To survive, bacteria infect a host by replicating themselves, infecting cells, and then exiting those infected cells. A typical example of this process is seen in Shigella flexneri, a bacterium ...

Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, the causative agent of dysentery, manipulates molecular activity to assure its survival against its host's ...

Researchers have isolated 18 bacterial strains from stool from healthy people that could potentially be a more effective treatment for antibiotic-resistant gut infections. The team found that these ...

Still, as the epidemiological profile of BV mirrors that of established sexually transmitted infections, the putative role of partner treatment ... daily for 7 days Bacterial vaginosis (BV ...

According to the National Eye Institute, viral pink eye can take up to 3 weeks to completely clear up, but it usually resolves in a week or 2 without treatment. Bacterial pink eye usually gets ...

Investigating small protein inhibitors of CRISPR–Cas — an adaptive immune system in bacteria — has led to the discovery of a mechanism for inhibiting a large macromolecular complex. AcrIF25 ...

A doctor still practising at the age of 87 was struck off after giving two children unconventional treatments. Dr Jean Monro, who qualified in 1960, prescribed unlicensed medication to a girl and ...

Two Perth patients with advanced melanoma have become the first in Australia to try a new type of cancer treatment. The treatment included standard immunotherapy, followed by surgery, high-dose ...

I’d put off seeking help for years, scarred by bad experiences as an adolescent that involved too many drugs, punitive treatments, and clueless counselors. Finally, at 25, I was here ...

F. nucleatum, an oral anaerobe, is frequently associated with colorectal cancer and is linked to increased cancer cell proliferation, metastasis, and poor treatment outcomes. Recent studies have ...

Bacterial cells can "remember" brief ... tweaking a pathogenic bacterium to render its offspring more sensitive to treatment for generations. The study, "Irreversibility in bacterial regulatory ...