pathogens
Bacterial pathogens can escape human immune system
Shigella bacteria, which cause diarrhoea, use lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on their surface to block the effector caspases.
Health alert: Hospital gowns and equipments serve breeding ground for pathogens
Studies reveal that hospital gowns, stainless steel contaminated with pathogens responsible for severe illness.
Keep your cats indoors for better health
For its health and yours, keep the cat indoors.
Viruses can alter human body's response to vaccines, pathogens
Subclinical CMV infection alters the immune system and the gut microbiota.
Kitchen towels could be behind food poisoning
Unhygienic practices while handling non-vegetarian food could be common in the kitchen.
Novel antibiotic may help fight superbugs
It has been predicted that by 2050 an additional 10 million people will succumb to drug resistant infections or superbugs.
Platypus milk may help fight superbugs: study
Platypus milk contained a protein with rather unusual and protective antibacterial characteristics.
Statins may help fight typhoid, malaria, says study
According to researches, a common cholesterol-lowering drug could help fight a host of diseases by clearing out bacteria from the system.