Prions found in eyes of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) make the eye a potential source for both early CJD detection and prevention of disease transmission

New study finds correlation between showerhead bacteria and lung infections: "The regions in the United States where [nontuberculous mycobacterial] lung infections are most common were the same regions where pathogenic mycobacteria were most prevalent in showerheads."

Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection Induces Anti-N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Autoantibodies and Associated Behavioral Changes and Neuropathology

Scientists find that live attenuated Zika virus is an effective therapy for Glioblastoma, and demonstrates an excellent safety profile when injected into the brains of affected mice.

American Gut: An Open Platform for Citizen Science Microbiome Research

Study Shows First Extensive and Stable Microbiome Remodeling via Probiotic Use in Infants

Study finds menstrual cups be have greater risk of toxic shock syndrome versus current tampon brands due to air being inserted along with cup and biofilm surviving rinsing

The first report of colistin-heteroresistant K

Testing blood samples from college students taken over a decade, researchers connect severity of 'kissing disease' to T-cell population

New study takes step forward toward HIV vaccine development

New weapon against the fight against bacteria, a new novel molecule could be the answer against antibiotic resistance.

Toxins produced by three different species of fungus growing indoors on wallpaper may become aerosolized, and easily inhaled

A clever new tuberculosis vaccine has shown promise in trials in mice

Bacteria carrying a gene that grants resistance against a powerful antibiotic have been found on a pig farm in the United States

Scientists have used predatory bacteria to kill pneumonia in a rat animal model, in vivo for the first time

Pesticide exposure in farmworkers from agricultural communities is associated with changes in the oral microbiome

The '5 second rule' does not seem to apply

Study shows that a pathogenic fungus grows and behaves similarly on the International Space Station compared with earth

Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn's disease

The Core and Seasonal Microbiota of Raw Bovine Milk in Tanker Trucks and the Impact of Transfer to a Milk Processing Facility

Copper destroys MRSA at a touch

Emergence of new antibiotic resistance relies on the bacterial "SOS response" which is triggered in response to stress

Rapid Evolution of Citrate Utilization by Escherichia coli by Direct Selection Requires citT and dctA

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Gammaherpesvirus from a Microbat Cell Line

A signalling molecule from yeast inhibits the growth of a pathogenic bacterium and alters its physiology, making it more susceptible to the effects of an antibiotic

Automated Screening for Growths on Urine Cultures

90 percent of skin-based viruses represent viral 'dark matter' that have never been described before, scientists reveal.

Bacteriophage Treatment Decontaminates Infant Formula

Pathogen-Carrying Neotropical Ticks Ride Migratory Birds into US

Unlikely element, tungsten, turns up in enzyme; commercial renewable fuels might ultimately result

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