A research team at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Tucson is developing a drug that works in combination with copper to kill bacteria, including those that cause MRSA, a type of staph ...

Researchers infected immune cells that engulf pathogens with MRSA. Some of the bacteria were grown normally and some were grown with cigarette smoke extract. The study found that they had a harder ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an antibiotic-resistant superbug, can cause life-threatening skin, bloodstream and surgical site infections or pneumonia. Researchers at the ...

An antibiotic-resistant strain can spread to humans. Feb. 21, 2012— -- Livestock in the United States may be building resistance to deadly bacterial infections, and those superbugs may be easily ...

Bacteria from cows has shown "promising" results in treating hospital superbugs. The farmyard favorites carry a microbe that could become an "effective weapon" against antibiotic resistant MRSA ...

A new gel could combat resistant bacteria in wounds and around implant sites, while also supporting healing. The hydrogel, ...

Imagine two people talking over a walkie-talkie set. Successful communication depends on them being tuned to the same frequency. If others try to communicate nearby, interference can occur, and ...

Study: HAIs due to gram-negative bacteria, MRSA up death risk significantly Healthcare-associated infections due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus ...

Daniel Fells has a MRSA infection that doctors fear could lead to amputation. — -- A dire infection that has left an NFL player facing possible amputation has highlighted the dangers professional ...

Severe MRSA infections can be fatal. MRSA mortality rates tend to be highest in older people. Certain underlying health conditions can also increase the risk of death. Staphylococcus aureus is a ...