Pneumonia is a lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or tuberculosis. Symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, ...

In lab experiments, a protein found in the Sydney rock oyster made some antibiotics more effective and killed several types ...

Oysters are constantly filtering bacteria from the water, so they are a good place to look for potential antibiotics.’ ...

The results were particularly promising for Staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), a major cause of drug-resistant skin and ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

Researchers have discovered that proteins found in oyster blood have bacteria-killing properties and can boost the ...

While children under five, particularly those under two, are the most vulnerable, pneumococcal diseases also affect adults.

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ...

In new research published today in PLOS ONE, we show that antimicrobial proteins isolated from oyster hemolymph (the ...

Drug major Merck & Co. (MRK) announced Friday that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use or ...

While slurping oysters is not likely to replace popping a pill, they could help in the fight against superbugs. A ground ...