Vanzwa, H.M., Manzemu, D.G., Kampunzu, V.M., Sadiki, D.F., Kasaï, E.T. and Opara, J.P.A. (2025) Interest of Serum Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Early Neonatal Bacterial Infections in Kisangani.

Three people are dead and two are injured after eating chocolate mousse thought to be contaminated by listeria bacteria (Picture: PA/Getty) Listeria is believed to have left three people dead ...

Immune cells in the skin ‘cauterize’ open wounds and create ‘band-aids’ to prevent the spread of harmful bacteria and foreign molecules from injury sites, finds a study 1 in mice.

Scientists have discovered a protein that enables bacteria to shut down into dormant ... adaptor protein that functions in the developing Bacillus subtilis spore, Genes & Development (2025).

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for successfully encapsulating bacteria that can then be stored and applied to plants to improve plant growth and protect against pests and pathogens.

That approach is understandable, and the American Academy of Pediatrics highlights the following ways women can lower their risk of infection during pregnancy. Practice good hygiene. Parents will ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a ‘stubborn’ infection that affects one in three women. Picture: iStock Monash University and Alfred Health researchers at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre ...

Globally, hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection. There are about 254 million people with chronic hepatitis B infection globally in 2022, with 1.2 million new infections each year.