Severe acute pancreatitis is frequently complicated by hospital-acquired infections that worsen outcomes and prolong intensive care stays. New evidence suggests that modulating the microbiome may ...

Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile—commonly known ...

The community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, is healthier when certain species of microbes are present, and when it contains a diverse group of microorganisms. A ...

A newly developed antibiotic called EVG7 could offer a powerful new way to stop Clostridioides difficile, a dangerous gut bacterium that often returns after treatment. In mouse studies, researchers ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered that a yeast commonly found in our gut — candida albicans — can make infection with salmonella worse. Salmonella bacteria are a common ...

A large Finnish cohort study reveals that subtle shifts in maternal and infant gut bacteria could signal a higher risk of respiratory infections in babies, pointing to new avenues for prevention in ...

The brain's immune cells, or microglia (light blue/purple) are shown interacting with amyloid plaques (red) — harmful protein clumps linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The illustration highlights the ...

It's time to develop more effective ways to control and prevent sexually transmitted gut infections, urge the authors of an article appearing in Clinical Microbiology Reviews. Subscribe to our ...

An estimated 1.5 million deaths worldwide are attributed to invasive fungal diseases annually. 5 Of these, hospital-acquired infections—most frequently caused by species of Candida—account for around ...

Researchers have used a mouse model to show that infections in the intestine can change the composition of bile, a fluid that is generated in the liver and is crucial to digestion. Bile aids in the ...

Researchers combined a vaccine and a probiotic supplement to tend the microbial garden inside the intestines of mice, protecting the rodents from harmful infections or treating them if they’ve already ...