For the first time in the world a team of researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Institute for Biological Research have developed an mRNA-based vaccine that is 100% effective against a type of bacteria that...
Staph bacteria are one of the many bacteria that seem to have become drug-resistant and is a matter of concern for medical professionals and healthcare since the bacteria is a cause behind many skin conditions. Various...
The normal human gut microbiome is a flourishing community of microorganisms, some of which can affect the human immune system. In a new paper published in Cell, researchers found that oral antibiotics, which can kill...
Scientists are witnessing the theoretical turning into reality: infectious microbes emerging from a deep freeze This past summer anthrax killed a 12-year-old boy in a remote part of Siberia. At least 20 other people...
Pneumococcus bacteria—the culprit behind pneumonia, meningitis, bronchitis and ear infections—causes nearly 15 million infections each year, and is a leading cause of death in children under 5. Although vaccines...
Stanford researchers develop a test that needs to read only 18 genes to determine if a virus or bacteria is causing an infection, and if you need an antibiotic. There are a lot of reasons you don’t need to take...
A new vaccine allows pneumonia-causing bacteria to colonize inside the body, springing into action only if the bacteria pose a threat. The breakthrough approach, coupled with the protein-based vaccine’s potential...
Move over DNA, its RNA’s time to shine. A revolutionary RNA-editing tool promises to transform our understanding of RNA’s role in our growth and development, and provide a new avenue for treating infectious diseases and...
Millions of people – particularly infants in underdeveloped countries — suffer from the serious life threatening illnesses of meningitis, pneumonia and influenza. These are due to infection by microbes such...
As many as half of the antibiotics prescribed to outpatients in the United States are unnecessary. And many of those scripts come from doctors who aren’t sure whether a patient is infected with bacteria — and needs...