April 8 : Chemists in Louisiana, US, have found that the blood of alligators can be used to develop powerful new antibiotics, which can also deplete and destroy a significant amount of

Apr 3 : A team of Indian researchers from the Burdwan University in West Bengal has found that extracts from berries of a weed, commonly used as an ayurvedic

April 1 : A team of scientists has claimed a significant breakthrough in their research into the spread of tuberculosis, by identifying for the first time that TB bacteria accumulate “fat”

Apr 1 : In a bid to prevent the spread of hospital superbugs, doctors at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland are harnessing bacteria killing viruses to develop new materials impregnated with thousands of tiny beads coated in these viruses.

Mar 28 : A genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB known as the Beijing strain has been identified by the researchers working in Vietnam.

Mar 27 : A new study has revealed that salmonella strains collected from human salamonellosis patients are different from those of animal origin, paving the way for the

Mar 27 : A new study has revealed that salmonella strains collected from human salamonellosis patients are different from those of animal origin, paving the way for the

Mar 27 : Increasing access to antiretroviral therapies (ART) can significantly reduce AIDS deaths in South Africa, says a new study.

Mar 26 : Researchers have identified two key proteins that aid one of the two groups of pathogenic bacteria develop the protective coating that is their defence against the world.

March 25 : Washington University researchers claim to have discovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus evades the body’s natural defences against infection.