Herpes viral infections use the ancient genetic material found in the human genome to proliferate, mimicking the same process tumors have been found to manipulate, Mount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time. These ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2019
1
151
Patients with cystic fibrosis are often infected by pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacterium that infects the lungs and prevents breathing, often causing death.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 8, 2019
0
69
New research from scientists at Imperial College London unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2018
1
165
Researchers at the University of Tübingen and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have achieved a breakthrough in the decoding of multi-resistant pathogens. The team led by Professor Andreas Peschel and Professor ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 26, 2018
0
55
A naturally occurring predatory bacterium is able to work with the immune system to clear multi-drug resistant Shigella infections in zebrafish, according to a study published today in Current Biology.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 23, 2016
0
19
Bacteria can boost their own immune systems by "talking" to each other, surprising new research from New Zealand's University of Otago shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2016
0
424
Yeast. Great if you want to make bread or wine. Not so hot if it turns up as Candida albicans in large quantities in your body and makes you sick.
Biotechnology
Oct 19, 2016
0
25
If you get pneumonia, or even an infected cut, your body is now a war zone.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2016
0
52
Dengue fever and West Nile fever are mosquito-borne diseases that affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year, but there is no vaccine against either of the related viruses.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 6, 2014
0
0
A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline. Researchers working in the U.S. and Beijing, China report their findings in mBio, the online open-access journal ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2014
0
0
