The emergency crews started in Detroit, transferred the mock patient in Lansing, and ended in Grand Rapids at Corewell Health ...

For decades, the argument for “gain of function” research was simple: Find the next pathogen before it finds us, then build ...

When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells to cause infection and illness. Reporting in Cell, researchers have now ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets specific lung cells and has developed a ...

Pets form an important part of many people’s lives, providing meaningful companionship. However, our pets can sometimes also ...

Infections with ESKAPE pathogens are associated with high mortality rates and other severe outcomes like prolonged hospitalization, higher treatment failure rates, and increased risk of intensive care ...

The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19, influenza and measles – to include when respiratory droplets spread through the air and when they ...

Disease researchers from South Africa were the first to identify the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Scientists there are racing to detect new pathogens before they can spark another pandemic.

This article was originally featured on Undark. It all started when Christopher Mason’s 3-year-old daughter licked a subway pole. Like any parent, he was horrified, but also keenly curious: What types ...

The TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing fetus can lead to serious complications that include ...