A batch of bacteria and viruses launched to the International Space Station returned to Earth with unexpected mutations that ...

A new study from IISER Pune reveals a hidden mechanism in E. coli that enables it to survive broad-spectrum antibiotics.

In a new study, scientists analyzed how a biological battle played out between a strain of E. coli and a T7 bacteriophage, ...

Urinary tract infections usually occur when bacteria — most often Escherichia coli — infect the lower urinary tract. The ...

If you’ve ever had a urinary tract infection, you know the misery - the frequency, urgency and pain of urination. And if you’ve had recurrences, you’ve probably tried nearly everything to prevent them ...

In an effort to beat drug resistance, researchers are focusing on early diagnosis, biomarker research, rational antibiotic ...

Far from Earth's gravitational pull, a simple viral infection took on a new evolutionary direction. A study conducted aboard the ISS found that when bacteria and ...

Even everyday toilet paper can affect urinary health. Urologist Dr Prakash Chandra Shetty explains how certain types may raise UTI risk. | Health ...

Scientists found that the space station phages gradually accumulated specific mutations that boosted their infectivity, or their ability to bind receptors on bacterial cells. Researchers then used ...

"The UN estimates that by 2050, common bacterial infections could kill more people than cancer," says Arnold Mathijssen, a biophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania who studies how active ...

There could be a unexpected reason for that burning sensation down there. Affecting 50% to 60% of women at some point in their lives, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common health ...

LOS ANGELES — Nearly one in five urinary tract infections may be caused by E. coli bacteria transmitted through contaminated meat, according to a four-year study that reframes the common infection as ...