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Discovery of Hidden Antibiotic Offers Hope in the Fight Against Superbugs

Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE.

28 Oct 2025

Combating Influenza A Virus with CRISPR and Human Lung Organ Chips

The Influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally.

16 Oct 2025

Antibody 04_A06 Neutralizes Nearly All Tested HIV Variants in Laboratory Studies

A Cologne-led research team has discovered the antibody 04_A06, which neutralizes the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in almost all tested variants in vitro and even overcomes typical resistance mechanisms.

7 Oct 2025

Breakthrough in Understanding How Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Infects Human Brain Cells

The protein on human cells that tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) uses for infection has now been identified-a major step toward understanding how TBEV causes neurological disease and for developing antiviral drugs.

3 Oct 2025

Koala Retrovirus Load Stays Stable And Signals Higher Risk Of Chlamydia Infection

Findings show high koala retrovirus loads correlate with Chlamydia pecorum infection, emphasizing the need for further research on viral-host interactions.

1 Oct 2025

Discovery of R-Loops Reveals Key Vulnerability in HIV-1 Life Cycle

Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human genome.

17 Sep 2025

CRISPR Breakthrough Makes Cacao Plants More Resistant To Deadly Disease

This study shows CRISPR-Cas9 modifications to the TcNPR3 gene in cacao reduce Phytophthora susceptibility, supporting eco-friendly agricultural practices.

17 Sep 2025

Study Identifies Dcir as a Brake on Immune Responses to Aspergillus Infection

People are exposed to millions of fungal spores every day, even potentially harmful ones like those from Aspergillus fumigatus.

13 Sep 2025

Built Oral Biofilm Models Reveal How Peri-Implantitis Develops

The study establishes in vitro biofilm models, revealing key insights into dysbiosis in peri-implantitis and paving the way for diagnostic advancements.

12 Sep 2025

New Genomic Analysis Platform Launched for Tracking for Zoonotic Pathogens

Zoonotic pathogens, capable of crossing between animals and humans, pose escalating threats due to antimicrobial resistance, genetic diversification, and complex transmission patterns.

11 Sep 2025

Scientists Identify Human Proteins Essential for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Replication

Despite vaccines and treatments, SARS-CoV-2-the virus that causes COVID-19-continues to pose a global health threat, driven by new variants and its ability to hijack human cells in ways that still aren't fully understood.

5 Sep 2025

New Molecules from the McMaster Greenhouse Target Drug-Resistant Fungi

A research team at McMaster University has discovered a new drug class that could someday lead to breakthrough treatments for dangerous fungal infections.

13 Aug 2025

H5N1 Evolution Points to Higher Risk of Human Transmission

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ago and has now gradually found its way to humans.

13 Aug 2025

Gene-Edited Mosquitoes Block Malaria Transmission

Genetic modification of mosquitoes with the FREP1Q224 allele shows significant promise for malaria elimination, maintaining fitness and reducing infections.

31 Jul 2025

Gene Editing Offers New Hope to Stop Malaria Transmission

Mosquitoes kill more people each year than any other animal. In 2023, the blood-sucking insects infected a reported 263 million people with malaria, leading to nearly 600,000 deaths, 80% of which were children.

24 Jul 2025

Pathogenic Bacteria Choose Food Over Fear in the Human Gut

Bacteria that cause intestinal infections typically avoid a stinky chemical - one that can kill them at high enough concentrations - inside human intestines, but they may actually swim toward it when a hearty meal is the reward.

16 Jul 2025

Candida Auris Uses Distinct Defense Mechanism to Survive Antifungal Treatments

A groundbreaking study from Michigan State University (MSU), recently published in Nature Communications, has revealed how the multidrug-resistant superfungus Candida auris uniquely reconstructs its cell wall to survive antifungal treatments.

16 Jul 2025

Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Human Pathogens and Zoonotic Diseases

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from Eurasia.

10 Jul 2025

Vanderbilt and Parse Biosciences Join Forces to Accelerate Measles Antibody Discovery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Parse Biosciences, an innovator in single-cell sequencing, are collaborating on a new treatment to help unvaccinated measles victims, as the U.S. measles outbreak has now reached its highest case count in 30 years.

9 Jul 2025

Mediterranean Bacteria Offer New Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 700,000 people every year, according to the World Health Organization, and the mosquitos that spread the disease are difficult to control.

8 Jul 2025