An international research team led by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) has discovered a new strategy used by the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to adapt to its host. In the ...

Gram-negative bacterial infections are the leading cause of death associated with antibiotic resistance, and no new class of drug has been developed against these pathogens in over 50 years. Now ...

Inflammation is one of the body’s key defence mechanisms and it’s triggered when the immune system detects a harmful intruder ...

A CU Anschutz study also identified the presence of a bacterium that causes gum disease in joint tissue, meaning it may play ...

Snake, scorpion, and spider venom are most frequently associated with poisonous bites, but with the help of artificial ...

Cockroach infestations are not just horrible, but they pose a real threat to us and the people we live with. These pests ...

Gain-of-function experiments are ingrained in the scientific process. In many instances, the benefits that stem from gain-of-function experiments are not immediately clear. Only decades later does the ...

When ticks bite us, they release thousands of proteins through their saliva. Could a vaccine for the right ones stop ticks ...

Mitochondria are not just the powerhouses of the cell – they are the immune system’s watchtowers, alert to even the faintest metabolic signals of bacterial invaders. As researchers’ understanding of ...

The majority of children do not need a tonsillectomy.” But when done for the right reasons, tonsillectomy offers a meaningful and quality of life boost. “We have very happy families who often will say ...

In April of that year, patients started appearing at hospitals in the industrial city of Sverdlovsk, now known as ...

OVER 100 people were struck down, with 14 rushed to hospital after eating tomatoes. This is after some batches of the salad staple are feared to be crawling with salmonella. It comes as cases of ...