Researchers at Lund University in Sweden, have in collaboration with colleagues in Copenhagen and Singapore, mapped how the body’s own peptides act to reduce infection and inflammation by de... Read more
University of Sydney researchers have used infrared spectroscopy to spotlight changes in tiny cell fragments called microvesicles to probe their role in a model of the body’s immunological r... Read more
Related research shows blood or urine sample can be used UC Irvine Health researchers have developed a cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV)... Read more
A new diagnostic device created by a collaborative team of UA engineers and scientists may significantly reduce the amount of time necessary to diagnose tissue infections When a patient arri... Read more
Scientists find way to boost virus-fighter in cells before infection is present Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from th... Read more
A crucial ‘on switch’ that boosts the body’s defences against infections has been successfully identified in new scientific research. The breakthrough made by researchers a... Read more
Serious fungal infections cause 1.3 million deaths annually worldwide. Researchers have identified a new class of antifungals to treat the more than 300 million people worldwide who develop... Read more
People who have had an infection that made them so sick they had to be hospitalized may have IQs that are slightly lower than average, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University o... Read more
The powerful antimicrobial teixobactin was discovered using a new technique that could speed up the discovery of new antibiotics to tackle resistance Scientists have discovered a new class o... Read more
Electronic implants dissolve after killing staph infection. Researchers at Tufts University, in collaboration with a team at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, have demonstrated... Read more
Could be used for screening donated blood for the presence of the vCJD agent The first cases of mad cow disease in humans occurred in the late 1990s and are thought to be the consequence of... Read more
Flu epidemics cause up to half a million deaths worldwide each year, and emerging strains continually threaten to spread to humans and cause even deadlier pandemics. A study by McGill Univer... Read more
Wrapping wound dressings around fingers and toes can be tricky, but for burn victims, guarding them against infection is critical. Today, scientists are reporting the development of novel, u... Read more
Rutgers’ David Perlin says the public and physicians alike know far too little Ask someone what the term ‘fungus’ brings to mind, and chances are it will be an image of something that... Read more
Our researchers discover use for phages in fighting Clostridium difficile A specialist team of scientists from our Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has isolated viruses tha... Read more
