Why do some people recover easily from bacterial infections while others rapidly deteriorate into life-threatening sepsis?

Researchers have uncovered how a disease-causing bacterium uses a single protein to interfere with the body's defenses in more than one way, offering a clearer picture of how infections take hold at ...

Certain chemical compounds can disable the bacterial immune systems that protect them from viruses, making the bacteria vulnerable to infection. Scientists at Indiana University have discovered a ...

Why does the gut microbiome lose its balance as we age? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann ...

Antibiotics and the immune system are the two forces that cope with bacterial infections. Now, two studies from Isabel Gordo's laboratory, at Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC, Portugal), show for ...

Dental implants have given tens of millions of people something dentures never could: a full set of fixed and fully ...

EXCLUSIVE: What works, what doesn't? One of Britain's leading experts on our immune system shares ten pieces of myth-busting ...

Researchers design a nanovaccine that detects MRSA toxins, kills bacteria with heat, and captures antigens to train the immune system for lasting protection. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Infectious disease ...

How are bacterial pathogens able to effectively overcome plants' defense mechanisms? Researchers working with Professor Şuayb Üstün at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have found a surprising answer ...

The microbiota is your digestive system play a role in metabolism, mood, and even your genes. Here’s how to optimize it for a ...

Most people reach for a supplement bottle at the first sign of a sniffle. It's a familiar routine, and the global market for immunity-boosting products reflects just how widespread it is. Yet a ...

A team has uncovered how a common bacterial pathogen uses a single protein to quietly undermine the human immune system, by both shutting down key warning signals and blocking the cell’s ability to ...