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Researchers have used whole genome sequencing (WGS) to demonstrate transmission of a single bacterial strain that possessed a carbapenem-resistance gene in a northern California hospital. The gene armed the bacteria with...

Researchers have now shown that patients who are heavily colonized with Candida auris on their skin can shed the fungus and contaminate their surroundings. This finding provides an explanation for the extensive contamina...

Researchers have discovered bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, living in their kitchen sponges. As the threat of antibiotic resistance increases, bacteriophages, or phages for short, may prove useful in fighti...

Swimming in the ocean alters the skin microbiome and may increase the likelihood of infection, according to new research.

Antibiotic-resistant infections are a threat to global public health, food safety and an economic burden. To prevent these infections, it is critical to understand how antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes are tr...

A correlation has been identified between working long hours for ten years and an increased risk of stroke, particularly in those aged under 50.

Capillary constriction caused by amyloid beta restricts cerebral blood flow in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. Inhibiting the capillary constriction may potentially reduce some of the neurodegenerative features of A...

Would you consent to a surveillance system that watches without video and listens without sound? If your knee-jerk reaction is "no!", then "huh?" I'm with you. In a new paper in Applied Physics Letters, a Chinese team is...

Can you blame dozing at work on allergies?