Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria — a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a…
Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria — a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a…
A recent study in JAMA Network Open sheds light on how school attendance influences the spread of infectious diseases, using COVID-19 as a…
Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift…
Most of what scientists know about viruses in animals is the list of nucleotides that compose their genomic sequence –…
Modern eukaryotic cells contain numerous so-called organelles, which once used to be independent bacteria. In order to understand how these…
A chip-based infection model developed by researchers in Jena, Germany, enables live microscopic observation of damage to lung tissue caused…
A Purdue University engineer’s patent-pending invention could improve the quality of life for millions of people suffering from diabetic foot…
Understanding how pathogens evolve is a fundamental component of learning how to protect ourselves and our world from pests and…
A connective tissue protein known to support the framework of organs also encourages immune responses that fight bacterial infections, while…
Press Release: Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to advancing therapies that address the global rise of…
Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics. The findings offer a potential…
For those fascinated by microbes, infection, or how medical discoveries shape our modern understanding, Germ Theory: Medical Pioneers in Infectious…