Scientists may have discovered a new potential treatment to fight the pathogen that causes strep throat and a flesh-eating disease, according to ACS Chemical Biology. Researchers made and tested ...

One of the biggest hurdles in developing an HIV vaccine is coaxing the body to produce the right kind of immune cells and ...

The presentation, titled “What are Bloodborne Pathogens?,” provides an overview of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Download the bloodborne pathogen presentation (ppt) for adaptation and use in your ...

Researchers at the World Health Organization have identified 17 pathogens most in need of new or improved vaccines, including threats like HIV, malaria, and influenza. Reading time 3 minutes The World ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have uncovered a key reason why HIV remains so difficult to cure: Their research shows that small changes in the virus affect how quickly or slowly ...

HIV spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals. Once individuals are infected, HIV particles target our T cells, a type of white blood cell. Healthy T cells identify ...

Jason Mast is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the science behind new medicines and the systems and people that decide whether that science ever reaches patients. You can reach Jason ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...