal flesh-eating bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus was ...

Every tube or line placed in a hospital patient is a trade-off. The IV delivers fluids, medication, or nutrition. The catheter drains urine when a patient cannot. Both work. Both also bypass the skin, ...

Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound. In a new study, the ...

A common bacterium, Enterococcus faecalis, can suppress the body’s early warning system in wounds, causing infections to persist and create an environment that allows other bacteria to take hold A ...