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Scientists have successfully carried out pioneering fecal microbiota transplantations on Navy bottlenose dolphins that showed signs of gastrointestinal disease.

Scientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly.

A vaccine against the bacterium that causes melioidosis was found to be highly protective against the highly fatal disease in animal studies.

A new quick and precise technique for producing artificial human chromosomes has been developed, which could be used to power advanced gene therapies.

A team has now discovered that the toxin Candida albicans also plays an important role in the colonization of the digestive tract.

The Icahn Mount Sinai researchers nominated and validated transcription factors BHLHE40 and BHLHE41 that regulate clearance processes in immune cells, including brain immune cells, microglia.

Legionnaires’ disease is a rare and dangerous respiratory tract infection. Diagnosis and surveillance usually require culturing isolates.
A new study shows how whole genome sequencing could be used when culturing isn’t an option.

Fiber helps to keep our intestinal flora happy and balanced. But our eating habits in industrialized societies are far removed from those of ancient humans. Newly discovered cellulose degrading bacteria are being lost from the human gut microbiome.

A subtype of Fusobacterium nucleatum underlies colorectal cancer growth and could be useful in screening and treatments, reports a new study.

A team of infectious diseases experts is calling for more awareness and preparedness in the medical field to deal with the impact of climate change on the spread of diseases.