Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a potential treatment for skin and wound infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The treatment is a ...

MRSA is a type of bacteria that can be resistant to several antibiotics. MRSA might spread more easily in athletic settings. Preventing MRSA infections is crucial to athletes' health and safety. Skin ...

When a wound turns septic, healing can quickly become a battle. Antibiotics have been the go-to defense for decades, but abuse has created bacteria that are resistant. Deadly germs such as methicillin ...

In both mouse and human models of wound healing, infection with S. aureus activated the bacterium’s accessory gene regulator (agr) quorum-sensing system, a molecular “switch” that controls bacterial ...

Sept. 11 -- WEDNESDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new kind of paint that releases titanium dioxide when exposed to fluorescent light and a green dye for wounds that gives off toxic molecules when ...

New study results showed that a wound dressing containing ionic silver is able to kill several strains of highly-resistant bacteria, commonly referred to as ‘superbugs,’ within 48 hours, according to ...

This fall, when stories of MRSA-related deaths hit the presses, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was transformed from an issue primarily known to and monitored by public health ...

In a latest research reported in Engineering researchers from Fuzhou University and Hunan Agricultural University have developed an innovative artificial complex, Cu@G-AMPs, which shows great ...

Nursing homes with higher invasive Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates had fewer registered nurses, a new study finds. Boosting the number of nurses in high-risk communities could lower MRSA rates, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Nine probationary New York City Fire Department firefighters are on light duty and being treated for possible MRSA infection, the department confirms. They are members of a current ...

Sept. 10 -- WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Manuka honey, known for its anti-microbial properties, might kill MRSA bacteria. A new study from the University of Wales Institute-Cardiff suggests ...