University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...

Since the infection was first detected in humans in 1998, there have been sporadic new outbreaks across the so-called Nipah ...

Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...

By simplifying the engineering process and expanding what can be built, the Golden Gate method greatly broadens the possibilities for scientists working to develop bacteriophages as tools to combat ...

Adults hospitalized with an acute respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection faced an increased risk of cardiorespiratory events such as heart attack or stroke in the weeks afterward, according to a ...

Bacteria and viruses are often lumped together as germs, and they share many characteristics. They’re invisible to the human eye. They’re everywhere. And both can make us sick. Bacteria and viruses ...

Lurking among them is a “giant” virus, a genetic behemoth that blurs the line between the living and the inanimate. When this ...

A new study suggests that people may experience the same virus differently based on how quickly the cells in their noses ...

A common respiratory infection appears in brains with Alzheimer's disease, reopening the debate about the origin of the ...

The CDC reports that number has been dropping since the COVID-19 pandemic. The post US hospitals report broad infection ...

A viral infection can trigger a neurological disease similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in mice with a specific ...