infectious-disease

Every year, nearly 5 million people die from causes related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the phenomena by which microorganisms like bacteria evolve to resist the drugs designed to kill them. AMR poses a growing threat to global human health, as it diminishes the ability of common antibiotics to treat infections. Microorganisms become impervious to such […] The post Advancing precision tools…

A vaccine created by University of Georgia researchers to battle multiple life-threatening fungal infections is successful in achieving protective immunity in pre-clinical animal models while also maintaining the biodiversity of the gut microbiome, according to a new study.

Strep throat can linger in children even after treatment with antibiotics, but why? A research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York performed genome analysis of Strep A bacteria, and their findings suggest that a child's immune response or other bacteria in the throat may predispose children to be carriers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nationwide outbreak of cyclospora tied to contaminated lettuce has heightened safety concerns about imported food, while underscoring a longer-term trend: U.S. regulators are conducting fewer international inspections to catch contaminated produce before it lands on American plates. Food and Drug Administration inspections of foreign food sites — including the Mexican farm […]…

TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2026 — Every fall after school starts, I see an influx of kids with respiratory illnesses. As the weather cools and we spend more time indoors, it is easier for “the crud” to spread quickly.With cold and flu season just around the...

A fatal asthma attack appears to be a disaster contained entirely within the chest. The...

Semaglutide, the drug behind Ozempic and Wegovy, may have benefits that extend well beyond weight loss and diabetes. In a large Swedish study of nearly 15,000 people with bipolar disorder, its use was linked to a 21% lower risk of psychiatric hospitalization. Researchers think effects on inflammation and brain-related biological pathways could help stabilize mood, though other GLP-1 drugs did not…

Bats’ remarkable ability to withstand decades of strenuous flight while keeping infections, inflammation, and cancer in check may offer new clues to healthier human aging Bats are unusually long-lived for animals of their size. Small mammals generally burn energy quickly and die relatively young, yet some bats survive for several decades. Brandt’s myotis, Myotis brandtii, [...]

A hidden molecular defect in inflammatory bowel disease may help explain why flare-ups can return even when patients appear well. Even when inflammatory bowel disease appears under control, intestinal cells may remain primed to die. In a WEHI-led study, researchers found this hidden molecular defect in patients with few or no symptoms, and higher levels [...]

UK-based researchers have found that people with airway diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who were prescribed a GLP-1 medication had fewer asthma attacks and COPD flare-ups compared to other people with the same diseases prescribed the diabetes medication sulfonylureas. Study lead Chloe Bloom, a clinical associate professor in Respiratory Epidemiology at t…

Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02812-x Two doses of psilocybin completed prevented debilitating neuropathy in mice. Plus, a new direction for ‘time’s arrow’ and this year’s fun and thought-provoking Ig Nobel prizes.

IntroductionGoose adenovirus type 4 (GoAdV-4) is an emerging pathogen that causes inclusion body hepatitis and hepatic necrosis in goslings, with mortality rates reaching up to 80% in severe outbreaks. Since its first identification in China in 2022, GoAdV-4 has spread rapidly across major goose-producing provinces, posing a serious threat to the domestic goose industry. However, no sensitive and…

Menna Clatworthy’s group in the University of Cambridge Molecular Immunity Unit at the LMB have identified an immune link between the gut and the brain that protects the brain during future infection.

Georgia Tech researchers developed a way to rejuvenate aging immune cells, potentially restoring the body's ability to better fight cancer, infection, and other diseases.

Copper is an essential micronutrient whose redox activity underpins a dual role in immunity: it serves as both an antimicrobial effector and a regulator of inflammatory signaling. Macrophages, as central orchestrators of innate and adaptive immunity, maintain sophisticated copper homeostasis mechanisms that dynamically adapt to distinct activation states and environmental cues. This review synthe…

Most people know varicella zoster virus as the cause of chickenpox and shingles. But a major new scientific review shows that the virus can sometimes cause serious problems in the brain, nerves, blood vessels and other organs, even when there is no familiar shingles rash. The review was published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers and […] The post Over 90% of People Carry This Virus appeared first…

(Nature) – Spread of diseases between humans and animals is an issue around the world. But AI models can be used to monitor their progress. In 2003, the non-profit organization Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) in Entebbe, Uganda, began work … Read More

Scientists comment on an unpublished study presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress about semaglutide and asthma attacks in people … read more

In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body through pathogenic high-affinity B cells or T cells, leading to severe organ damage. Multiple sclerosis (nervous system paralysis), type 1 diabetes (a strong risk factor for atherosclerosis requiring lifelong treatment) and rheumatoid arthritis (debilitating, excruciating joint deformities) are examples of clinically important autoi…