Microbiology

Study finds that 74% of London's house sparrows carry avian malaria -- more than any other bird population in Northern Europe -- and links the intensity of individuals' infections to sparrow declineCredit: ZSL, BTO London's house sparrows…

The mechanisms of action of antimicrobial resistant pathogens is the main focus of the new issue of the BfR science magazine BfR2GO "Just like other germs, antimicrobial resistant bacteria can also be transferred via food," explains the…

Damon Runyon and The Sohn Conference Foundations partner to cure cancers in children and young adults New York, NY (July 16, 2019) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named four outstanding young scientists as recipients of…

Disruptions in the gut microbiome caused by antibiotics, diet or environmental factors may make the central nervous system more vulnerable to damage from viruses Gut microbes produce compounds that prime immune cells to destroy harmful…

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine It is well established that diet influences health and disease, but the mechanisms underlying this effect are not fully understood. Shedding light on the diet-health connection, a team led by…

Research aims to outsmart cancer by reprogramming immune system cellsCredit: UMass Amherst Biomedical engineer Ashish Kulkarni, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been awarded a…

Chemical engineering professor Daniel Roxbury will use carbon nanotubes to examine living cellsCredit: Image courtesy of Daniel Roxbury KINGSTON, R.I. - July 15, 2019 -- If there was a sensor small enough to interact with and enter…

Scientists at the University of Kent have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have major implications for our understanding of the processes of life. A team at the University's School of…

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replicationCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - July 15, 2019) Life…

Washington, DC - July 12, 2019 - Surgical gowns and stainless steel remained contaminated with the pathogen Clostridium difficile even after being treated with the recommended disinfectant. The research is published July 12 in Applied and…