Bacteria in the human gut can directly deliver proteins into human cells, actively shaping immune responses. A consortium led ...

With the start of 2026, we are looking back at what we achieved last year and ahead to the coming year. One highlight of the coming year includes the 25-year anniversary of our first issue being ...

Viruses and bacteria are not responsible for all infections diseases. Many infectious diseases are caused by viruses and bacteria. But there are also other types of pathogens that cause illness.

Common gut bacteria use protein delivery systems to interact directly with human cells, reshaping how scientists view the ...

Parkinson's disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain, a new study from the University of Surrey suggests. The study found that almost 30 percent of gut bacteria in those with Parkinson's ...

Infectious diseases are common worldwide. Your immune system is able to fight most germs that you grew up with. If you've been deployed abroad, you may have encountered some germs you're not used to.

Scientists have uncovered a direct molecular mechanism by which gut bacteria inject proteins into human cells, reshaping immune responses and potentially driving inflammatory disease. Scientists have ...

In recent years, scientists have begun to reveal the myriad ways that gut microbes can impact our health; they had identified ...

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