Bacteria-fighting polymers created with light
Hundreds of polymers -- which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways -- can be...
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This small molecule could hold the key to promising HIV treatments
New research provides details of how the structure of the HIV-1 virus is assembled, findings...
Highly infectious vehicle for virus transmission among humans: Membrane-bound virus clusters provide promising target for the treatment of gastroenteritis, other diseases
Researchers have found that a group of viruses that cause severe stomach illness -- including...
Human microbiome influences rotavirus vaccine response
In a proof-of-concept study in healthy adult men, scientists in the Netherlands found that microbiome...
Scientists shed new light on hepatitis B virus origins
Researchers have provided new insight on the geographical origins and global spread of two classes...
Evolution of efflux pumps could yield important insights in fighting antibiotic resistance
Different types of efflux pump proteins -- which are the key focus of Gram-negative bacteria...
Antibiotic resistance in a leech’s gut: Real world evidence that negligible levels of antibiotics in chicken blood can cause bacterial resistance — and sicken people with hard-to-treat infections
Plastic surgery patients were getting infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria, and no one knew why....
Scientists ID protein exploited by virus ravaging West Africa: DDX3 protein could serve as a potential target for new drugs to treat deadly fever
A research team from several institutions being led by the University of California San Diego...
Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB: An enzyme structure discovery could help to eradicate tuberculosis
Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an...
How Mycobacterium tuberculosis escapes death in macrophages: The mechanism the tuberculosis pathogen uses in its escape suggests possible therapies to improve patient outcomes
The bacteria that cause the devastating disease tuberculosis have the ability to escape destruction and...