News

Polyphenols – antioxidant compounds found in foods including green tea and dark chocolate – have been shown to prevent inflammation in older people by interacting with the gut microbiome.

Researchers have created a lab-on-a-chip with a viscoelastic fluid that can separate spherical from elongated bacteria.

A research team has discovered that a “subtle change” in the structure of sugars that attach to antibodies during pregnancy enables their protection against a wider variety of pathogens.

A new study has explored how genetic factors influence immune cells and cytokine production and how this links to susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.

The release of an immune protein in the brain in response to alcohol withdrawal could be partly responsible for feelings of anxiety that contribute to relapse.

Scientists have demonstrated how some fast-growing bacteria can resist treatment with antibiotics.

High-resolution testing has enabled better detection of high-risk salmonella serotypes, making researchers aware of changing prevalence of serotypes within breeding chickens and chicken products.

Over 40 years of continuously growing corn in the same fields under different nitrogen fertilizer rates provide incredible learning opportunities and soil management lessons for researchers and farmers.

Systemic infection with Candida albicans can be life-threatening, however, researchers have now identified components of mucus that can interact with the yeast and prevent it from causing infection.

Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, scientists report in a new study.