FDA-cleared single-step immunoblot tests built on recombinant antigens from multiple Borrelia species detected nearly twice ...

The Endless Arms Race Between Pathogens and HumansEvery time I see news about infectious diseases, I think about this.Could ...

The obvious reason to lock down hospitals and deploy FSB agents and hazmat personnel, which Russia reportedly has done, is to ...

An Idaho State University biologist and her students are exploring new ways to fight autoimmune diseases afflicting millions.

The WHO suggests changing terminology to better understand pathogen transmission through the air, emphasizing N95 mask use and improved ventilation. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is usually found in small mammals and their fleas. Here, Baillez et al. identify a regulatory pathway that enables the pathogen to adapt to its different hosts, ...

A new study led by Profs. Xu Tao and He Shunmin from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, central to the immune system, ...

Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in the northeastern US, with many ticks carrying more than one pathogen, reports a recent analysis published in Ecosphere by researchers at Cary Institute of ...

Researchers report that Klebsiella pneumoniae enriched in the guts of primary biliary cholangitis patients can translocate to ...

The study suggests that even with typical Lyme disease symptoms, clinicians should consider the presence of other tick-borne pathogens, which may have implications for treatment.

These agents wreak havoc year-round, impacting the health of apple trees even before fruit has begun production.

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their notoriety. In reality, bats are truly remarkable. Bats support our ...