Embedded in the body’s mucosal surfaces, proteins called lectins bind to sugars found on cell surfaces. A team led by MIT ...

Researchers have developed a new antibiotic that reduced or eliminated drug-resistant bacterial infections in mouse models of acute pneumonia and sepsis while sparing healthy microbes in the mouse gut ...

A newly discovered mechanism renders antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable by disabling both their individual resistance ...

University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...

A newly discovered mechanism renders antibiotic-resistant bacteria vulnerable by disabling both their individual resistance ...

Being sick always seems to impact appetite, even inspiring the old adage to “feed a cold and starve a fever.” Now researchers with the Salk Institute have demonstrated that bacteria can block the loss ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United States, with sporadic human cases. We describe characteristics of human ...

The community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, is healthier when certain species of microbes are present, and when it contains a diverse group of microorganisms. A ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

The study team included, back row, from left, graduate student Rebecca Ulrich; chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother; Chris Fields, of Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center, research scientist Po-Chao ...