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Researchers have devised a more accurate method for detecting the emerging Powassan virus in ticks. This robust, real-time approach reduces the incidence of false negative test results.

A research team has examined in detail the complex interaction of attack and defence strategies when cholera-causing bacteria are infected with a bacteriophage known as VP882 and discovered that tiny RNA molecules play a decisive role.

Researchers have found that the tick-borne Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus enters our cells via a protein on the cell surface, the so-called LDL receptors that regulate blood cholesterol levels.

A study has found older adults’ weaker immune response can be attributed to their relative deficiency in a specific type of T cell. This deficiency has been shown to account for poorer vaccination responses in the older population.

Mayo Clinic scientists have developed an immunotherapy strategy that utilizes CAR-MSCs. The approach shows potential in targeting inflammatory disease sites more precisely and improving immunosuppression and healing outcomes.

Engineering a virus that infects a frog-killing fungus could be the answer to controlling the spread of disease and saving the amphibians.

In recent years, scientists and companies have started using microbes to grow sustainable textiles or to make dyes for industry – but this is the first time bacteria have been engineered to produce a material and its own pigment simultaneously.

Researchers have found a different and promising way to remove the noxious amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease: by directly mobilizing immune cells to consume them.

In a paper published this week in APL Materials, by AIP Publishing, researchers created a hydrogel that is easier to synthesize, contains natural antibiotic properties, and promotes cell growth.

Infant gut microbiomes oscillate with a circadian rhythm, even when they are cultivated outside of the body. Researchers report that the rhythm is detectable as early as 2 weeks after birth but becomes more pronounced with age.