The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new “blueprint” to help countries respond to the growing threat of fungal infections and antifungal resistance. Released yesterday, the document ...

A new approach to fighting Lyme disease could one day be as easy as buying a bag of garden pellets from a home improvement ...

Millions of women worldwide suffer from vaginal yeast infections. These infections are most commonly caused by the fungus Candida albicans and can lead to symptoms ranging from itching and burning to ...

A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...

Plasma Care UVC uses far-ultraviolet light to destroy bacteria and viruses inside a vehicle cabin without posing a risk to passengers, lab tests show.

A state-of-the-art diagnostic technology has been introduced at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) to identify infection-causing pathogens and determine ...

What is urgently needed is a shift from pathogen-specific diagnostics toward pathogen-agnostic diagnostic systems,” write ...

Oxford Technology has made an undisclosed investment in Accelerated Diagnostics, which is developing ultra-rapid diagnostic technology capable of identifying infectious diseases on farms in as little ...

Baking soda, milk, vinegar, cinnamon: do DIY garden fungicides actually work? Here is what the evidence says about each one and how to use them correctly.

AdJane, a clinical-stage vaccine platform company developing intranasal and intramuscular vaccines based on native Outer Membrane Vesicles ...

Which vaccines are in use in South Africa and how does our vaccination schedule measure up to international standards? In this In The Spotlight special briefing, we unpack the recent history and ...