Unraveling mechanisms underlying post-acute SARS-CoV-2 sequelae (long COVID) and finding therapeutic solutions require a full understanding of the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 persistence and/or ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a way to use a bacterium's own drug resistance mechanisms against itself, presenting a potentially safer and more effective way to treat ...

At the center of this resistance is the WhiB7 “resistome,” a set of antibiotic-limiting genes in M. abscessus. “WhiB7 is a master regulator of ribosomal stress, and many antibiotics used to treat ...

Dr. David Winter of Baylor Scott & White Health discussed how to avoid respiratory infections as cooler temperatures arrive. In SNAP appeal, Trump admin says it faces more harm than those without food ...

Infection is the invasion by and multiplication of 'foreign' microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases in the host organism. Anti-malarial immune responses involve type I IFN ...

A kidney infection (known as pyelonephritis) usually develops when bacteria from a urinary tract infection (UTI) travel from your bladder through the tubes, known as ureters, that connect your bladder ...

Viral infection is the invasion of the body by a small agent known as a virus. Viruses replicate inside host cells and can produce toxins that cause disease. The immune system helps to destroy viruses ...