By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. A lung pathogen grows stronger in iron-rich environments, but at the cost of its own virulence, revealing a hidden trade-off behind chronic infection. Study: Iron dictates ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people infected with the virus don’t experience any symptoms. Others have to fight for their life. While some patients battle the illness over a couple ...

After the 2022 outbreak, patients continued to face physical and psychological challenges ...

A new database targeting chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs)—a long-overlooked condition that may begin in childhood—is set to help researchers uncover why millions of women and girls worldwide ...

Brigham researchers found people with wide-ranging long COVID symptoms were twice as likely to have SARS-CoV-2 proteins in their blood, compared to those without long COVID symptoms A persistent ...

Huahei Health has won the first approval in China for a drug to treat chronic infections with hepatitis D virus (HDV), ...

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of illness and death in the elderly, driven by immune aging, chronic ...

Deep tooth infections can quietly fuel inflammation that disrupts blood sugar control, and treating them may benefit overall metabolic health.

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves from outside attackers using biofilms. Physicist ...