Prion-like proteins can propagate across species, potentially contributing to disease. Here the gut microbiome was analyzed ...

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections, but has not yet determined the source of the pathogen. As of the posting of the outbreak announcement ...

Bats in the tropics of the Americas are a reservoir for morbilliviruses—a genus of RNA viruses that includes the human ...

Early signs suggest NB.1.8.1 may be more transmissible than earlier variants, likely due to mutations in the spike protein.

The CDC has disbanded an advisory committee that provided guidance on infection control practices in health care facilities. Source: Tada Images - stock.adobe.com The executive order instructed ad ...

Vitamin deficiencies can hinder the immune system's ability to fight infections. Given that most people don't get enough of one vitamin or another, can supplements enhance the body's infection ...

Patients with rare mitochondrial diseases already face a host of serious health issues, from muscle weakness to neurological ...

Immune cells known as neutrophils act as first responders to infection. Research on zebrafish shows light regulates their activity and boosts their ability to kill bacteria.

Silent data errors are particularly vexing because they do not originate from any one source or mechanism. “There is a plethora of possible root causes when it comes to SDCs,” said Andrzej Strojwas, ...

Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survive hundreds of years by adjusting its virulence and the length of time ...