Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are a global health problem, with an estimated 70 million chronic infections worldwide, which can lead to hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis of the liver. To ...
A research team has uncovered a new mechanism that allows Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes ...
A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that bacterial diseases remain a leading cause of ...
HIV’s Tat protein blocks autophagy in macrophages, letting Mtb thrive. This may explain why HIV patients face higher TB risk even on ART.
In separate experiments with mice, oral infection with the pathogen led to brain colonization ... "Now, for the first time, we have solid evidence connecting the intracellular, Gram-negative pathogen, ...
In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology study, researchers review how the wound microbiota interferes with skin repair processes and facilitates infection onset by modulating host immune responses.