To develop effective therapeutics against pathogens, scientists need to first uncover how they attack host cells. An efficient way to conduct these investigations on an extensive scale is through high ...

This figure shows zoonoses caused by the four major pathogen types are globally distributed, with notable hotspots for bacteria and helminths in North America and Eurasia. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association between indoor air respiratory pathogens and natural ventilation, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, and air ...

Just 2% of People Wash Their Hands Properly in Public Restrooms According to an observational study of 1,039 people in public restrooms by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), ...

Treating life-threatening bloodstream infections in combat situations is challenging, especially when the pathogen responsible is unknown. So, DARPA has called on Harvard’s Wyss Institute to use its ...

Researchers discovered high-flying mosquitoes carry pathogens, revealing new transmission routes for diseases like malaria and dengue in Africa.

While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a surprising ...

Blacksburg, Va. – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a five-year, $27,670,448 contract to the ...