Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing ...

News about an outbreak or mystery virus can trigger fear. Use four questions to assess whether the reports are something to ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of immune defense in E. coli bacteria that turns viral infection machinery against the ...

Some things just go together in your belly: peanut butter and jelly, salt and pepper, bacteria and bacteria-eating viruses.

Scientists have long known that bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, live in our gut, but exactly what they do has ...

Bacteria, which are susceptible to infection by bacteriophages, often carry multiple genes encoding anti-phage defense systems, providing them with antiviral immunity. These defense systems are ...

open image in gallery Hantavirus is a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents, including deer mice, and can cause serious disease in humans (California ...

“The viruses that cause colds (of which there hundreds of different species and strains) can present just like hay fever,” he notes. However, if a fever develops, it’s a sure sign that the ...

About 1,700 pounds of Cabot Creamery butter have been recalled due to elevated levels of coliform bacteria. The recall affects Cabot Creamery’s Extra Creamy Premium Butter (8 oz) with a Sept.

“Controlling transmission of viruses continues to be a major global challenge,” said Daniell in a recent statement. “A broad spectrum antiviral protein (FRIL) present in a natural food product (bean ...

This hinted that the man was unusually susceptible to the bacteria. Though the patient had type 1 diabetes , which can affect the immune system, the doctors did not believe this was relevant.

Influenza and herpes simplex viruses (HSV) continue to pose major global health threats. Seasonal flu leads to countless hospitalisations and deaths annually, while herpes simplex virus type 1 ...