An analysis of CIRDC, dissecting the polymicrobial nature of the syndrome and outlining standards for diagnostic testing.

A significant number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases go undetected due to the limited sensitivity of smear microscopy, the most common diagnostic test for TB in India.

Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most ...

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a sweetener that delivers the taste of sugar without its drawbacks—excess ...

Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a tiny RNA molecule that can potentially lead the way toward treatments against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Called PreS, the ...

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more ...

With a few prominent exceptions, most bacteria are not easy to work with. John Glass and Sanjay Vashee from the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland, USA aimed to change that. Their goal, ...

This study offers important insight into the pathogenic basis of intragenic frameshift deletions in the carboxy-terminal domain of MECP2, which account for some Rett syndrome cases, yet similar ...

Background The likelihood of HIV acquisition is increased following forced vaginal sex. This relates in part to epidemiological and behavioural factors; however, the biological effects of forced ...

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) arises from complex interactions among diet, host and gut microbiome. Although diet influences intestinal inflammation, the microbial and metabolic pathways ...