Science news articles about 'antibiotics and the body'

... Trinity College, Dublin. Bacteria sometimes form structures called biofilms that protect them against antibiotics and the body's natural defences. Now scientists have discovered that ...

... which enables them to avoid both the body's immune mechanisms and antibiotics. When the body's defence cells, called neutrophils, attack P. aeruginosa, the cell contents - including a protein ...

... . These bacteria are believed to form in response to cell wall stress from certain antibiotics or the body's immune attack, and are suspected to be associated with antibiotic-resistant and persistent ...