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Scientists report that a specific gene variant affecting the mitochondria disturbs antiviral defense responses. The results implicate that viral infections can trigger and modify symptoms of neurological diseases.

Disturbed gut flora during the first years of life is associated with diagnoses such as autism and ADHD later in life. This is according to a study led by researchers at the University of Florida and Linköping University.

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.