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Gut cells can use a "sense of touch" to detect harmful bacteria and then initiate an immune response.

According to a study, peptides in legume plants collect all available heme, sending bacteria into iron-starvation mode to increase ammonia production, the form of nitrogen useful for plants.

A prototype at-home test for SARS-CoV-2 that requires a non-invasive saliva sample has been shown to be comparable to RT-PCR in terms of specificity and sensitivity.

A monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, decreased asthma attacks by 27% in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents who have a form of severe asthma, are prone to asthma attacks and live in low-income urban neighborhoods, a National Institutes of Health clinical trial has found.

Researchers report a new molecule that inhibits drug-resistant bacteria in lab experiments, as well as in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections, which could one day be used to treat challenging infections in humans.

A transposable element or "jumping" gene in mice has been shown to control the immune system in response to viral infection, promoting host survival.

How do a wide variety of bacteria — both pathogenic and commensal — survive antimicrobials released by the mammalian innate immune system?

An ongoing program that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases in San Diego has been expanded to detect the presence of monkeypox.

Research reports for the first time a pathway that begins in the gut and ends with a potent pro-inflammatory toxin in brain cells contributing to the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

According to a study, next-generation sequencing diagnostic systems enable clinicians to simultaneously sequence multiple strands of DNA found in patient samples and use that analysis to identify a single pathogen.