This ability may allow the bacteria to persist longer on hospital surfaces and inside medical devices—areas once assumed to ...

A common hospital bacterium can eat plastic in sutures and stents, making infections harder to control and medical gear ...

The common hospital-acquired, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection is known to cause infections in the blood, lungs and urinary tract after surgery. While symptoms can vary depending on the site ...

The siege has forced hospitals and medical centers in Gaza to ration medications such as painkillers, provide less effective ...

Biodegradable polymers are gaining ground as a viable substitute—engineered to decompose safely and efficiently under the ...

Scientists have bred spiders that weave red draglines, proving that the animals’ silk can be genetically re-engineered.

A dangerous hospital superbug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can now digest medical plastic like sutures and implants, ...

A dangerous hospital superbug has been found to digest plastic—specifically the kind used in some sutures ... The implications stretch beyond one material. While the team confirmed degradation ...