Antimicrobial resistance and ecological disruption caused by broad-spectrum disinfectants have created an urgent need for precision strategies that remove harmful bacteria without damaging beneficial ...

For those that love nothing more than mowing down some mutants, here's a new survival FPS that could be up your alley: Pathogen X. Combining the tense horror vibes of Metro and Resident Evil with the ...

The outcome of a pathogenic infection is influenced by the activities and functions of each interacting partner. Pathogens use sophisticated mechanisms to manipulate their host, but they also face ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority has been awarded a half-million dollar federal grant to strengthen its preparedness for ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive — and thrive — in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

Experts build database of "salutogenic potential" revealing how hidden microbes and natural compounds help keep us healthy.

Some pathogens hide inside human cells to enhance their survival. Researchers have uncovered a unique tactic certain bacteria use to spread in the body without being detected by the immune system. In ...

The Forum on Microbial Threats will host a public workshop to examine how genomics technologies have been applied to disease surveillance and response and identify potential opportunities for broader ...

If an infection takes hold in an ants’ nest, it could spell disaster for the whole colony. But some worker ants appear to have a workaround for that. When exposed to a pathogen, black garden ants ...

Update: Harmful fungus? What to know about Chinese scholars who smuggled pathogen into U.S. DETROIT, MI - A Chinese scholar at University of Michigan and her boyfriend worked to smuggle a biological ...