A review in Biomolecules and Biomedicine sheds light on how microRNAs (miRNAs)—small regulatory RNA molecules—play a central ...

Pneumococcal meningitis was associated with a case-fatality rate of almost 30% in children with sickle cell disease, a study ...

Pneumonia is a contagious lung infection caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi. It spreads through respiratory droplets, with ...

A new antibiotic that has the potential to save millions of lives has entered its last phase of human testing. Swiss ...

A propagating mechanism helps Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria adopt a competent state that allows them to resist antibiotic ...

Highlights Walking pneumonia is a milder form of regular pneumonia. It can be contagious when caused by specific bacteria or ...

The cause of the disease also determines whether pneumonia is contagious or not. The viral forms of it that are most ...